Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Hobby Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Hobby in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Hobby has an estimated audience of 17,415,221 people in United Kingdom.

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

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

Top brand affinities include Leisure, Animal, Current events, with strongest over-indexing on Leisure (2.54× the country average).

Demographically, the Hobby audience skews more female with an average age of 43.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Individualism.

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

The typical Hobby fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 43.5 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Leisure.

Category: Home & Garden · 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 Hobby profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
17.4M
in United Kingdom
Gender
60.6%
39.4% male
Age
43.5
average years
Country rank
#160
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Hobby fans

60.6% are female, 39.4% are male, average age 43.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.6%
Female
39.4%
Male
Demographic split for Hobby audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female60.6%
Male39.4%
Average age43.5
Estimated audience size17,415,221
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.5
average years
Age distribution of the Hobby audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2918%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.8%

of the worldwide Hobby audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Hobby
CountryShare
United States21.7%
China7.4%
Japan6.0%
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 Hobby audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Hobby fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~1M1.45×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~2M1.29×
03Wales~1M1.11×
04North East~700K1.10×
05South East~2.5M1.02×
06Northern Ireland~500K1.00×
07England~13M0.95×
08East of England~1.5M0.95×
09Scotland~1.5M0.93×
10South West~1M0.87×
11East Midlands~1M0.85×
12North West~1M0.52×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Hobby audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Image sensorTechnology & Electronics4.12×
02OpticsHealth3.10×
03LeisureTravel & Leisure2.54×
04RecreationTravel & Leisure2.53×
05PleasurePolitics & Society2.48×
06AnimalPets & Animals2.32×
07SocietyPolitics & Society2.24×
08Daily MirrorNews2.19×
09Daily ExpressNews2.11×
10ChildKids & Family2.08×
11CelebrityMovies & TV2.06×
12MoneyBusiness & Career2.06×
13Current eventsArts & Culture2.05×
14XInternet & Social Media2.01×
15Social networkInternet & Social Media1.96×
16MagazinesLiterature1.96×
17TVMovies & TV1.89×
18PhotographyArts & Culture1.87×
19Politics and social issuesPolitics & Society1.71×
20United KingdomTravel & Leisure1.64×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Hobby 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 Hobby audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.86×
IndividualismJOY1.67×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.61×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Hobby audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.83×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.89×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Hobby have in United Kingdom?

Hobby has an estimated audience of 17,415,221 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Hobby fans?

60.6% of Hobby fans are female, 39.4% are male, with an average age of 43.5 years.

03

Which brands do Hobby fans like most?

Hobby fans show strongest brand affinity for Leisure (2.54×), Animal (2.32×), and Current events (2.05×) over the country average.

04

Where do Hobby fans live in United Kingdom?

Hobby fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~13M), South East (reach ~2.5M), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~2M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Hobby fans also like?

Beyond Hobby itself, the audience over-indexes on Animal (2.32×), Current events (2.05×), Child (2.08×), and Recreation (2.53×) 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 Hobby. 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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