Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Placebo (band) Audience in United Kingdom

Placebo (band) has an estimated audience of 258K people in United Kingdom.

#251among Band in United Kingdom
#3993among people in United Kingdom
#2625in Music & Radio

The average Placebo (band) fan in United Kingdom is 40.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in South East.

Its fans are 4.9 years younger than the group average of 45.0.

Women make up 39.5% of the fan base, 13.4 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 2247 objects in Band, Placebo (band) fans stand out for their interest in The Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke and Manic Street Preachers.

Most fans live in South East, North West, Greater London.

Top affinities include The Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke, Manic Street Preachers, with strongest over-indexing on The Psychedelic Furs (71.43× the country average).

Demographically, the Placebo (band) audience skews more male with an average age of 40.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Extroversion.

The typical Placebo (band) fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 40.1 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for The Psychedelic Furs.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Person · Subtype: Band

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
258K
in United Kingdom
Gender
39.5%♀
60.5% male
Age
40.1
average years
Country rank
#20756
among all objects in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+56%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Placebo (band) fans

39.5% are female, 60.5% are male, average age 40.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

39.5%
Female
60.5%
Male
Demographic split for Placebo (band) audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female39.5%
Male60.5%
Average age40.1
Estimated audience size258K
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.1
average years
Age distribution of the Placebo (band) audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-2414%
25-3421%
35-4426%
45-5424%
55+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.7%

of the worldwide Placebo (band) audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Placebo (band)
CountryShare
United States11.4%
Brazil9.8%
Germany7.7%
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

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Placebo (band) fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~40K1.24×
02South West~30K1.21×
03Scotland~20K1.13×
04East Midlands~20K1.12×
05East of England~30K1.07×
06Wales~10K1.04×
07South East~40K1.02×
08Greater London~30K0.92×
09North East~9K0.89×
10Northern Ireland~6K0.86×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~20K0.82×
12West Midlands~20K0.71×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Placebo (band) audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01The Psychedelic FursMusic & Radio71.43×
02Killing JokeMusic & Radio63.16×
03Manic Street PreachersMusic & Radio44.71×
04The KillsMusic & Radio41.07×
05Courtney LoveMusic & Radio39.03×
06DeftonesMusic & Radio37.97×
07Cocteau TwinsMusic & Radio31.25×
08Billy IdolMusic & Radio25.85×
09ToolMusic & Radio22.87×
10Johnny MarrMusic & Radio22.21×
11Juliette LewisMovies & TV20.00×
12RadioheadMusic & Radio18.55×
13Depeche ModeMusic & Radio18.13×
14The CureMusic & Radio17.86×
15CAKEMusic & Radio16.84×
16DiscogsMusic & Radio15.15×
17Kate BushMusic & Radio12.48×
18Luke CombsMusic & Radio10.97×
19The TimeMusic & Radio10.59×
20Bonnie TylerMusic & Radio9.85×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Placebo (band) audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Placebo (band) audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.68×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.31×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.22×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Placebo (band) audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.67×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.68×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.69×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United Kingdom with measurable interest in Placebo (band) over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several persons count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/gb/placebo-band-2374” · Methodology