Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Telegraph Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about The Telegraph in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. The Telegraph has an estimated audience of 3,654,499 people in United Kingdom.

The average The Telegraph fan in United Kingdom is 46.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

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

Top brand affinities include Wikipedia, Daily Express, Hobby, with strongest over-indexing on Wikipedia (4.07× the country average).

Demographically, the The Telegraph audience skews more female with an average age of 46.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Indulgence.

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

The typical The Telegraph fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 46.4 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Wikipedia.

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 Telegraph profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.7M
in United Kingdom
Gender
63.9%
36.1% male
Age
46.4
average years
Country rank
#2002
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of The Telegraph

63.9% are female, 36.1% are male, average age 46.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

63.9%
Female
36.1%
Male
Demographic split for The Telegraph audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female63.9%
Male36.1%
Average age46.4
Estimated audience size3,654,499
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.4
average years
Age distribution of the The Telegraph audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-195%
20-2915%
30-3918%
40-4925%
50+37%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

56.9%

of the worldwide The Telegraph audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Telegraph
CountryShare
United Kingdom56.9%
United States10.2%
Italy5.5%
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 Telegraph audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Telegraph fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~2.5M2.51×
02North East~200K1.54×
03South East~600K1.33×
04East of England~400K1.11×
05South West~300K1.04×
06West Midlands~200K1.03×
07Yorkshire and the Humber~300K0.91×
08Scotland~200K0.56×
09North West~200K0.54×
10East Midlands~100K0.52×
11Wales~100K0.51×
12Northern Ireland~50K0.44×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Telegraph audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Roland GarrosSports8.21×
02WikipediaInternet & Social Media4.07×
03Christmas GiftKids & Family3.83×
04Political scienceBusiness & Career3.40×
05SatireLiterature2.32×
06Daily ExpressNews2.18×
07Daily Star (United Kingdom)News2.07×
08EssoCars & Mobility2.02×
09RefrigeratorHome & Garden1.94×
10The IndependentNews1.89×
11HobbyHome & Garden1.81×
12CostcoShopping1.78×
13WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.75×
14TripAdvisorTravel & Leisure1.75×
15PoliticsPolitics & Society1.70×
16VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.68×
17WeddingsKids & Family1.64×
18Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature1.63×
19William Hill (bookmaker)Games1.59×
20Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Telegraph 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 Telegraph audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.47×
IndulgenceJOY1.36×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.35×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Telegraph audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.77×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.81×
Community OrientationOPEN0.81×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does The Telegraph have in United Kingdom?

The Telegraph has an estimated audience of 3,654,499 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

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

63.9% of The Telegraph fans are female, 36.1% are male, with an average age of 46.4 years.

03

Which brands do The Telegraph fans like most?

The Telegraph fans show strongest brand affinity for Wikipedia (4.07×), Daily Express (2.18×), and Hobby (1.81×) over the country average.

04

Where do The Telegraph fans live in United Kingdom?

The Telegraph fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2.5M), South East (reach ~600K), and East of England (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do The Telegraph fans also like?

Beyond The Telegraph itself, the audience over-indexes on Daily Express (2.18×), Hobby (1.81×), Politics (1.7×), and Weddings (1.64×) 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 Telegraph. 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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