Rascasse Audience Intelligence

FIFA World Cup Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about FIFA World Cup in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 33,169,114 people in United Kingdom.

The average FIFA World Cup fan in United Kingdom is 40.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, Scotland.

Top brand affinities include FIFA World Cup 2026, Ligue 1, BBC Sport, with strongest over-indexing on FIFA World Cup 2026 (3.44× the country average).

Demographically, the FIFA World Cup audience skews more male with an average age of 40.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Luxury Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical FIFA World Cup fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 40.9 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Soccer

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 FIFA World Cup profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
33.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
31.4%
68.6% male
Age
40.9
average years
Country rank
#27
Event in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+9479%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of FIFA World Cup fans

31.4% are female, 68.6% are male, average age 40.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

31.4%
Female
68.6%
Male
Demographic split for FIFA World Cup audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female31.4%
Male68.6%
Average age40.9
Estimated audience size33,169,114
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.9
average years
Age distribution of the FIFA World Cup audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2920%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+25%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.9%

of the worldwide FIFA World Cup audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for FIFA World Cup
CountryShare
United States19.1%
India8.1%
United Kingdom7.9%
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 FIFA World Cup audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

FIFA World Cup fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Scotland~4.5M1.77×
02Greater London~5.5M1.41×
03North West~4M1.29×
04East of England~3M1.05×
05South East~4M1.01×
06Northern Ireland~900K1.00×
07East Midlands~2M0.98×
08Wales~1.5M0.97×
09South West~2.5M0.94×
10North East~1M0.83×
11West Midlands~1M0.78×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M0.73×
13England~7M0.25×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the FIFA World Cup audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for FIFA World Cup audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Ligue 1Sports11.26×
02Mason GreenwoodSports10.37×
03Jamie VardySports6.31×
04Crystal Palace F.C.Sports6.25×
05Paris Saint-GermainSports5.88×
06Rugby unionSports4.01×
07Nottingham ForestSports3.55×
08BBC SportSports3.51×
09FIFA World Cup 2026Sports3.44×
10Sky SportSports3.42×
11Sporting Life (British newspaper)Sports3.37×
12Team sportSports2.79×
13Racing PostSports2.54×
14Paddy PowerGames2.50×
15BetfredGames2.45×
16UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.26×
17Premier LeagueSports2.08×
18Manchester City F.C.Sports2.05×
19Manchester United F.C.Sports1.85×
20SoccerSports1.79×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the FIFA World Cup 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 FIFA World Cup audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.10×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.10×
Social Media UsageJOY1.09×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by FIFA World Cup audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.66×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.72×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.73×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does FIFA World Cup have in United Kingdom?

FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 33,169,114 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

What is the gender split and age of FIFA World Cup fans?

31.4% of FIFA World Cup fans are female, 68.6% are male, with an average age of 40.9 years.

03

Which brands do FIFA World Cup fans like most?

FIFA World Cup fans show strongest brand affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026 (3.44×), Ligue 1 (11.26×), and BBC Sport (3.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do FIFA World Cup fans live in United Kingdom?

FIFA World Cup fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~7M), Greater London (reach ~5.5M), and Scotland (reach ~4.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do FIFA World Cup fans also like?

Beyond FIFA World Cup itself, the audience over-indexes on Ligue 1 (11.26×), BBC Sport (3.51×), Rugby union (4.01×), and Crystal Palace F.C. (6.25×) 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 FIFA World Cup. 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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