Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Racing Post Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Racing Post in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Racing Post has an estimated audience of 10,612,420 people in United Kingdom.

The average Racing Post fan in United Kingdom is 47.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, North West, South East.

Top brand affinities include At the Races, Sporting Life (British newspaper), Racing UK, with strongest over-indexing on At the Races (13.28× the country average).

Demographically, the Racing Post audience skews more male with an average age of 47.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Convenience Orientation.

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

The typical Racing Post fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 47.6 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for At the Races.

Category: Sports · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

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 Racing Post profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
10.6M
in United Kingdom
Gender
36.8%
63.2% male
Age
47.6
average years
Country rank
#463
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Racing Post

36.8% are female, 63.2% are male, average age 47.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

36.8%
Female
63.2%
Male
Demographic split for Racing Post audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female36.8%
Male63.2%
Average age47.6
Estimated audience size10,612,420
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 47.6
average years
Age distribution of the Racing Post audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-194%
20-2914%
30-3916%
40-4923%
50+43%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

72.9%

of the worldwide Racing Post audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Racing Post
CountryShare
United Kingdom72.9%
Ireland12.2%
Spain2.5%
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 Racing Post audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Racing Post fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~1.5M1.32×
02North East~500K1.32×
03Northern Ireland~400K1.27×
04South West~1M1.21×
05East Midlands~800K1.07×
06Wales~600K1.04×
07East of England~900K1.03×
08Yorkshire and the Humber~800K0.97×
09Scotland~800K0.93×
10South East~1M0.90×
11England~7M0.76×
12West Midlands~300K0.67×
13Greater London~700K0.51×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Racing Post audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Racing UKSports15.50×
02At the RacesSports13.28×
03Thoroughbred horse racingSports10.44×
04Cheltenham RacecourseSports9.66×
05Cheltenham FestivalSports9.45×
06MareTravel & Leisure8.24×
07Grand NationalSports8.07×
08Ascot RacecourseSports8.05×
09Sporting Life (British newspaper)Sports7.40×
10QueensTravel & Leisure7.11×
11BoylesportsGames5.11×
1232RedGames4.92×
13LadbrokesGames4.02×
14BetfredGames3.58×
15BetfairGames3.55×
16Sky BetGames3.26×
17William Hill (bookmaker)Games3.18×
18Paddy PowerGames2.75×
19FIFA World CupSports1.55×
20Manchester United F.C.Sports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Racing Post 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 Racing Post audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.34×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.17×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Racing Post audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.85×
IndividualismJOY0.89×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Racing Post have in United Kingdom?

Racing Post has an estimated audience of 10,612,420 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of Racing Post fans?

36.8% of Racing Post fans are female, 63.2% are male, with an average age of 47.6 years.

03

Which brands do Racing Post fans like most?

Racing Post fans show strongest brand affinity for At the Races (13.28×), Sporting Life (British newspaper) (7.4×), and Racing UK (15.5×) over the country average.

04

Where do Racing Post fans live in United Kingdom?

Racing Post fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~7M), North West (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Racing Post fans also like?

Beyond Racing Post itself, the audience over-indexes on Sporting Life (British newspaper) (7.4×), Racing UK (15.5×), Betfred (3.58×), and William Hill (bookmaker) (3.18×) 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 Racing Post. 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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