Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mail Online Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mail Online in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mail Online has an estimated audience of 13,559,936 people in United Kingdom.

The average Mail Online fan in United Kingdom is 47.3 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 Mobile gambling, Do it yourself (DIY), Sky News, with strongest over-indexing on Mobile gambling (8.31× the country average).

Demographically, the Mail Online audience skews more female with an average age of 47.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, DIY Mentality.

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

The typical Mail Online fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 47.3 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Mobile gambling.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 Mail Online profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
13.6M
in United Kingdom
Gender
70.1%
29.9% male
Age
47.3
average years
Country rank
#308
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Mail Online

70.1% are female, 29.9% are male, average age 47.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

70.1%
Female
29.9%
Male
Demographic split for Mail Online audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female70.1%
Male29.9%
Average age47.3
Estimated audience size13,559,936
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 47.3
average years
Age distribution of the Mail Online audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2911%
30-3914%
40-4925%
50+42%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

71.1%

of the worldwide Mail Online audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mail Online
CountryShare
United Kingdom71.1%
Ireland9.8%
United States3.5%
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 Mail Online audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mail Online fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Wales~1M1.29×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M1.28×
03North East~600K1.20×
04West Midlands~700K1.17×
05South East~2M1.15×
06Northern Ireland~400K1.02×
07South West~1M0.92×
08England~10M0.90×
09East Midlands~800K0.81×
10Scotland~1M0.79×
11East of England~1M0.78×
12North West~1M0.68×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mail Online audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Zumba DanceSports18.94×
02Mobile gamblingGames8.31×
03Buckingham PalaceTravel & Leisure6.61×
04Python (programming language)Technology & Electronics5.70×
05Sky NewsSports5.10×
06GitHubInternet & Social Media4.94×
07ITV NewsMovies & TV3.55×
08True DetectiveMovies & TV3.24×
09The TimesNews2.67×
10Do it yourself (DIY)Home & Garden2.57×
11Daily ExpressNews2.36×
12Costa CoffeeFood & Beverages2.34×
13The IndependentNews2.19×
14Breaking newsMovies & TV2.05×
15Daily MailNews2.03×
16EBayShopping1.95×
17Home AppliancesHome & Garden1.85×
18EnergyHome & Garden1.77×
19The GuardianNews1.77×
20IKEAHome & Garden1.76×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mail Online 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 Mail Online audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.95×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.52×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.51×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mail Online audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.83×
Social Media UsageJOY0.96×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mail Online have in United Kingdom?

Mail Online has an estimated audience of 13,559,936 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Mail Online fans?

70.1% of Mail Online fans are female, 29.9% are male, with an average age of 47.3 years.

03

Which brands do Mail Online fans like most?

Mail Online fans show strongest brand affinity for Mobile gambling (8.31×), Do it yourself (DIY) (2.57×), and Sky News (5.1×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mail Online fans live in United Kingdom?

Mail Online fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~10M), South East (reach ~2M), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Mail Online fans also like?

Beyond Mail Online itself, the audience over-indexes on Do it yourself (DIY) (2.57×), Sky News (5.1×), Daily Express (2.36×), and Buckingham Palace (6.61×) 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 Mail Online. 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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