Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Discount stores Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Discount stores in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Discount stores has an estimated audience of 12,035,262 people in United Kingdom.

The average Discount stores fan in United Kingdom is 46.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, North West, South West.

Top brand affinities include Matalan, Home Bargains, Lidl, with strongest over-indexing on Matalan (2.88× the country average).

Demographically, the Discount stores audience skews more female with an average age of 46.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Price Sensitivity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Discount stores fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 46.2 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Matalan.

Category: Shopping · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Discount stores profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
12M
in United Kingdom
Gender
69.6%
30.4% male
Age
46.2
average years
Country rank
#374
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-37%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Discount stores fans

69.6% are female, 30.4% are male, average age 46.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

69.6%
Female
30.4%
Male
Demographic split for Discount stores audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female69.6%
Male30.4%
Average age46.2
Estimated audience size12,035,262
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.2
average years
Age distribution of the Discount stores audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-196%
20-2915%
30-3918%
40-4924%
50+38%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.6%

of the worldwide Discount stores audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Discount stores
CountryShare
United States11.5%
Italy7.8%
Germany6.8%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Discount stores audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Discount stores fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~2M1.42×
02South West~1.5M1.31×
03East Midlands~1M1.29×
04Wales~800K1.18×
05Scotland~1M1.12×
06North East~400K0.92×
07Northern Ireland~300K0.92×
08Yorkshire and the Humber~800K0.87×
09East of England~900K0.86×
10West Midlands~400K0.83×
11England~8.5M0.77×
12South East~1M0.76×
13Greater London~1M0.72×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Discount stores audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Discount stores audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01J. D. WilliamsShopping3.07×
02MatalanShopping2.88×
03PoundlandShopping2.80×
04Home BargainsShopping2.77×
05Household goodsHome & Garden2.73×
06LidlShopping2.56×
07DunelmHome & Garden2.37×
08Children's clothingFashion & Accessoires2.34×
09DebenhamsFashion & Accessoires2.19×
10New LookFashion & Accessoires2.16×
11TK MaxxShopping2.12×
12Argos (retailer)Shopping2.05×
13SuperdrugShopping1.97×
14MorrisonsFood & Beverages1.94×
15AldiShopping1.93×
16B&QShopping1.93×
17Very (online retailer)Website / Newspaper / Magazine1.87×
18BedHome & Garden1.77×
19AsdaShopping1.76×
20IKEAHome & Garden1.72×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Discount stores audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Discount stores audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.35×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.33×
IndividualismJOY1.32×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Discount stores audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.69×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.79×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.84×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Discount stores have in United Kingdom?

Discount stores has an estimated audience of 12,035,262 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of Discount stores fans?

69.6% of Discount stores fans are female, 30.4% are male, with an average age of 46.2 years.

03

Which brands do Discount stores fans like most?

Discount stores fans show strongest brand affinity for Matalan (2.88×), Home Bargains (2.77×), and Lidl (2.56×) over the country average.

04

Where do Discount stores fans live in United Kingdom?

Discount stores fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~8.5M), North West (reach ~2M), and South West (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Discount stores fans also like?

Beyond Discount stores itself, the audience over-indexes on Home Bargains (2.77×), Lidl (2.56×), Dunelm (2.37×), and Aldi (1.93×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for Discount stores. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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