Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Fiction books Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Fiction books in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Fiction books has an estimated audience of 11,027,476 people in United Kingdom.

The average Fiction books fan in United Kingdom is 42.5 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 Superman, Harry Potter, Literature, with strongest over-indexing on Superman (2.87× the country average).

Demographically, the Fiction books audience skews more female with an average age of 42.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Tradition.

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

The typical Fiction books fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 42.5 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Superman.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Fiction books profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
11M
in United Kingdom
Gender
62.5%
37.5% male
Age
42.5
average years
Country rank
#441
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Fiction books fans

62.5% are female, 37.5% are male, average age 42.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.5%
Female
37.5%
Male
Demographic split for Fiction books audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female62.5%
Male37.5%
Average age42.5
Estimated audience size11,027,476
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.5
average years
Age distribution of the Fiction books audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2918%
30-3917%
40-4920%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.7%

of the worldwide Fiction books audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Fiction books
CountryShare
United States17.7%
China6.7%
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 Fiction books audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Fiction books fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~700K1.42×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~1M1.17×
03South East~1.5M1.08×
04Wales~600K1.03×
05North East~400K1.03×
06Scotland~1M0.99×
07Northern Ireland~300K0.99×
08England~8.5M0.98×
09East of England~900K0.94×
10South West~800K0.93×
11East Midlands~700K0.93×
12North West~900K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Fiction books audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01E-book readersTechnology & Electronics3.05×
02SupermanMovies & TV2.87×
03Non-fiction booksLiterature2.87×
04Jenna OrtegaMovies & TV2.38×
05Creative writingBusiness & Career2.29×
06Romance novelsLiterature2.14×
07NovelLiterature2.12×
08Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.04×
09LiteratureBusiness & Career1.99×
10ComicsLiterature1.89×
11PapyrusPolitics & Society1.89×
12WaterstonesLiterature1.80×
13DuneMovies & TV1.75×
14Harry PotterMovies & TV1.74×
15E-booksLiterature1.70×
16Science fiction moviesMovies & TV1.58×
17PoetryLiterature1.57×
18KPop Demon HuntersMovies & TV1.56×
19Animated moviesMovies & TV1.55×
20Thriller moviesMovies & TV1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Fiction 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 Fiction books audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.27×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.20×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.13×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Fiction books audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.89×
IndulgenceJOY0.94×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.94×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Fiction books have in United Kingdom?

Fiction books has an estimated audience of 11,027,476 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Fiction books fans?

62.5% of Fiction books fans are female, 37.5% are male, with an average age of 42.5 years.

03

Which brands do Fiction books fans like most?

Fiction books fans show strongest brand affinity for Superman (2.87×), Harry Potter (1.74×), and Literature (1.99×) over the country average.

04

Where do Fiction books fans live in United Kingdom?

Fiction books fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~8.5M), South East (reach ~1.5M), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Fiction books fans also like?

Beyond Fiction books itself, the audience over-indexes on Harry Potter (1.74×), Literature (1.99×), Waterstones (1.8×), and E-book readers (3.05×) 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 Fiction 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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