Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Sun Football Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about The Sun Football in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. The Sun Football has an estimated audience of 3,939,164 people in United Kingdom.

The average The Sun Football fan in United Kingdom is 43.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include FIFA World Cup, Sky Bet, Betfair, with strongest over-indexing on FIFA World Cup (2.96× the country average).

Demographically, the The Sun Football audience skews more male with an average age of 43.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Patriotism.

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

The typical The Sun Football fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 43.3 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for FIFA World Cup.

Category: Sports · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 Sun Football profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.9M
in United Kingdom
Gender
25.8%
74.2% male
Age
43.3
average years
Country rank
#1814
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-19%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of The Sun Football

25.8% are female, 74.2% are male, average age 43.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

25.8%
Female
74.2%
Male
Demographic split for The Sun Football audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female25.8%
Male74.2%
Average age43.3
Estimated audience size3,939,164
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.3
average years
Age distribution of the The Sun Football audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-199%
20-2919%
30-3920%
40-4923%
50+29%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

57.3%

of the worldwide The Sun Football audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Sun Football
CountryShare
United Kingdom57.3%
Australia5.5%
Canada3.7%
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 The Sun Football audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Sun Football fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~300K1.70×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~500K1.51×
03Northern Ireland~200K1.38×
04North East~200K1.29×
05England~3M1.08×
06East of England~400K1.01×
07South East~500K0.98×
08Wales~200K0.89×
09Scotland~200K0.65×
10South West~200K0.64×
11East Midlands~200K0.56×
12North West~200K0.52×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Sun Football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01UnibetGames7.44×
02La LigaSports4.20×
03BetfairGames4.09×
04Rangers FCSports3.96×
05Sports bettingGames3.73×
06Sky BetGames3.72×
07William Hill (bookmaker)Games3.05×
08FIFA World CupSports2.96×
09UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.52×
10Liverpool EchoNews2.33×
11Premier LeagueSports2.23×
12Rugby unionSports2.20×
13Paddy PowerGames2.17×
14Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature2.13×
15Manchester United F.C.Sports2.00×
16Manchester City F.C.Sports2.00×
17WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.97×
18Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.93×
19BBC SportSports1.92×
20HobbyHome & Garden1.92×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Sun Football 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 Sun Football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.25×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.22×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.11×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Sun Football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.52×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.60×
CreativityOPEN0.60×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does The Sun Football have in United Kingdom?

The Sun Football has an estimated audience of 3,939,164 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of The Sun Football fans?

25.8% of The Sun Football fans are female, 74.2% are male, with an average age of 43.3 years.

03

Which brands do The Sun Football fans like most?

The Sun Football fans show strongest brand affinity for FIFA World Cup (2.96×), Sky Bet (3.72×), and Betfair (4.09×) over the country average.

04

Where do The Sun Football fans live in United Kingdom?

The Sun Football fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3M), South East (reach ~500K), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do The Sun Football fans also like?

Beyond The Sun Football itself, the audience over-indexes on Sky Bet (3.72×), Betfair (4.09×), William Hill (bookmaker) (3.05×), and Manchester United F.C. (2×) 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 Sun Football. 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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