Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Psychological thriller Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Psychological thriller in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Psychological thriller has an estimated audience of 3,786,284 people in United Kingdom.

The average Psychological thriller fan in United Kingdom is 46.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Harlan Coben, Waterstones, Papyrus, with strongest over-indexing on Harlan Coben (9.11× the country average).

Demographically, the Psychological thriller audience skews more female with an average age of 46.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Community Orientation.

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

The typical Psychological thriller fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 46.0 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Harlan Coben.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Psychological thriller profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
69.7%
30.3% male
Age
46.0
average years
Country rank
#1907
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+25%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Psychological thriller fans

69.7% are female, 30.3% are male, average age 46.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

69.7%
Female
30.3%
Male
Demographic split for Psychological thriller audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female69.7%
Male30.3%
Average age46.0
Estimated audience size3,786,284
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.0
average years
Age distribution of the Psychological thriller audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-199%
20-2914%
30-3915%
40-4920%
50+42%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.8%

of the worldwide Psychological thriller audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Psychological thriller
CountryShare
United States25.3%
United Kingdom6.8%
Brazil6.4%
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 Psychological thriller audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Psychological thriller fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~400K1.27×
02West Midlands~200K1.22×
03Northern Ireland~100K1.14×
04North East~200K1.09×
05Scotland~400K1.08×
06East of England~400K1.06×
07Wales~200K1.03×
08South East~500K0.96×
09South West~300K0.92×
10East Midlands~200K0.91×
11North West~300K0.79×
12England~2M0.60×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Psychological thriller audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Donald SutherlandMovies & TV10.14×
02Harlan CobenLiterature9.11×
03New-adult fictionLiterature6.67×
04Jennifer LawrenceMovies & TV6.35×
05Women's fictionLiterature5.92×
06Contemporary romanceLiterature5.73×
07Lee ChildLiterature5.67×
08Book discussion clubLiterature5.14×
09Detective fictionLiterature4.25×
10PapyrusPolitics & Society4.16×
11Crime fictionLiterature4.16×
12True DetectiveMovies & TV3.06×
13Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.98×
14WaterstonesLiterature2.97×
15NovelLiterature2.84×
16BeetlejuiceMovies & TV2.73×
17SupermanMovies & TV1.97×
18Harry PotterMovies & TV1.71×
19HalfordMusic & Radio1.63×
20Consumer electronicsTechnology & Electronics1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Psychological thriller 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 Psychological thriller audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.80×
Community OrientationOPEN1.53×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.48×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Psychological thriller audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.90×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.92×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Psychological thriller have in United Kingdom?

Psychological thriller has an estimated audience of 3,786,284 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Psychological thriller fans?

69.7% of Psychological thriller fans are female, 30.3% are male, with an average age of 46.0 years.

03

Which brands do Psychological thriller fans like most?

Psychological thriller fans show strongest brand affinity for Harlan Coben (9.11×), Waterstones (2.97×), and Papyrus (4.16×) over the country average.

04

Where do Psychological thriller fans live in United Kingdom?

Psychological thriller fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2M), South East (reach ~500K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Psychological thriller fans also like?

Beyond Psychological thriller itself, the audience over-indexes on Waterstones (2.97×), Papyrus (4.16×), Contemporary romance (5.73×), and Jennifer Lawrence (6.35×) 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 Psychological thriller. 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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