Rascasse Audience Intelligence

E-books Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about E-books in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. E-books has an estimated audience of 7,206,816 people in United Kingdom.

The average E-books fan in United Kingdom is 44.9 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Scotland.

The audience is concentrated in Scotland, South East, Wales.

Top brand affinities include Google Docs, J. D. Williams, New-adult fiction, with strongest over-indexing on Google Docs (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the E-books audience skews more female with an average age of 44.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Need for Security.

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

The typical E-books fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.9 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Google Docs.

Category: Literature · 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 E-books profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
7.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
61.3%
38.7% male
Age
44.9
average years
Country rank
#812
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-35%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of E-books fans

61.3% are female, 38.7% are male, average age 44.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.3%
Female
38.7%
Male
Demographic split for E-books audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female61.3%
Male38.7%
Average age44.9
Estimated audience size7,206,816
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.9
average years
Age distribution of the E-books audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2915%
30-3917%
40-4922%
50+36%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.5%

of the worldwide E-books audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for E-books
CountryShare
United States19.9%
China6.0%
Japan5.9%
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 E-books audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

E-books fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Scotland~1M1.69×
02Wales~700K1.66×
03Northern Ireland~300K1.21×
04West Midlands~300K1.03×
05Yorkshire and the Humber~500K0.92×
06North East~200K0.85×
07East Midlands~400K0.84×
08South East~800K0.79×
09South West~500K0.78×
10East of England~500K0.75×
11North West~500K0.66×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for E-books audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01New-adult fictionLiterature3.61×
02The Sentinel (TV series)Movies & TV3.30×
03Women's fictionLiterature2.57×
04The Sunday TelegraphNews2.35×
05Harlan CobenLiterature2.35×
06Judi DenchMovies & TV2.25×
07Kindle StoreLiterature2.18×
08Web fictionLiterature2.16×
09J. D. WilliamsShopping1.98×
10Sarah, Duchess of YorkLiterature1.92×
11Lindsey GrahamPolitics & Society1.85×
12PapyrusPolitics & Society1.81×
13CaravanMusic & Radio1.74×
14Old agePolitics & Society1.71×
15StanleyHome & Garden1.67×
16DuneMovies & TV1.64×
17Google DocsInternet & Social Media1.59×
18The WorksShopping1.57×
19E-book readersTechnology & Electronics1.57×
20U.K.Music & Radio1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the E-books 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 E-books audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.14×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.13×
Community OrientationOPEN1.06×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by E-books audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.73×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.77×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.77×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does E-books have in United Kingdom?

E-books has an estimated audience of 7,206,816 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in Scotland and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of E-books fans?

61.3% of E-books fans are female, 38.7% are male, with an average age of 44.9 years.

03

Which brands do E-books fans like most?

E-books fans show strongest brand affinity for Google Docs (1.59×), J. D. Williams (1.98×), and New-adult fiction (3.61×) over the country average.

04

Where do E-books fans live in United Kingdom?

E-books fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in Scotland (reach ~1M), South East (reach ~800K), and Wales (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do E-books fans also like?

Beyond E-books itself, the audience over-indexes on J. D. Williams (1.98×), New-adult fiction (3.61×), Papyrus (1.81×), and Dune (1.64×) 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 E-books. 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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