Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Middle East Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Middle East in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Middle East has an estimated audience of 4,239,745 people in United Kingdom.

The average Middle East fan in United Kingdom is 43.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Wikipedia, Breaking news, Red Sea, with strongest over-indexing on Wikipedia (6.1× the country average).

Demographically, the Middle East audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Spirituality.

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

The typical Middle East fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 43.6 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Wikipedia.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: POI · Subtype: Region

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 Middle East profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
4.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
53.3%
46.7% male
Age
43.6
average years
Country rank
#1640
POI in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-2%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Middle East fans

53.3% are female, 46.7% are male, average age 43.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.3%
Female
46.7%
Male
Demographic split for Middle East audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female53.3%
Male46.7%
Average age43.6
Estimated audience size4,239,745
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.6
average years
Age distribution of the Middle East audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2918%
30-3920%
40-4922%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.7%

of the worldwide Middle East audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Middle East
CountryShare
United States11.5%
Saudi Arabia8.2%
United Arab Emirates4.7%
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 Middle East audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Middle East fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~300K1.47×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~500K1.32×
03South East~700K1.22×
04Scotland~400K1.11×
05Northern Ireland~100K1.11×
06North East~200K1.06×
07Wales~300K1.03×
08East of England~300K0.88×
09South West~300K0.84×
10East Midlands~200K0.77×
11England~3M0.74×
12North West~200K0.52×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Middle East audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01CarrefourShopping10.36×
02Gaza StripTravel & Leisure10.23×
03Red SeaTravel & Leisure9.03×
04Al JazeeraMovies & TV7.72×
05WikipediaInternet & Social Media6.10×
06Turkish AirlinesTravel & Leisure4.42×
07DubaiTravel & Leisure3.61×
08Political scienceBusiness & Career3.47×
09CNNMovies & TV3.33×
10VodafoneTechnology & Electronics3.01×
11Sketch comedyMovies & TV2.96×
12Risk managementBusiness & Career2.87×
13Breaking newsMovies & TV2.82×
14EssoCars & Mobility2.45×
15RefrigeratorHome & Garden2.21×
16WhatsAppInternet & Social Media2.12×
17HobbyHome & Garden1.69×
18Drama moviesMovies & TV1.66×
19EnergyHome & Garden1.53×
20EBayShopping1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Middle East 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 Middle East audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.69×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.48×
Community OrientationOPEN1.33×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Middle East audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.75×
CreativityOPEN0.83×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Middle East have in United Kingdom?

Middle East has an estimated audience of 4,239,745 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Middle East fans?

53.3% of Middle East fans are female, 46.7% are male, with an average age of 43.6 years.

03

Which brands do Middle East fans like most?

Middle East fans show strongest brand affinity for Wikipedia (6.1×), Breaking news (2.82×), and Red Sea (9.03×) over the country average.

04

Where do Middle East fans live in United Kingdom?

Middle East fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3M), South East (reach ~700K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Middle East fans also like?

Beyond Middle East itself, the audience over-indexes on Breaking news (2.82×), Red Sea (9.03×), WhatsApp (2.12×), and Gaza Strip (10.23×) 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 Middle East. 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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