Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Scotsman Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about The Scotsman in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. The Scotsman has an estimated audience of 1,085,834 people in United Kingdom.

The average The Scotsman fan in United Kingdom is 46.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Scotland.

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

Top brand affinities include ITV News, Rangers FC, Belfast Telegraph, with strongest over-indexing on ITV News (9.55× the country average).

Demographically, the The Scotsman audience skews more female with an average age of 46.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Tradition.

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

The typical The Scotsman fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 46.8 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for ITV News.

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 Scotsman profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
1.1M
in United Kingdom
Gender
58.9%
41.1% male
Age
46.8
average years
Country rank
#6586
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of The Scotsman

58.9% are female, 41.1% are male, average age 46.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

58.9%
Female
41.1%
Male
Demographic split for The Scotsman audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female58.9%
Male41.1%
Average age46.8
Estimated audience size1,085,834
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.8
average years
Age distribution of the The Scotsman audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-197%
20-2911%
30-3916%
40-4927%
50+38%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

71.9%

of the worldwide The Scotsman audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Scotsman
CountryShare
United Kingdom71.9%
United States11.0%
Australia4.1%
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 The Scotsman audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Scotsman fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Scotland~400K3.68×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~200K1.82×
03North East~70K1.65×
04West Midlands~50K0.97×
05South East~100K0.94×
06East of England~90K0.87×
07North West~80K0.72×
08East Midlands~60K0.71×
09South West~60K0.70×
10Wales~30K0.41×
11Northern Ireland~10K0.39×
12England~100K0.13×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Scotsman audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01ITV NewsMovies & TV9.55×
02Belfast TelegraphNews7.33×
03Rangers FCSports6.22×
04Sky NewsSports4.91×
05Daily Star (United Kingdom)News3.79×
06Celtic FCSports3.75×
07London Evening StandardNews3.60×
08MotorhomeCars & Mobility3.46×
09EdinburghTravel & Leisure3.09×
10RefrigeratorHome & Garden2.89×
11Mobile homeCars & Mobility2.82×
12WikipediaInternet & Social Media2.80×
13The TimesNews2.71×
14VolunteeringPolitics & Society2.26×
15Daily ExpressNews2.22×
16HobbyHome & Garden2.18×
17Distilled beverageFood & Beverages2.03×
18PoliticsPolitics & Society1.89×
19AldiShopping1.68×
20KitchenHome & Garden1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Scotsman 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 Scotsman audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.41×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.39×
IndividualismJOY1.33×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Scotsman audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.75×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.77×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does The Scotsman have in United Kingdom?

The Scotsman has an estimated audience of 1,085,834 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in Scotland and Yorkshire and the Humber.

02

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

58.9% of The Scotsman fans are female, 41.1% are male, with an average age of 46.8 years.

03

Which brands do The Scotsman fans like most?

The Scotsman fans show strongest brand affinity for ITV News (9.55×), Rangers FC (6.22×), and Belfast Telegraph (7.33×) over the country average.

04

Where do The Scotsman fans live in United Kingdom?

The Scotsman fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in Scotland (reach ~400K), Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~200K), and South East (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do The Scotsman fans also like?

Beyond The Scotsman itself, the audience over-indexes on Rangers FC (6.22×), Belfast Telegraph (7.33×), Daily Star (United Kingdom) (3.79×), and Sky News (4.91×) 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 Scotsman. 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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