Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NBA Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about NBA in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. NBA has an estimated audience of 6,191,605 people in United Kingdom.

The average NBA fan in United Kingdom is 35.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Greater London.

The audience is concentrated in Greater London, South East, North West.

Top brand affinities include FIFA World Cup 2026, BBC Sport, Soccer, with strongest over-indexing on FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.8× the country average).

Demographically, the NBA audience skews more male with an average age of 35.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Mindfulness.

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

The typical NBA fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 35.4 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Basketball

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 NBA profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
6.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
37.3%
62.7% male
Age
35.4
average years
Country rank
#1044
Event in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of NBA fans

37.3% are female, 62.7% are male, average age 35.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

37.3%
Female
62.7%
Male
Demographic split for NBA audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female37.3%
Male62.7%
Average age35.4
Estimated audience size6,191,605
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.4
average years
Age distribution of the NBA audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2925%
30-3920%
40-4916%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.9%

of the worldwide NBA audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NBA
CountryShare
United States28.9%
China5.3%
Philippines4.8%
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 NBA audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NBA fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Greater London~1.5M1.70×
02Northern Ireland~300K1.52×
03Scotland~700K1.25×
04North West~700K1.10×
05East of England~600K1.00×
06Wales~400K1.00×
07South East~800K0.94×
08East Midlands~300K0.79×
09West Midlands~200K0.74×
10South West~400K0.72×
11North East~200K0.63×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~300K0.62×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for NBA audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Luka DončićSports9.13×
02New York KnicksSports5.70×
03Chicago BullsSports4.78×
04Ligue 1Sports3.64×
05NBA FinalsSports3.15×
06Crystal Palace F.C.Sports2.91×
07Paris Saint-GermainSports2.50×
08Rugby unionSports2.42×
09BBC SportSports2.17×
10BasketballSports1.85×
11Hip hop musicMusic & Radio1.82×
12Nottingham ForestSports1.82×
13FIFA World Cup 2026Sports1.80×
14SoccerSports1.79×
15Arsenal F.C.Sports1.70×
16Rock musicMusic & Radio1.65×
17Manchester City F.C.Sports1.64×
18Chelsea F.C.Sports1.63×
19Pop musicMusic & Radio1.60×
20Manchester United F.C.Sports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NBA 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 NBA audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.26×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.21×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.21×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by NBA audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.87×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.87×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does NBA have in United Kingdom?

NBA has an estimated audience of 6,191,605 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in Greater London and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of NBA fans?

37.3% of NBA fans are female, 62.7% are male, with an average age of 35.4 years.

03

Which brands do NBA fans like most?

NBA fans show strongest brand affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.8×), BBC Sport (2.17×), and Soccer (1.79×) over the country average.

04

Where do NBA fans live in United Kingdom?

NBA fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in Greater London (reach ~1.5M), South East (reach ~800K), and North West (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do NBA fans also like?

Beyond NBA itself, the audience over-indexes on BBC Sport (2.17×), Soccer (1.79×), Manchester United F.C. (1.53×), and Rugby union (2.42×) 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 NBA. 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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