Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Independent film Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Independent film in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Independent film has an estimated audience of 6,126,724 people in United Kingdom.

The average Independent film fan in United Kingdom is 40.6 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 Superman, Short film, Katie Price, with strongest over-indexing on Superman (1.65× the country average).

Demographically, the Independent film audience skews more female with an average age of 40.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as DIY Mentality, Extroversion.

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

The typical Independent film fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 40.6 years old, with strong DIY Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Superman.

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 Independent film profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
6.1M
in United Kingdom
Gender
56.9%
43.1% male
Age
40.6
average years
Country rank
#1058
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 Independent film fans

56.9% are female, 43.1% are male, average age 40.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

56.9%
Female
43.1%
Male
Demographic split for Independent film audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female56.9%
Male43.1%
Average age40.6
Estimated audience size6,126,724
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.6
average years
Age distribution of the Independent film audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2921%
30-3920%
40-4921%
50+23%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.9%

of the worldwide Independent film audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Independent film
CountryShare
United States21.7%
China7.2%
Japan7.1%
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 Independent film audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Independent film fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~600K1.27×
02West Midlands~300K1.21×
03South East~900K1.10×
04North East~300K1.06×
05Northern Ireland~200K1.03×
06England~4.5M1.00×
07Wales~300K0.99×
08Scotland~500K0.96×
09South West~500K0.95×
10East of England~500K0.92×
11East Midlands~400K0.91×
12North West~500K0.82×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Independent film audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Cannes Film FestivalMovies & TV3.10×
02Retail bankingBusiness & Career2.84×
03Feature filmMovies & TV2.11×
04BathtubBeauty & Wellness1.99×
05Short filmMovies & TV1.96×
06Diaper bagKids & Family1.83×
07Jazz fusionMusic & Radio1.76×
08Baby foodKids & Family1.71×
09ShavingBeauty & Wellness1.70×
10True DetectiveMovies & TV1.66×
11SupermanMovies & TV1.65×
12Infant clothingKids & Family1.65×
13Stranger ThingsMovies & TV1.59×
14ToddlerKids & Family1.58×
15DuneMovies & TV1.57×
16Katie PriceFashion & Accessoires1.56×
17HSBCBusiness & Career1.56×
18Christmas EveKids & Family1.52×
19Developmental psychologyHealth1.52×
20Soap operaMovies & TV1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Independent film 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 Independent film audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.26×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.21×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.21×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Independent film audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER0.94×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.00×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.01×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Independent film have in United Kingdom?

Independent film has an estimated audience of 6,126,724 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Independent film fans?

56.9% of Independent film fans are female, 43.1% are male, with an average age of 40.6 years.

03

Which brands do Independent film fans like most?

Independent film fans show strongest brand affinity for Superman (1.65×), Short film (1.96×), and Katie Price (1.56×) over the country average.

04

Where do Independent film fans live in United Kingdom?

Independent film fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~4.5M), South East (reach ~900K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Independent film fans also like?

Beyond Independent film itself, the audience over-indexes on Short film (1.96×), Katie Price (1.56×), Retail banking (2.84×), and Cannes Film Festival (3.1×) 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 Independent film. 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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