Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Rory McIlroy Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Rory McIlroy in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Rory McIlroy has an estimated audience of 5,417,609 people in United Kingdom.

The average Rory McIlroy fan in United Kingdom is 39.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in South East.

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

Top brand affinities include Ryder Cup, LPGA, Golf ball, with strongest over-indexing on Ryder Cup (20.39× the country average).

Demographically, the Rory McIlroy audience skews more male with an average age of 39.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sports Activity, Risk Appetite.

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

The typical Rory McIlroy fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 39.7 years old, with strong Sports Activity tendencies and a notable affinity for Ryder Cup.

Category: Sports · Type: Person · Subtype: Golf

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 Rory McIlroy profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
5.4M
in United Kingdom
Gender
27.3%
72.7% male
Age
39.7
average years
Country rank
#1242
Person 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 Rory McIlroy fans

27.3% are female, 72.7% are male, average age 39.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

27.3%
Female
72.7%
Male
Demographic split for Rory McIlroy audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female27.3%
Male72.7%
Average age39.7
Estimated audience size5,417,609
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.7
average years
Age distribution of the Rory McIlroy audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2921%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

21.3%

of the worldwide Rory McIlroy audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Rory McIlroy
CountryShare
United States40.3%
United Kingdom21.3%
Ireland9.1%
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 Rory McIlroy audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Rory McIlroy fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Northern Ireland~500K2.81×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~600K1.31×
03West Midlands~300K1.24×
04North East~300K1.19×
05South East~800K1.03×
06East of England~600K1.00×
07South West~400K0.83×
08East Midlands~300K0.79×
09Scotland~400K0.65×
10North West~400K0.62×
11Wales~100K0.39×
12England~800K0.14×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Rory McIlroy audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Jack NicklausSports29.67×
02LPGASports25.96×
03Ryder CupSports20.39×
04Shane LowrySports17.16×
05Professional Golfers AssociationSports17.16×
06PutterSports16.06×
07TopGolfSports15.94×
08Adam ScottSports14.93×
09American GolfSports13.10×
10SnookerSports12.01×
11Sky Sports F1Sports11.78×
12Golf ballSports10.46×
13The Open ChampionshipSports9.60×
14SailingSports9.39×
15PGA ChampionshipSports9.09×
16Sky AtlanticMovies & TV9.03×
17Masters TournamentSports8.14×
18The Championships, WimbledonSports7.44×
19Golf equipmentSports5.71×
20BBC SportSports5.34×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Rory McIlroy 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 Rory McIlroy audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER1.70×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.50×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.45×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Rory McIlroy audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.57×
CreativityOPEN0.60×
Community OrientationOPEN0.65×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Rory McIlroy have in United Kingdom?

Rory McIlroy has an estimated audience of 5,417,609 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in South East and England.

02

What is the gender split and age of Rory McIlroy fans?

27.3% of Rory McIlroy fans are female, 72.7% are male, with an average age of 39.7 years.

03

Which brands do Rory McIlroy fans like most?

Rory McIlroy fans show strongest brand affinity for Ryder Cup (20.39×), LPGA (25.96×), and Golf ball (10.46×) over the country average.

04

Where do Rory McIlroy fans live in United Kingdom?

Rory McIlroy fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in South East (reach ~800K), England (reach ~800K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Rory McIlroy fans also like?

Beyond Rory McIlroy itself, the audience over-indexes on LPGA (25.96×), Golf ball (10.46×), The Championships, Wimbledon (7.44×), and BBC Sport (5.34×) 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 Rory McIlroy. 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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