Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NFL Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about NFL in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. NFL has an estimated audience of 7,695,931 people in United Kingdom.

The average NFL fan in United Kingdom is 35.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, North West.

Top brand affinities include FIFA World Cup 2026, Soccer, BBC Sport, with strongest over-indexing on FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.66× the country average).

Demographically, the NFL audience skews more male with an average age of 35.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Social Media Usage.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical NFL fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 35.6 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: American football

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 NFL profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
7.7M
in United Kingdom
Gender
40.8%
59.2% male
Age
35.6
average years
Country rank
#722
Event in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of NFL fans

40.8% are female, 59.2% are male, average age 35.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

40.8%
Female
59.2%
Male
Demographic split for NFL audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female40.8%
Male59.2%
Average age35.6
Estimated audience size7,695,931
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.6
average years
Age distribution of the NFL audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1927%
20-2924%
30-3919%
40-4916%
50+14%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.0%

of the worldwide NFL audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NFL
CountryShare
United States60.1%
Canada4.3%
China3.2%
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 NFL audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NFL fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Northern Ireland~300K1.37×
02North West~900K1.30×
03Greater London~1M1.22×
04East of England~700K1.10×
05Scotland~600K1.03×
06East Midlands~500K1.03×
07South East~900K1.02×
08South West~600K1.01×
09North East~200K0.91×
10Wales~300K0.88×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~400K0.74×
12England~4.5M0.72×
13West Midlands~200K0.68×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for NFL audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Aaron RodgersSports9.66×
02Dallas CowboysSports7.25×
03Tom BradySports5.73×
04Ligue 1Sports3.14×
05BetwayGames2.34×
06Crystal Palace F.C.Sports2.15×
07Rugby unionSports2.00×
08BBC SportSports1.98×
09Hip hop musicMusic & Radio1.82×
10SoccerSports1.79×
11Nottingham ForestSports1.73×
12FIFA World Cup 2026Sports1.66×
13BetfairGames1.61×
14Broadway theatreTravel & Leisure1.60×
15BetfredGames1.59×
16Paddy PowerGames1.57×
17LadbrokesGames1.57×
18William Hill (bookmaker)Games1.55×
19WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.55×
20Sky BetGames1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NFL 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 NFL audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.29×
Social Media UsageJOY1.08×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.07×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by NFL audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE0.78×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.79×
CreativityOPEN0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does NFL have in United Kingdom?

NFL has an estimated audience of 7,695,931 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

What is the gender split and age of NFL fans?

40.8% of NFL fans are female, 59.2% are male, with an average age of 35.6 years.

03

Which brands do NFL fans like most?

NFL fans show strongest brand affinity for FIFA World Cup 2026 (1.66×), Soccer (1.79×), and BBC Sport (1.98×) over the country average.

04

Where do NFL fans live in United Kingdom?

NFL fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~4.5M), Greater London (reach ~1M), and North West (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do NFL fans also like?

Beyond NFL itself, the audience over-indexes on Soccer (1.79×), BBC Sport (1.98×), Hip hop music (1.82×), and Rugby union (2×) 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 NFL. 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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