Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Sainsbury's Target Market in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Sainsbury's in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Sainsbury's has an estimated audience of 17,001,835 people in United Kingdom.

The average Sainsbury's fan in United Kingdom is 42.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Dunelm, Home Interiors, Architecture & Interior Design, with strongest over-indexing on Dunelm (1.6× the country average).

Demographically, the Sainsbury's audience skews more female with an average age of 42.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Design Affinity.

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

The typical Sainsbury's fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 42.6 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Dunelm.

Category: Shopping · Type: Brand · Subtype: Supermarket

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 Sainsbury's profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
17M
in United Kingdom
Gender
66.2%
33.8% male
Age
42.6
average years
Country rank
#175
Brand in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+0%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Sainsbury's

66.2% are female, 33.8% are male, average age 42.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

66.2%
Female
33.8%
Male
Demographic split for Sainsbury's audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female66.2%
Male33.8%
Average age42.6
Estimated audience size17,001,835
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.6
average years
Age distribution of the Sainsbury's audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

55.2%

of the worldwide Sainsbury's audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Sainsbury's
CountryShare
United Kingdom55.2%
United States15.9%
China4.1%
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 Sainsbury's audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Sainsbury's customers by region in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South East~3M1.34×
02West Midlands~900K1.26×
03East of England~2M1.24×
04Scotland~1.5M1.10×
05Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M1.03×
06Wales~1M1.03×
07South West~1.5M1.02×
08England~13M0.97×
09North East~600K0.92×
10Northern Ireland~500K0.90×
11East Midlands~800K0.70×
12North West~900K0.49×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Sainsbury's audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01George at AsdaShopping1.96×
02Architecture & Interior DesignHome & Garden1.83×
03Home InteriorsHome & Garden1.80×
04Soho House (club)Business & Career1.79×
05JoulesFashion & Accessoires1.73×
06Online flower deliveryHome & Garden1.68×
07Baby toysKids & Family1.68×
08DIY & Craft IdeasHome & Garden1.67×
09Beauty tipsBeauty & Wellness1.64×
10DezeenHome & Garden1.64×
11New KidsMovies & TV1.62×
12Hello BabyKids & Family1.61×
13DunelmHome & Garden1.60×
14Unique GiftsShopping1.58×
15Personalised GiftsHome & Garden1.58×
16PineappleFood & Beverages1.56×
17Creative CraftsHome & Garden1.56×
18Oliver BonasFashion & Accessoires1.55×
19Nectar loyalty cardShopping1.54×
20Carter'sFashion & Accessoires1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Sainsbury's 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 Sainsbury's audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.11×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.05×
CreativityOPEN1.04×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Sainsbury's audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.80×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.87×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.88×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Sainsbury's's target market in United Kingdom?

Sainsbury's's target market in United Kingdom covers an estimated 17,001,835 people, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Sainsbury's customers?

66.2% of the Sainsbury's audience are female, 33.8% are male, with an average age of 42.6 years.

03

Which brands do Sainsbury's fans like most?

Sainsbury's fans show strongest brand affinity for Dunelm (1.6×), Home Interiors (1.8×), and Architecture & Interior Design (1.83×) over the country average.

04

Where do Sainsbury's fans live in United Kingdom?

Sainsbury's fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~13M), South East (reach ~3M), and East of England (reach ~2M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Sainsbury's fans also like?

Beyond Sainsbury's itself, the audience over-indexes on Home Interiors (1.8×), Architecture & Interior Design (1.83×), Oliver Bonas (1.55×), and Joules (1.73×) 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 Sainsbury's. 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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