Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Horror movies Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Horror movies in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Horror movies has an estimated audience of 10,496,202 people in United Kingdom.

The average Horror movies fan in United Kingdom is 39.8 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Video games, Dune, Gala Bingo, with strongest over-indexing on Video games (1.61× the country average).

Demographically, the Horror movies audience skews balanced with an average age of 39.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Individualism.

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

The typical Horror movies fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 39.8 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for Video games.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Movie genre

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 Horror movies profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
10.5M
in United Kingdom
Gender
53.0%
47.0% male
Age
39.8
average years
Country rank
#471
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Horror movies fans

53.0% are female, 47.0% are male, average age 39.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.0%
Female
47.0%
Male
Demographic split for Horror movies audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female53.0%
Male47.0%
Average age39.8
Estimated audience size10,496,202
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.8
average years
Age distribution of the Horror movies audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2922%
30-3921%
40-4920%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.2%

of the worldwide Horror movies audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Horror movies
CountryShare
United States22.4%
India5.6%
China4.3%
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 Horror movies audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Horror movies fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~700K1.59×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M1.52×
03North East~500K1.34×
04Northern Ireland~400K1.16×
05Scotland~900K1.00×
06Wales~600K0.99×
07England~8M0.85×
08South East~1M0.82×
09East Midlands~600K0.81×
10East of England~700K0.77×
11South West~600K0.72×
12North West~500K0.46×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Horror movies audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DuneMovies & TV2.49×
02Tabletop role-playing gameGames2.40×
03Shelter DogsPets & Animals2.15×
04BeetlejuiceMovies & TV1.88×
05Bruce WillisMovies & TV1.72×
06Gala BingoGames1.70×
07Online communityTechnology & Electronics1.63×
08The WorksShopping1.62×
09Video gamesGames1.61×
10Stranger ThingsMovies & TV1.61×
11Mecca BingoGames1.58×
12True DetectiveMovies & TV1.58×
13HMVMusic & Radio1.58×
14GodzillaMovies & TV1.55×
15A Knight of the Seven KingdomsMovies & TV1.53×
16Gov.ukPolitics & Society1.53×
17Millie Bobby BrownMovies & TV1.53×
18Maltese (dog)Pets & Animals1.53×
19Georgie & Mandy's First MarriageMovies & TV1.51×
20MangaLiterature1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Horror movies 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 Horror movies audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.26×
IndividualismJOY1.22×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.22×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Horror movies audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.75×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.91×
IndulgenceJOY0.92×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Horror movies have in United Kingdom?

Horror movies has an estimated audience of 10,496,202 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

02

What is the gender split and age of Horror movies fans?

53.0% of Horror movies fans are female, 47.0% are male, with an average age of 39.8 years.

03

Which brands do Horror movies fans like most?

Horror movies fans show strongest brand affinity for Video games (1.61×), Dune (2.49×), and Gala Bingo (1.7×) over the country average.

04

Where do Horror movies fans live in United Kingdom?

Horror movies fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~8M), Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Horror movies fans also like?

Beyond Horror movies itself, the audience over-indexes on Dune (2.49×), Gala Bingo (1.7×), Beetlejuice (1.88×), and Stranger Things (1.61×) 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 Horror movies. 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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