Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Guardian Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about The Guardian in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. The Guardian has an estimated audience of 14,539,128 people in United Kingdom.

The average The Guardian fan in United Kingdom is 42.3 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Daily Express, Mail Online, Gmail, with strongest over-indexing on Daily Express (1.52× the country average).

Demographically, the The Guardian audience skews more female with an average age of 42.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Creativity, Spirituality.

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

The typical The Guardian fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 42.3 years old, with strong Creativity tendencies and a notable affinity for Daily Express.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

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 The Guardian profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
14.5M
in United Kingdom
Gender
60.9%
39.1% male
Age
42.3
average years
Country rank
#261
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of The Guardian

60.9% are female, 39.1% are male, average age 42.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.9%
Female
39.1%
Male
Demographic split for The Guardian audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female60.9%
Male39.1%
Average age42.3
Estimated audience size14,539,128
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.3
average years
Age distribution of the The Guardian audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2917%
30-3919%
40-4923%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

27.2%

of the worldwide The Guardian audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Guardian
CountryShare
United Kingdom27.2%
United States16.0%
Australia5.8%
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 The Guardian audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Guardian fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~11M2.22×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M1.31×
03East of England~1.5M1.17×
04North East~700K1.17×
05South East~2.5M1.14×
06West Midlands~700K1.05×
07South West~1M0.95×
08Scotland~900K0.68×
09East Midlands~700K0.67×
10Northern Ireland~300K0.57×
11North West~900K0.55×
12Wales~400K0.53×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Guardian audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Michael DouglasMovies & TV2.21×
02Catherine Zeta-JonesMovies & TV2.19×
03Hilary DuffMovies & TV2.18×
04The ObserverNews2.15×
05Catherine, Duchess of CambridgePolitics & Society2.10×
06OK!News2.00×
07Sharon OsbourneMovies & TV1.92×
08Ryan GoslingMovies & TV1.92×
09GmailInternet & Social Media1.89×
10The TimesNews1.78×
11Mail OnlineNews1.77×
12The IndependentNews1.73×
13Andy BurnhamPolitics & Society1.69×
14Keir StarmerPolitics & Society1.69×
15Michael JacksonMusic & Radio1.67×
16Katie PriceFashion & Accessoires1.66×
17OneDriveTechnology & Electronics1.66×
18Channel 5 (UK)Movies & TV1.62×
19Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.60×
20Daily ExpressNews1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Guardian 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 The Guardian audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN1.16×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.11×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.09×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Guardian audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.90×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.95×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does The Guardian have in United Kingdom?

The Guardian has an estimated audience of 14,539,128 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of The Guardian fans?

60.9% of The Guardian fans are female, 39.1% are male, with an average age of 42.3 years.

03

Which brands do The Guardian fans like most?

The Guardian fans show strongest brand affinity for Daily Express (1.52×), Mail Online (1.77×), and Gmail (1.89×) over the country average.

04

Where do The Guardian fans live in United Kingdom?

The Guardian fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~11M), South East (reach ~2.5M), and East of England (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do The Guardian fans also like?

Beyond The Guardian itself, the audience over-indexes on Mail Online (1.77×), Gmail (1.89×), Google Maps (1.6×), and Katie Price (1.66×) 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 The Guardian. 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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