Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Soul music Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Soul music in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Soul music has an estimated audience of 11,397,792 people in United Kingdom.

The average Soul music fan in United Kingdom is 40.4 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in South East.

The audience is concentrated in South East, North West, Greater London.

Top brand affinities include Broadway theatre, The Time, Los Angeles, with strongest over-indexing on Broadway theatre (1.74× the country average).

Demographically, the Soul music audience skews balanced with an average age of 40.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Price Sensitivity.

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

The typical Soul music fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 40.4 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Broadway theatre.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Musical genre

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 Soul music profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
11.4M
in United Kingdom
Gender
54.8%
45.2% male
Age
40.4
average years
Country rank
#417
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Soul music fans

54.8% are female, 45.2% are male, average age 40.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.8%
Female
45.2%
Male
Demographic split for Soul music audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female54.8%
Male45.2%
Average age40.4
Estimated audience size11,397,792
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.4
average years
Age distribution of the Soul music audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2920%
30-3917%
40-4920%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.6%

of the worldwide Soul music audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Soul music
CountryShare
United States24.5%
Brazil6.3%
United Kingdom4.6%
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 Soul music audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Soul music fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Scotland~1.5M1.29×
02North West~1.5M1.19×
03East of England~1M1.19×
04Wales~800K1.17×
05South East~1.5M1.04×
06South West~1M1.02×
07East Midlands~800K1.01×
08Greater London~1.5M0.95×
09Northern Ireland~300K0.90×
10North East~400K0.86×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~700K0.77×
12West Midlands~400K0.73×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Soul music audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Music of NigeriaMusic & Radio2.57×
02Rhianna (singer)Music & Radio2.42×
03Gay LovePolitics & Society2.19×
04Long LashesBeauty & Wellness1.87×
05Beauty tipsBeauty & Wellness1.81×
06Priscilla PresleyMovies & TV1.78×
07Boy GeorgeMusic & Radio1.76×
08Broadway theatreTravel & Leisure1.74×
09Shelter DogsPets & Animals1.71×
10Wedding planningKids & Family1.68×
11NigeriaTravel & Leisure1.66×
12George MichaelMusic & Radio1.63×
13Rod StewartMusic & Radio1.62×
14Facial careBeauty & Wellness1.61×
15Los AngelesTravel & Leisure1.57×
16The TimeMusic & Radio1.56×
17Sabrina CarpenterMusic & Radio1.55×
18Beauty & FashionBeauty & Wellness1.55×
19U.K.Music & Radio1.53×
20YouTube MusicInternet & Social Media1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Soul music 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 Soul music audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.19×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.16×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.09×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Soul music audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.84×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.88×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.88×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Soul music have in United Kingdom?

Soul music has an estimated audience of 11,397,792 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in South East and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of Soul music fans?

54.8% of Soul music fans are female, 45.2% are male, with an average age of 40.4 years.

03

Which brands do Soul music fans like most?

Soul music fans show strongest brand affinity for Broadway theatre (1.74×), The Time (1.56×), and Los Angeles (1.57×) over the country average.

04

Where do Soul music fans live in United Kingdom?

Soul music fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in South East (reach ~1.5M), North West (reach ~1.5M), and Greater London (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Soul music fans also like?

Beyond Soul music itself, the audience over-indexes on The Time (1.56×), Los Angeles (1.57×), Rhianna (singer) (2.42×), and Shelter Dogs (1.71×) 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 Soul music. 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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