Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Gamer Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Gamer in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Gamer has an estimated audience of 6,787,025 people in United Kingdom.

The average Gamer fan in United Kingdom is 36.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Yorkshire and the Humber.

Top brand affinities include Mobile game, Wikipedia, Superman, with strongest over-indexing on Mobile game (3.57× the country average).

Demographically, the Gamer audience skews more male with an average age of 36.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, 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 Gamer fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 36.5 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Mobile game.

Category: Games · 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 Gamer profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
6.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
35.5%
64.5% male
Age
36.5
average years
Country rank
#909
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-19%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Gamer fans

35.5% are female, 64.5% are male, average age 36.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

35.5%
Female
64.5%
Male
Demographic split for Gamer audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female35.5%
Male64.5%
Average age36.5
Estimated audience size6,787,025
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.5
average years
Age distribution of the Gamer audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1925%
20-2924%
30-3918%
40-4915%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.2%

of the worldwide Gamer audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Gamer
CountryShare
United States16.6%
India7.0%
China6.6%
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 Gamer audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Gamer fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~900K1.58×
02West Midlands~400K1.37×
03Wales~500K1.20×
04North East~300K1.05×
05Northern Ireland~200K0.99×
06South East~900K0.95×
07Scotland~500K0.90×
08South West~500K0.89×
09East Midlands~400K0.89×
10England~5M0.88×
11East of England~500K0.84×
12North West~400K0.62×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Gamer audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Electronic sportsSports4.09×
02SteamGames4.05×
03Mobile gameGames3.57×
04Massively multiplayer online gamesGames3.43×
05Role-playing gamesGames2.97×
06PokémonGames2.96×
07Anime and manga fandomLiterature2.63×
08WikipediaInternet & Social Media2.42×
09Google DriveTechnology & Electronics2.41×
10Online gamesGames2.30×
11Game consolesTechnology & Electronics2.26×
12BatmanMovies & TV2.24×
13BetfairGames2.24×
14LivemusicMusic & Radio2.05×
15Anime moviesMovies & TV1.99×
16Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.90×
17SupermanMovies & TV1.89×
18Video gamesGames1.61×
19William Hill (bookmaker)Games1.61×
20Paddy PowerGames1.61×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Gamer 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 Gamer audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.69×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.67×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.19×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Gamer audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.62×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.70×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.71×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Gamer have in United Kingdom?

Gamer has an estimated audience of 6,787,025 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Gamer fans?

35.5% of Gamer fans are female, 64.5% are male, with an average age of 36.5 years.

03

Which brands do Gamer fans like most?

Gamer fans show strongest brand affinity for Mobile game (3.57×), Wikipedia (2.42×), and Superman (1.89×) over the country average.

04

Where do Gamer fans live in United Kingdom?

Gamer fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~5M), South East (reach ~900K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Gamer fans also like?

Beyond Gamer itself, the audience over-indexes on Wikipedia (2.42×), Superman (1.89×), Google Drive (2.41×), and Online games (2.3×) 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 Gamer. 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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