Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Freeware Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Freeware in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Freeware has an estimated audience of 4,565,222 people in United Kingdom.

The average Freeware fan in United Kingdom is 38.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Software, Smartphones, Autotrader, with strongest over-indexing on Software (1.52× the country average).

Demographically, the Freeware audience skews more female with an average age of 38.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical Freeware fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 38.0 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Software.

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 Freeware profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
4.6M
in United Kingdom
Gender
58.0%
42.0% male
Age
38.0
average years
Country rank
#1508
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-42%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Freeware fans

58.0% are female, 42.0% are male, average age 38.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

58.0%
Female
42.0%
Male
Demographic split for Freeware audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female58.0%
Male42.0%
Average age38.0
Estimated audience size4,565,222
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.0
average years
Age distribution of the Freeware audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2923%
30-3918%
40-4919%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.2%

of the worldwide Freeware audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Freeware
CountryShare
United States18.3%
Germany8.5%
Brazil6.5%
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 Freeware audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Freeware fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~3.5M1.20×
02West Midlands~200K1.09×
03South West~400K1.05×
04Northern Ireland~100K1.02×
05North East~200K1.01×
06Yorkshire and the Humber~400K1.00×
07East Midlands~300K1.00×
08East of England~400K0.99×
09South East~600K0.98×
10Wales~300K0.97×
11Scotland~400K0.94×
12North West~400K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Freeware audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveGames4.24×
02World of WarcraftGames3.84×
03FlickrInternet & Social Media3.50×
04TwitchGames3.00×
05OneDriveTechnology & Electronics2.08×
06AutotraderCars & Mobility1.99×
07WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.80×
08BetfairGames1.78×
09National Lottery (Ireland)Games1.69×
10BetfredGames1.65×
11Scottish WidowsBusiness & Career1.60×
12ElectronicsTechnology & Electronics1.60×
13Google DriveTechnology & Electronics1.60×
14Instant messagingInternet & Social Media1.57×
15Breaking newsMovies & TV1.55×
16Online gamesGames1.55×
17HalfordsCars & Mobility1.53×
18SoftwareTechnology & Electronics1.52×
19SmartphonesTechnology & Electronics1.52×
20Mobile appTechnology & Electronics1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Freeware 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 Freeware audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.52×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.50×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.38×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Freeware audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.80×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.86×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.92×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Freeware have in United Kingdom?

Freeware has an estimated audience of 4,565,222 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Freeware fans?

58.0% of Freeware fans are female, 42.0% are male, with an average age of 38.0 years.

03

Which brands do Freeware fans like most?

Freeware fans show strongest brand affinity for Software (1.52×), Smartphones (1.52×), and Autotrader (1.99×) over the country average.

04

Where do Freeware fans live in United Kingdom?

Freeware fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3.5M), South East (reach ~600K), and North West (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Freeware fans also like?

Beyond Freeware itself, the audience over-indexes on Smartphones (1.52×), Autotrader (1.99×), WhatsApp (1.8×), and Mobile app (1.51×) 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 Freeware. 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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