Facebook Audience in United Kingdom

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Facebook has an estimated audience of 14,561,960 people in United Kingdom. 55.5% are female, 44.5% are male, average age 44.1. Top regions: England, North West, South East. Top brand affinities: The Sun News, Pensioner, Web fiction, Google Calendar, Microsoft Visio.

The average Facebook fan in United Kingdom is 44.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England. The audience is concentrated in England, North West, South East. Top brand affinities include The Sun News, Pensioner, Web fiction, with strongest over-indexing on The Sun News (1.59× the country average). Demographically, the Facebook audience skews more female with an average age of 44.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Convenience Orientation. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Social media

Demographics of Facebook fans

Demographic split for Facebook audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female55.5%
Male44.5%
Average age44.1
Estimated audience size14,561,960

Audience persona

The typical Facebook fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.1 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for The Sun News.

Top regions in United Kingdom

Top regions ranked by reach for Facebook in United Kingdom
RegionReachAffinity
England9,186,9190.68×
North West2,145,2161.38×
South East1,763,2720.9×
South West1,546,7931.29×
East of England1,353,5361.02×
East Midlands1,303,8321.27×
Scotland1,299,6270.99×
Greater London1,054,8820.56×
Yorkshire and the Humber991,8150.85×
Wales916,2281.1×
North East580,7261.03×
Northern Ireland549,7421.23×
West Midlands443,3020.71×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Facebook audience
BrandAffinityCategory
The Sun News1.59×News
Pensioner1.83×Business & Career
Web fiction1.54×Literature
Google Calendar1.54×Internet & Social Media
Microsoft Visio8.48×Technology & Electronics
Wildlife trade1.52×Politics & Society
Clare Balding1.52×Movies & TV
Wischmopp1.64×Home & Garden
David Hockney1.61×Arts & Culture
Kensington (band)1.5×Music & Radio
Paul Hogan1.55×Movies & TV
Figure 8 racing1.55×Cars & Mobility
Hair Stylists1.53×Beauty & Wellness
Biodegradable waste1.77×Home & Garden
Manorama Online1.75×News
Malayala Manorama1.82×News
Oz (TV series)1.51×Movies & TV
Bird feeding1.75×Pets & Animals
Catch 22 (band)1.58×Music & Radio
Wedding & event planning1.51×Kids & Family

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by Facebook audience
TraitClusterScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.36
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.23
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.22
IndulgenceJOY1.18
LGBTQ+ IdentityOPEN1.15
Social Media UsageJOY1.13

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Facebook
CountryShare
United States9.8%
China3.6%
Japan2.1%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does Facebook have in United Kingdom?

Facebook has an estimated audience of 14,561,960 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and North West.

What is the gender split and age of Facebook fans?

55.5% of Facebook fans are female, 44.5% are male, with an average age of 44.1 years.

Which brands do Facebook fans like most?

Facebook fans show strongest brand affinity for The Sun News (1.59×), Pensioner (1.83×), and Web fiction (1.54×) over the country average.

Where do Facebook fans live in United Kingdom?

Facebook fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach 9,186,919), North West (reach 2,145,216), and South East (reach 1,763,272). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do Facebook fans also like?

Beyond Facebook itself, the audience over-indexes on Pensioner (1.83×), Web fiction (1.54×), Google Calendar (1.54×), and Microsoft Visio (8.48×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for Facebook. 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.