Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Food Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Food in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Food has an estimated audience of 36,602,968 people in United Kingdom.

The average Food fan in United Kingdom is 43.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Ax Paris, City of Brussels, Real Canadian Superstore, with strongest over-indexing on Ax Paris (1.6× the country average).

Demographically, the Food audience skews more female with an average age of 43.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Indulgence.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 14 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Food fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 43.5 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Ax Paris.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

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 Food profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
36.6M
in United Kingdom
Gender
58.5%
41.5% male
Age
43.5
average years
Country rank
#12
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-29%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Food fans

58.5% are female, 41.5% are male, average age 43.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

58.5%
Female
41.5%
Male
Demographic split for Food audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female58.5%
Male41.5%
Average age43.5
Estimated audience size36,602,968
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.5
average years
Age distribution of the Food audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2917%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.5%

of the worldwide Food audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Food
CountryShare
United States20.2%
Japan7.5%
India4.9%
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 Food audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Food fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~4M1.44×
02West Midlands~2M1.38×
03Scotland~4.5M1.29×
04North East~1.5M1.18×
05South East~5M1.06×
06Wales~2M1.02×
07Northern Ireland~1M0.99×
08South West~2.5M0.87×
09East of England~3M0.85×
10England~24M0.70×
11East Midlands~2M0.68×
12North West~2M0.54×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Real Canadian SuperstoreShopping3.79×
02City of BrusselsTravel & Leisure2.65×
03CorePower YogaSports2.48×
04ShopaholicMovies & TV2.06×
05Life With CatsPets & Animals1.81×
06Tiffany jewelryBrand1.78×
07Marc Jacobs BeautyBeauty & Wellness1.76×
08Final Fantasy: Brave ExviusGames1.71×
09R.W.D. MolenbeekSports1.70×
10Body CareMovies & TV1.63×
11Ax ParisFashion & Accessoires1.60×
12Extra Space StorageHome & Garden1.60×
13Pet Rescue SagaGames1.54×
14Baghdad GovernorateTravel & Leisure1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Food 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 Food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.03×
IndulgenceJOY1.00×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.00×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.72×
Community OrientationOPEN0.72×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.77×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Food have in United Kingdom?

Food has an estimated audience of 36,602,968 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Food fans?

58.5% of Food fans are female, 41.5% are male, with an average age of 43.5 years.

03

Which brands do Food fans like most?

Food fans show strongest brand affinity for Ax Paris (1.6×), City of Brussels (2.65×), and Real Canadian Superstore (3.79×) over the country average.

04

Where do Food fans live in United Kingdom?

Food fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~24M), South East (reach ~5M), and Scotland (reach ~4.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Food fans also like?

Beyond Food itself, the audience over-indexes on City of Brussels (2.65×), Real Canadian Superstore (3.79×), Body Care (1.63×), and Pet Rescue Saga (1.54×) 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 Food. 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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