Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Drinking Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Drinking in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Drinking has an estimated audience of 5,863,914 people in United Kingdom.

The average Drinking fan in United Kingdom is 41.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Yorkshire and the Humber.

Top brand affinities include Homebrewing, Cocktail, Distilled beverage, with strongest over-indexing on Homebrewing (6.52× the country average).

Demographically, the Drinking audience skews more female with an average age of 41.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 11 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Drinking fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 41.6 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Homebrewing.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

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 Drinking profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
5.9M
in United Kingdom
Gender
55.1%
44.9% male
Age
41.6
average years
Country rank
#1113
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Drinking fans

55.1% are female, 44.9% are male, average age 41.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.1%
Female
44.9%
Male
Demographic split for Drinking audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female55.1%
Male44.9%
Average age41.6
Estimated audience size5,863,914
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.6
average years
Age distribution of the Drinking audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2922%
30-3921%
40-4922%
50+24%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.8%

of the worldwide Drinking audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Drinking
CountryShare
United States21.1%
Japan12.2%
Italy6.0%
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 Drinking audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Drinking fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~700K1.54×
02West Midlands~400K1.45×
03England~4.5M1.23×
04North East~300K1.19×
05South East~800K0.97×
06Wales~300K0.96×
07Scotland~400K0.82×
08East of England~400K0.80×
09South West~400K0.80×
10East Midlands~300K0.78×
11North West~300K0.52×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Drinking audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01HomebrewingFood & Beverages6.52×
02White wineFood & Beverages4.36×
03Malt whiskyFood & Beverages4.18×
04Beer festivalFood & Beverages3.93×
05Red wineFood & Beverages3.38×
06PandoraFashion & Accessoires3.10×
07NintendoGames3.01×
08Wine tastingFood & Beverages2.68×
09Scotch whiskyFood & Beverages2.52×
10Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages2.40×
11CocktailFood & Beverages2.03×
12WhiskyFood & Beverages1.90×
13Local foodFood & Beverages1.82×
14PhilanthropyArts & Culture1.82×
15Property finderHome & Garden1.77×
16ZaraShopping1.75×
17Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.66×
18Italian cuisineFood & Beverages1.58×
19Nonprofit organizationPolitics & Society1.55×
20Organic foodFood & Beverages1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Drinking 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 Drinking audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.69×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.41×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.32×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Drinking audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.83×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.89×
CreativityOPEN0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Drinking have in United Kingdom?

Drinking has an estimated audience of 5,863,914 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Drinking fans?

55.1% of Drinking fans are female, 44.9% are male, with an average age of 41.6 years.

03

Which brands do Drinking fans like most?

Drinking fans show strongest brand affinity for Homebrewing (6.52×), Cocktail (2.03×), and Distilled beverage (1.66×) over the country average.

04

Where do Drinking fans live in United Kingdom?

Drinking fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~4.5M), South East (reach ~800K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Drinking fans also like?

Beyond Drinking itself, the audience over-indexes on Cocktail (2.03×), Distilled beverage (1.66×), White wine (4.36×), and Pandora (3.1×) 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 Drinking. 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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