Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Free software Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Free software in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Free software has an estimated audience of 8,325,155 people in United Kingdom.

The average Free software fan in United Kingdom is 42.3 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, North West.

Top brand affinities include Daily Star (United Kingdom), Hobby, Wikipedia, with strongest over-indexing on Daily Star (United Kingdom) (3.01× the country average).

Demographically, the Free software audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Individualism.

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

The typical Free software fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 42.3 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Daily Star (United Kingdom).

Category: Technology & Electronics · Type: Topic

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 Free software profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
8.3M
in United Kingdom
Gender
52.6%
47.4% male
Age
42.3
average years
Country rank
#655
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-39%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Free software fans

52.6% are female, 47.4% are male, average age 42.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.6%
Female
47.4%
Male
Demographic split for Free software audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female52.6%
Male47.4%
Average age42.3
Estimated audience size8,325,155
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.3
average years
Age distribution of the Free software audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2918%
30-3919%
40-4923%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.4%

of the worldwide Free software audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Free software
CountryShare
United States17.6%
Brazil5.8%
India5.7%
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 Free software audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Free software fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~400K1.10×
02England~6M1.08×
03South West~700K1.04×
04East Midlands~600K1.02×
05Wales~500K1.01×
06North East~300K1.01×
07East of England~700K0.99×
08Yorkshire and the Humber~700K0.99×
09Northern Ireland~300K0.99×
10South East~1M0.98×
11Scotland~700K0.98×
12North West~800K0.90×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Free software audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Daily Star (United Kingdom)News3.01×
02EssoCars & Mobility2.46×
03WikipediaInternet & Social Media2.39×
04LinuxTechnology & Electronics2.24×
05RefrigeratorHome & Garden2.15×
06Risk managementBusiness & Career2.11×
07BetfairGames2.10×
08SatireLiterature2.02×
09Mother's DayKids & Family2.02×
10WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.96×
11William Hill (bookmaker)Games1.95×
12HobbyHome & Garden1.90×
13VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.85×
14Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.78×
15Mobile homeCars & Mobility1.78×
16AldiShopping1.63×
17DrawingHome & Garden1.62×
18Breaking newsMovies & TV1.58×
19AutotraderCars & Mobility1.54×
20Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Free software 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 Free software audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.34×
IndividualismJOY1.30×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.26×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Free software audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.69×
Community OrientationOPEN0.77×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Free software have in United Kingdom?

Free software has an estimated audience of 8,325,155 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Free software fans?

52.6% of Free software fans are female, 47.4% are male, with an average age of 42.3 years.

03

Which brands do Free software fans like most?

Free software fans show strongest brand affinity for Daily Star (United Kingdom) (3.01×), Hobby (1.9×), and Wikipedia (2.39×) over the country average.

04

Where do Free software fans live in United Kingdom?

Free software fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~6M), South East (reach ~1M), and North West (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Free software fans also like?

Beyond Free software itself, the audience over-indexes on Hobby (1.9×), Wikipedia (2.39×), WhatsApp (1.96×), and Esso (2.46×) 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 Free software. 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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