Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Premier League Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Premier League in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Premier League has an estimated audience of 22,265,575 people in United Kingdom.

The average Premier League fan in United Kingdom is 40.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Manchester United F.C., FIFA World Cup 2026, BBC Sport, with strongest over-indexing on Manchester United F.C. (2.05× the country average).

Demographically, the Premier League audience skews more male with an average age of 40.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Need for Security.

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

The typical Premier League fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 40.5 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Manchester United F.C..

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Soccer

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 Premier League profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
22.3M
in United Kingdom
Gender
34.8%
65.2% male
Age
40.5
average years
Country rank
#88
Event in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+40%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Premier League fans

34.8% are female, 65.2% are male, average age 40.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

34.8%
Female
65.2%
Male
Demographic split for Premier League audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female34.8%
Male65.2%
Average age40.5
Estimated audience size22,265,575
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.5
average years
Age distribution of the Premier League audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2920%
30-3918%
40-4920%
50+25%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

9.6%

of the worldwide Premier League audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Premier League
CountryShare
United Kingdom9.6%
United States7.3%
Brazil5.8%
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 Premier League audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Premier League fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~16M2.08×
02North West~3.5M1.51×
03East Midlands~1.5M1.07×
04North East~900K1.06×
05East of England~2M1.04×
06Greater London~3M1.03×
07South East~2.5M0.92×
08South West~1.5M0.92×
09Northern Ireland~600K0.89×
10West Midlands~700K0.78×
11Wales~800K0.68×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~1M0.66×
13Scotland~700K0.35×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Premier League audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Marcus RashfordSports4.67×
02Ligue 1Sports4.65×
03Sporting Life (British newspaper)Sports3.69×
04Crystal Palace F.C.Sports3.60×
05Nottingham ForestSports3.50×
06Ricky HattonSports2.60×
07BBC SportSports2.55×
08Rugby unionSports2.32×
09Manchester City F.C.Sports2.17×
10Wembley StadiumSports2.13×
11UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.08×
12FIFA World Cup 2026Sports2.06×
13Manchester United F.C.Sports2.05×
14Racing PostSports2.02×
15Paddy PowerGames1.93×
16BetfredGames1.91×
17Team sportSports1.89×
18Liverpool F.C.Sports1.81×
19SoccerSports1.79×
20FIFA World CupSports1.74×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Premier League 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 Premier League audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.01×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.01×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.01×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Premier League audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.62×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.63×
Community OrientationOPEN0.65×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Premier League have in United Kingdom?

Premier League has an estimated audience of 22,265,575 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of Premier League fans?

34.8% of Premier League fans are female, 65.2% are male, with an average age of 40.5 years.

03

Which brands do Premier League fans like most?

Premier League fans show strongest brand affinity for Manchester United F.C. (2.05×), FIFA World Cup 2026 (2.06×), and BBC Sport (2.55×) over the country average.

04

Where do Premier League fans live in United Kingdom?

Premier League fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~16M), North West (reach ~3.5M), and Greater London (reach ~3M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Premier League fans also like?

Beyond Premier League itself, the audience over-indexes on FIFA World Cup 2026 (2.06×), BBC Sport (2.55×), Sporting Life (British newspaper) (3.69×), and FIFA World Cup (1.74×) 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 Premier League. 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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