Rascasse Audience Intelligence

The Times Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about The Times in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. The Times has an estimated audience of 7,158,601 people in United Kingdom.

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

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, South East.

Top brand affinities include Mail Online, Gmail, Google Maps, with strongest over-indexing on Mail Online (2.67× the country average).

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

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical The Times fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 46.4 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Mail Online.

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 Times profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
7.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
61.0%
39.0% male
Age
46.4
average years
Country rank
#819
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 Times

61.0% are female, 39.0% are male, average age 46.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.0%
Female
39.0%
Male
Demographic split for The Times audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female61.0%
Male39.0%
Average age46.4
Estimated audience size7,158,601
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.4
average years
Age distribution of the The Times audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-197%
20-2913%
30-3917%
40-4925%
50+38%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

31.0%

of the worldwide The Times audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Times
CountryShare
United Kingdom31.0%
United States12.1%
Italy10.3%
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 Times audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

The Times fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~5.5M2.08×
02Greater London~1.5M1.54×
03South East~1.5M1.41×
04South West~800K1.35×
05East of England~800K1.21×
06North West~800K1.02×
07East Midlands~400K0.76×
08Scotland~500K0.72×
09Wales~300K0.68×
10North East~200K0.67×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~300K0.53×
12Northern Ireland~100K0.53×
13West Midlands~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 Times audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Times audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sharon OsbourneMovies & TV3.37×
02Ryan GoslingMovies & TV3.37×
03Ivanka TrumpPolitics & Society3.24×
04GmailInternet & Social Media3.00×
05Demi MooreMovies & TV2.91×
06Mail OnlineNews2.67×
07Google MapsInternet & Social Media2.61×
08Financial TimesNews2.40×
09WaterstonesLiterature2.06×
10The IndependentNews2.03×
11The GuardianNews1.95×
12Melania TrumpPolitics & Society1.76×
13Daily Star (United Kingdom)News1.75×
14The Gilded AgeMovies & TV1.69×
15Daily ExpressNews1.64×
16David AttenboroughMovies & TV1.62×
17Daily MirrorNews1.58×
18Scottish WidowsBusiness & Career1.57×
19Google DriveTechnology & Electronics1.52×
20Dick Van DykeMovies & TV1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the The Times 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 Times audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.28×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.26×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.25×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by The Times audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.93×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.94×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.00×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does The Times have in United Kingdom?

The Times has an estimated audience of 7,158,601 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

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

61.0% of The Times fans are female, 39.0% are male, with an average age of 46.4 years.

03

Which brands do The Times fans like most?

The Times fans show strongest brand affinity for Mail Online (2.67×), Gmail (3×), and Google Maps (2.61×) over the country average.

04

Where do The Times fans live in United Kingdom?

The Times fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~5.5M), Greater London (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do The Times fans also like?

Beyond The Times itself, the audience over-indexes on Gmail (3×), Google Maps (2.61×), The Guardian (1.95×), and Daily Express (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 Times. 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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