Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Sun Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Sun in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Sun has an estimated audience of 17,295,308 people in United Kingdom.

The average Sun fan in United Kingdom is 43.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Hobby, Kitchen, William Hill (bookmaker), with strongest over-indexing on Hobby (1.8× the country average).

Demographically, the Sun audience skews more female with an average age of 43.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Healthy Lifestyle.

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

The typical Sun fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 43.5 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Hobby.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: Topic

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 Sun profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
17.3M
in United Kingdom
Gender
61.9%
38.1% male
Age
43.5
average years
Country rank
#163
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 Sun fans

61.9% are female, 38.1% are male, average age 43.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.9%
Female
38.1%
Male
Demographic split for Sun audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female61.9%
Male38.1%
Average age43.5
Estimated audience size17,295,308
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.5
average years
Age distribution of the Sun audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2917%
30-3919%
40-4923%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.5%

of the worldwide Sun audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Sun
CountryShare
United States19.6%
Italy6.7%
United Kingdom6.5%
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 Sun audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Sun fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~2M1.46×
02England~13M1.45×
03West Midlands~1M1.38×
04North East~800K1.23×
05East of England~1.5M1.08×
06Wales~1M1.07×
07Scotland~1.5M0.88×
08South East~2M0.82×
09East Midlands~1M0.81×
10South West~1M0.73×
11Northern Ireland~300K0.61×
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 Sun audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Sun audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01HypermarketShopping2.31×
02Hot tubHome & Garden2.08×
03AdoptionKids & Family2.08×
04Real propertyHome & Garden1.93×
05William Hill (bookmaker)Games1.87×
06RefrigeratorHome & Garden1.84×
07EssoCars & Mobility1.84×
08VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.83×
09SatireLiterature1.81×
10Mother's DayKids & Family1.81×
11HobbyHome & Garden1.80×
12WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.77×
13BetfairGames1.77×
14Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.73×
15Daily Star (United Kingdom)News1.66×
16DentistryBusiness & Career1.66×
17WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.65×
18Mobile homeCars & Mobility1.64×
19KitchenHome & Garden1.56×
20AldiShopping1.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Sun 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 Sun audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.17×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.14×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.11×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Sun audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN0.86×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.86×
IndividualismJOY0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Sun have in United Kingdom?

Sun has an estimated audience of 17,295,308 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

02

What is the gender split and age of Sun fans?

61.9% of Sun fans are female, 38.1% are male, with an average age of 43.5 years.

03

Which brands do Sun fans like most?

Sun fans show strongest brand affinity for Hobby (1.8×), Kitchen (1.56×), and William Hill (bookmaker) (1.87×) over the country average.

04

Where do Sun fans live in United Kingdom?

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

05

What other brands do Sun fans also like?

Beyond Sun itself, the audience over-indexes on Kitchen (1.56×), William Hill (bookmaker) (1.87×), Distilled beverage (1.73×), and Aldi (1.55×) 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 Sun. 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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