Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Soccer Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Soccer in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Soccer has an estimated audience of 23,329,009 people in United Kingdom.

The average Soccer fan in United Kingdom is 42.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Scotland.

The audience is concentrated in Scotland, North West, Greater London.

Top brand affinities include Crystal Palace F.C., Ligue 1, Cardiff City F.C., with strongest over-indexing on Crystal Palace F.C. (1.52× the country average).

Demographically, the Soccer audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Need for Security.

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

The typical Soccer fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 42.1 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Crystal Palace F.C..

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

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 Soccer profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
23.3M
in United Kingdom
Gender
46.3%
53.7% male
Age
42.1
average years
Country rank
#79
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Soccer fans

46.3% are female, 53.7% are male, average age 42.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

46.3%
Female
53.7%
Male
Demographic split for Soccer audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female46.3%
Male53.7%
Average age42.1
Estimated audience size23,329,009
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.1
average years
Age distribution of the Soccer audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2918%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.2%

of the worldwide Soccer audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Soccer
CountryShare
United States15.3%
Brazil5.8%
Italy5.7%
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 Soccer audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Soccer fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Northern Ireland~1.5M1.94×
02Scotland~3M1.43×
03Wales~2M1.35×
04North West~3M1.18×
05East Midlands~1.5M0.91×
06Greater London~2.5M0.90×
07East of England~1.5M0.78×
08North East~700K0.78×
09South West~1.5M0.76×
10South East~2M0.71×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~1M0.63×
12West Midlands~600K0.60×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Soccer audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Best Friends Forever (TV series)Movies & TV1.78×
02France FootballSports1.66×
03Laithwaites WineFood & Beverages1.62×
04Haile SelassiePolitics & Society1.60×
05Solicitors Regulation AuthorityBusiness & Career1.59×
06Cardiff City F.C.Sports1.58×
07Cinema of NigeriaMovies & TV1.58×
08Ipswich Town F.C.Sports1.57×
09Onet.plNews1.57×
10Eintracht FrankfurtSports1.56×
11Snood (headgear)Fashion & Accessoires1.55×
12Ligue 1Sports1.53×
13Crystal Palace F.C.Sports1.52×
14Sheikh HasinaPolitics & Society1.52×
15Luton Town F.C.Sports1.51×
16Mikel ArtetaSports1.51×
17Falkirk HeraldNews1.51×
18EndrickSports1.51×
19GrottoTravel & Leisure1.51×
20Hibernian F.C.Sports1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Soccer 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 Soccer audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.00×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.00×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.99×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Soccer audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.80×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.80×
IndulgenceJOY0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Soccer have in United Kingdom?

Soccer has an estimated audience of 23,329,009 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in Scotland and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of Soccer fans?

46.3% of Soccer fans are female, 53.7% are male, with an average age of 42.1 years.

03

Which brands do Soccer fans like most?

Soccer fans show strongest brand affinity for Crystal Palace F.C. (1.52×), Ligue 1 (1.53×), and Cardiff City F.C. (1.58×) over the country average.

04

Where do Soccer fans live in United Kingdom?

Soccer fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in Scotland (reach ~3M), North West (reach ~3M), and Greater London (reach ~2.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Soccer fans also like?

Beyond Soccer itself, the audience over-indexes on Ligue 1 (1.53×), Cardiff City F.C. (1.58×), Ipswich Town F.C. (1.57×), and Onet.pl (1.57×) 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 Soccer. 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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