Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Edinburgh Festival Fringe in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Edinburgh Festival Fringe has an estimated audience of 3,047,749 people in United Kingdom.

The average Edinburgh Festival Fringe fan in United Kingdom is 40.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Scotland.

The audience is concentrated in Scotland, England, Wales.

Top brand affinities include Wikipedia, Sketch comedy, Politics, with strongest over-indexing on Wikipedia (2.71× the country average).

Demographically, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience skews more female with an average age of 40.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Tradition.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 4 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Edinburgh Festival Fringe fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 40.2 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Wikipedia.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Event · Subtype: Music festival

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 Edinburgh Festival Fringe profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3M
in United Kingdom
Gender
61.4%
38.6% male
Age
40.2
average years
Country rank
#2445
Event in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-28%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans

61.4% are female, 38.6% are male, average age 40.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.4%
Female
38.6%
Male
Demographic split for Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female61.4%
Male38.6%
Average age40.2
Estimated audience size3,047,749
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.2
average years
Age distribution of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2921%
30-3919%
40-4921%
50+23%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

68.1%

of the worldwide Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Edinburgh Festival Fringe
CountryShare
United Kingdom68.1%
United States14.8%
Canada2.9%
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 Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Scotland~30K3.57×
02Northern Ireland~2K0.64×
03Wales~3K0.57×
04England~10K0.15×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Eddie MarsanMovies & TV7.12×
02Dominic WestMovies & TV6.43×
03Sketch comedyMovies & TV3.85×
04British comedyMovies & TV3.15×
05Internet Movie DatabaseMovies & TV2.93×
06WikipediaInternet & Social Media2.71×
07Political scienceBusiness & Career2.67×
08The Big Bang TheoryMovies & TV2.65×
09SatireLiterature2.49×
10True DetectiveMovies & TV2.30×
11Broadway theatreTravel & Leisure2.07×
12PhilanthropyArts & Culture1.94×
13Stand-up comedyMovies & TV1.92×
14TV talkshowsMovies & TV1.87×
15CineworldMovies & TV1.80×
16WaterstonesLiterature1.74×
17PoliticsPolitics & Society1.62×
18VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.61×
19Game of ThronesMovies & TV1.60×
20RedditInternet & Social Media1.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 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 Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.33×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.27×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.22×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Edinburgh Festival Fringe audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.72×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.78×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.83×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Edinburgh Festival Fringe have in United Kingdom?

Edinburgh Festival Fringe has an estimated audience of 3,047,749 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in Scotland and England.

02

What is the gender split and age of Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans?

61.4% of Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans are female, 38.6% are male, with an average age of 40.2 years.

03

Which brands do Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans like most?

Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans show strongest brand affinity for Wikipedia (2.71×), Sketch comedy (3.85×), and Politics (1.62×) over the country average.

04

Where do Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans live in United Kingdom?

Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in Scotland (reach ~30K), England (reach ~10K), and Wales (reach ~3K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Edinburgh Festival Fringe fans also like?

Beyond Edinburgh Festival Fringe itself, the audience over-indexes on Sketch comedy (3.85×), Politics (1.62×), Satire (2.49×), and Stand-up comedy (1.92×) 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 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 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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