Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Ice cream Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Ice cream in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Ice cream has an estimated audience of 5,385,898 people in United Kingdom.

The average Ice cream fan in United Kingdom is 40.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Scotland.

Top brand affinities include Gelato, Tim Horton, Sorbet, with strongest over-indexing on Gelato (5.73× the country average).

Demographically, the Ice cream audience skews more female with an average age of 40.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Indulgence.

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

The typical Ice cream fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 40.5 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Gelato.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sweet

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 Ice cream profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
5.4M
in United Kingdom
Gender
69.2%
30.8% male
Age
40.5
average years
Country rank
#1256
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Ice cream fans

69.2% are female, 30.8% are male, average age 40.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

69.2%
Female
30.8%
Male
Demographic split for Ice cream audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female69.2%
Male30.8%
Average age40.5
Estimated audience size5,385,898
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.5
average years
Age distribution of the Ice cream audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2922%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+23%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.9%

of the worldwide Ice cream audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Ice cream
CountryShare
United States23.4%
Japan9.3%
Italy5.0%
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 Ice cream audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Ice cream fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~600K1.44×
02Scotland~700K1.40×
03North East~300K1.21×
04West Midlands~300K1.18×
05South East~800K1.10×
06Northern Ireland~200K1.01×
07Wales~300K1.00×
08South West~400K0.96×
09East of England~400K0.81×
10North West~400K0.68×
11East Midlands~200K0.64×
12England~3M0.58×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Ice cream audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01SorbetFood & Beverages7.40×
02GelatoFood & Beverages5.73×
03Benicio del ToroMovies & TV4.66×
04Tim HortonSports2.66×
05DoughnutFood & Beverages2.41×
06CheesecakeFood & Beverages2.20×
07FlourFood & Beverages1.96×
08CupcakeFood & Beverages1.75×
09SandwichFood & Beverages1.73×
10SweetnessFood & Beverages1.70×
11Snack foodFood & Beverages1.69×
12ConfectioneryFood & Beverages1.68×
13Nut (fruit)Food & Beverages1.65×
14CandyFood & Beverages1.64×
15BakeryFood & Beverages1.60×
16CookieFood & Beverages1.59×
17Caffè NeroFood & Beverages1.59×
18PastryFood & Beverages1.57×
19Mecca BingoGames1.55×
20StarbucksFood & Beverages1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Ice cream 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 Ice cream audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.20×
IndulgenceJOY1.19×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.19×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Ice cream audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.92×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.94×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.96×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Ice cream have in United Kingdom?

Ice cream has an estimated audience of 5,385,898 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Ice cream fans?

69.2% of Ice cream fans are female, 30.8% are male, with an average age of 40.5 years.

03

Which brands do Ice cream fans like most?

Ice cream fans show strongest brand affinity for Gelato (5.73×), Tim Horton (2.66×), and Sorbet (7.4×) over the country average.

04

Where do Ice cream fans live in United Kingdom?

Ice cream fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3M), South East (reach ~800K), and Scotland (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Ice cream fans also like?

Beyond Ice cream itself, the audience over-indexes on Tim Horton (2.66×), Sorbet (7.4×), Flour (1.96×), and Starbucks (1.54×) 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 Ice cream. 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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