Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Knitting Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Knitting in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Knitting has an estimated audience of 9,776,875 people in United Kingdom.

The average Knitting fan in United Kingdom is 44.6 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 River Island, Matalan, Primark, with strongest over-indexing on River Island (2.51× the country average).

Demographically, the Knitting audience skews more female with an average age of 44.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Creativity, Price Sensitivity.

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

The typical Knitting fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.6 years old, with strong Creativity tendencies and a notable affinity for River Island.

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 Knitting profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
9.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
80.1%
19.9% male
Age
44.6
average years
Country rank
#520
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-17%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Knitting fans

80.1% are female, 19.9% are male, average age 44.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

80.1%
Female
19.9%
Male
Demographic split for Knitting audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female80.1%
Male19.9%
Average age44.6
Estimated audience size9,776,875
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.6
average years
Age distribution of the Knitting audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2917%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.0%

of the worldwide Knitting audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Knitting
CountryShare
United States15.2%
Japan7.5%
Brazil6.8%
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 Knitting audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Knitting fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~600K1.37×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~1M1.36×
03Scotland~1M1.13×
04North East~400K1.10×
05South East~1.5M1.03×
06Wales~600K1.03×
07Northern Ireland~300K1.00×
08South West~700K0.90×
09East of England~800K0.88×
10East Midlands~600K0.88×
11England~7.5M0.83×
12North West~600K0.56×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Knitting audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01CrochetHome & Garden2.55×
02River IslandFashion & Accessoires2.51×
03MatalanShopping2.05×
04YarnFashion & Accessoires2.01×
05Fat FaceFashion & Accessoires1.99×
06Infant clothingKids & Family1.91×
07J. D. WilliamsShopping1.91×
08New LookFashion & Accessoires1.89×
09SewingHome & Garden1.86×
10BlouseFashion & Accessoires1.79×
11SkirtFashion & Accessoires1.72×
12PrimarkShopping1.68×
13Children's clothingFashion & Accessoires1.68×
14Charlotte TilburyBeauty & Wellness1.65×
15DunelmHome & Garden1.62×
16DebenhamsFashion & Accessoires1.59×
17WoolFashion & Accessoires1.59×
18ToddlerKids & Family1.59×
19GownFashion & Accessoires1.55×
20Katie PriceFashion & Accessoires1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Knitting 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 Knitting audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN1.17×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.12×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.06×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Knitting audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.47×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.52×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.66×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Knitting have in United Kingdom?

Knitting has an estimated audience of 9,776,875 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Knitting fans?

80.1% of Knitting fans are female, 19.9% are male, with an average age of 44.6 years.

03

Which brands do Knitting fans like most?

Knitting fans show strongest brand affinity for River Island (2.51×), Matalan (2.05×), and Primark (1.68×) over the country average.

04

Where do Knitting fans live in United Kingdom?

Knitting fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~7.5M), South East (reach ~1.5M), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Knitting fans also like?

Beyond Knitting itself, the audience over-indexes on Matalan (2.05×), Primark (1.68×), New Look (1.89×), and Dunelm (1.62×) 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 Knitting. 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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