Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Extreme sport Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Extreme sport in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Extreme sport has an estimated audience of 5,637,712 people in United Kingdom.

The average Extreme sport fan in United Kingdom is 42.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Endurocross, Freestyle BMX, Ice climbing, with strongest over-indexing on Endurocross (19.39× the country average).

Demographically, the Extreme sport audience skews more male with an average age of 42.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Extreme sport fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 42.6 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Endurocross.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

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 Extreme sport profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
5.6M
in United Kingdom
Gender
40.4%
59.6% male
Age
42.6
average years
Country rank
#1177
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-19%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Extreme sport fans

40.4% are female, 59.6% are male, average age 42.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

40.4%
Female
59.6%
Male
Demographic split for Extreme sport audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female40.4%
Male59.6%
Average age42.6
Estimated audience size5,637,712
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.6
average years
Age distribution of the Extreme sport audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2918%
30-3921%
40-4923%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.2%

of the worldwide Extreme sport audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Extreme sport
CountryShare
United States20.9%
Japan6.3%
Italy5.6%
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 Extreme sport audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Extreme sport fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Wales~900K2.66×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~600K1.27×
03South East~1M1.25×
04West Midlands~300K1.24×
05South West~500K0.99×
06North East~200K0.98×
07East of England~500K0.94×
08East Midlands~400K0.90×
09North West~500K0.79×
10Northern Ireland~100K0.78×
11Scotland~300K0.59×
12England~2M0.42×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Extreme sport audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Freestyle BMXSports22.93×
02EndurocrossCars & Mobility19.39×
03Ice climbingSports17.19×
04ParaglidingSports12.29×
05Alex HonnoldSports12.15×
06Climbing (magazine)Sports11.77×
07Free climbingSports9.76×
08BMXSports9.72×
09Ski touringSports8.91×
10Ski mountaineeringSports8.80×
11Freestyle skiingSports8.63×
12Sport climbingSports8.55×
13BoulderingSports7.61×
14WakeboardingSports6.92×
15Bicycle touringSports6.50×
16WindsurfingSports6.00×
17Backcountry skiingSports5.88×
18Motorcycle racingCars & Mobility3.91×
19ToolstationHome & Garden2.51×
20FIFA World Cup 2026Sports1.62×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Extreme sport 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 Extreme sport audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL3.52×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.73×
Sports ActivityPOWER1.65×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Extreme sport audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.81×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.86×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Extreme sport have in United Kingdom?

Extreme sport has an estimated audience of 5,637,712 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Extreme sport fans?

40.4% of Extreme sport fans are female, 59.6% are male, with an average age of 42.6 years.

03

Which brands do Extreme sport fans like most?

Extreme sport fans show strongest brand affinity for Endurocross (19.39×), Freestyle BMX (22.93×), and Ice climbing (17.19×) over the country average.

04

Where do Extreme sport fans live in United Kingdom?

Extreme sport fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2M), South East (reach ~1M), and Wales (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Extreme sport fans also like?

Beyond Extreme sport itself, the audience over-indexes on Freestyle BMX (22.93×), Ice climbing (17.19×), Paragliding (12.29×), and Bicycle touring (6.5×) 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 Extreme sport. 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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