Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Reading Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Reading in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Reading has an estimated audience of 35,879,032 people in United Kingdom.

The average Reading fan in United Kingdom is 43.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Wales.

Top brand affinities include One Piece, Cameron Diaz, Google Images, with strongest over-indexing on One Piece (1.63× the country average).

Demographically, the Reading audience skews more female with an average age of 43.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Individualism.

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

The typical Reading fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 43.0 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for One Piece.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

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 Reading profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
35.9M
in United Kingdom
Gender
56.7%
43.3% male
Age
43.0
average years
Country rank
#15
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+30%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Reading fans

56.7% are female, 43.3% are male, average age 43.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

56.7%
Female
43.3%
Male
Demographic split for Reading audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female56.7%
Male43.3%
Average age43.0
Estimated audience size35,879,032
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.0
average years
Age distribution of the Reading audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2917%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.9%

of the worldwide Reading audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Reading
CountryShare
United States22.3%
Japan8.3%
India5.8%
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 Reading audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Reading fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South East~7M5.72×
02England~27M2.08×
03Wales~2M1.02×
04South West~1.5M0.49×
05Scotland~1.5M0.48×
06Northern Ireland~500K0.44×
07West Midlands~600K0.42×
08East of England~1M0.36×
09Yorkshire and the Humber~1M0.36×
10North East~500K0.33×
11East Midlands~600K0.26×
12North West~600K0.15×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Reading audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DrambuieFood & Beverages2.51×
02Dr.Jart+Beauty & Wellness2.49×
03Palladium BootsFashion & Accessoires2.11×
04Caitlyn JennerFashion & Accessoires2.06×
05My Hero AcademiaLiterature1.79×
06Edward ScissorhandsMovies & TV1.76×
07Cameron DiazMovies & TV1.73×
08Death NoteLiterature1.71×
09Bec and BridgeFashion & Accessoires1.68×
10One PieceMovies & TV1.63×
11Chennai Super KingsSports1.62×
12Conair CorporationHome & Garden1.61×
13Joseph FiennesMovies & TV1.59×
14Chyler LeighFashion & Accessoires1.59×
15Rohit SharmaSports1.57×
16Stacy KeiblerMovies & TV1.56×
17Google ImagesInternet & Social Media1.55×
18Forex FactoryBusiness & Career1.55×
19Microsoft SurfaceTechnology & Electronics1.55×
20Matthew Gray GublerFashion & Accessoires1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Reading 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 Reading audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.30×
IndividualismJOY1.24×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Reading audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.88×
Community OrientationOPEN0.90×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Reading have in United Kingdom?

Reading has an estimated audience of 35,879,032 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Reading fans?

56.7% of Reading fans are female, 43.3% are male, with an average age of 43.0 years.

03

Which brands do Reading fans like most?

Reading fans show strongest brand affinity for One Piece (1.63×), Cameron Diaz (1.73×), and Google Images (1.55×) over the country average.

04

Where do Reading fans live in United Kingdom?

Reading fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~27M), South East (reach ~7M), and Wales (reach ~2M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Reading fans also like?

Beyond Reading itself, the audience over-indexes on Cameron Diaz (1.73×), Google Images (1.55×), My Hero Academia (1.79×), and Joseph Fiennes (1.59×) 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 Reading. 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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