Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Sun News Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about The Sun News in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. The Sun News has an estimated audience of 3,245,520 people in United Kingdom.

The average The Sun News fan in United Kingdom is 44.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Breaking news, Insurance, Daily Express, with strongest over-indexing on Breaking news (3.64× the country average).

Demographically, the The Sun News audience skews more female with an average age of 44.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Healthy Lifestyle.

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

The typical The Sun News fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.8 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Breaking 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 Sun News profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
71.2%
28.8% male
Age
44.8
average years
Country rank
#2262
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Audience demographics of The Sun News

71.2% are female, 28.8% are male, average age 44.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

71.2%
Female
28.8%
Male
Demographic split for The Sun News audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female71.2%
Male28.8%
Average age44.8
Estimated audience size3,245,520
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.8
average years
Age distribution of the The Sun News audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-199%
20-2916%
30-3918%
40-4924%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

67.7%

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

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Sun News
CountryShare
United Kingdom67.7%
United States11.4%
Ireland5.5%
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 The Sun News audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Sun News fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~200K1.37×
02North East~100K1.21×
03Yorkshire and the Humber~300K1.19×
04Wales~200K1.17×
05East of England~300K1.15×
06England~2.5M1.10×
07East Midlands~200K0.88×
08Scotland~300K0.87×
09South West~200K0.86×
10Northern Ireland~80K0.86×
11South East~400K0.83×
12North West~200K0.51×
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 News 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 News audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Breaking newsMovies & TV3.64×
02Daily Star (United Kingdom)News3.23×
03InsuranceBusiness & Career3.00×
04RefrigeratorHome & Garden2.74×
05Life insuranceBusiness & Career2.58×
06Credit cardsBusiness & Career2.36×
07Daily ExpressNews2.32×
08EnergyHome & Garden2.22×
09EBayShopping2.20×
10HobbyHome & Garden2.16×
11PubFood & Beverages2.03×
12WhatsAppInternet & Social Media2.03×
13Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature2.03×
14AldiShopping2.01×
15BankingBusiness & Career2.00×
16Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.94×
17Charitable organizationPolitics & Society1.90×
18MedicineBusiness & Career1.78×
19KitchenHome & Garden1.67×
20XInternet & Social Media1.64×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Sun News 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 News audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.64×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.42×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.34×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Sun News audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.60×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.74×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.75×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

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

The Sun News has an estimated audience of 3,245,520 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

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

71.2% of The Sun News fans are female, 28.8% are male, with an average age of 44.8 years.

03

Which brands do The Sun News fans like most?

The Sun News fans show strongest brand affinity for Breaking news (3.64×), Insurance (3×), and Daily Express (2.32×) over the country average.

04

Where do The Sun News fans live in United Kingdom?

The Sun News fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2.5M), South East (reach ~400K), and East of England (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do The Sun News fans also like?

Beyond The Sun News itself, the audience over-indexes on Insurance (3×), Daily Express (2.32×), Daily Star (United Kingdom) (3.23×), and Energy (2.22×) 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 News. 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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