Wikipedia Audience in United Kingdom

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Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 10,391,633 people in United Kingdom. 55.0% are female, 45.0% are male, average age 44.5. Top regions: England, South East, North West. Top brand affinities: Video hosting service, Creative Commons, Argo (2012 film), Papua New Guinea, Broadcast journalism.

The average Wikipedia fan in United Kingdom is 44.5 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England. The audience is concentrated in England, South East, North West. Top brand affinities include Video hosting service, Creative Commons, Argo (2012 film), with strongest over-indexing on Video hosting service (13.22× the country average). Demographically, the Wikipedia audience skews balanced with an average age of 44.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Early Adopter Mentality. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

Demographics of Wikipedia fans

Demographic split for Wikipedia audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female55.0%
Male45.0%
Average age44.5
Estimated audience size10,391,633

Audience persona

The typical Wikipedia fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 44.5 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Video hosting service.

Top regions in United Kingdom

Top regions ranked by reach for Wikipedia in United Kingdom
RegionReachAffinity
England7,457,1670.77×
South East1,533,6341.1×
North West1,367,0641.23×
Greater London1,135,6830.84×
East of England1,069,4811.13×
South West1,029,2051.2×
Scotland1,021,7401.09×
East Midlands875,1901.2×
Yorkshire and the Humber646,0380.77×
Wales620,2971.05×
North East357,2450.88×
Northern Ireland348,3321.09×
West Midlands288,0370.65×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Wikipedia audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Video hosting service13.22×Technology & Electronics
Creative Commons13.31×Technology & Electronics
Argo (2012 film)2.91×Movies & TV
Papua New Guinea12.8×Travel & Leisure
Broadcast journalism20.15×Movies & TV
Electronic publishing8.73×News
Obituary10.07×Literature
Individual6.69×Politics & Society
Web server12.79×Technology & Electronics
Political science10.9×Business & Career
Digital audio9.14×Technology & Electronics
Registered user13.7×Internet & Social Media
Wind turbine10.75×Home & Garden
News broadcasting5.81×Business & Career
Radio broadcasting7.22×Music & Radio
Ancient Greek11.34×Politics & Society
Digital media5.54×Business & Career
East Asia11.94×Travel & Leisure
Institute of technology7.94×Business & Career
Election8.28×Politics & Society

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by Wikipedia audience
TraitClusterScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.17
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER2.09
SpiritualityBALANCE2.02
TravellingTHRILL1.85
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.63
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.59

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Wikipedia
CountryShare
United States21.7%
Germany6.9%
India4.9%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does Wikipedia have in United Kingdom?

Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 10,391,633 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

What is the gender split and age of Wikipedia fans?

55.0% of Wikipedia fans are female, 45.0% are male, with an average age of 44.5 years.

Which brands do Wikipedia fans like most?

Wikipedia fans show strongest brand affinity for Video hosting service (13.22×), Creative Commons (13.31×), and Argo (2012 film) (2.91×) over the country average.

Where do Wikipedia fans live in United Kingdom?

Wikipedia fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach 7,457,167), South East (reach 1,533,634), and North West (reach 1,367,064). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do Wikipedia fans also like?

Beyond Wikipedia itself, the audience over-indexes on Creative Commons (13.31×), Argo (2012 film) (2.91×), Papua New Guinea (12.8×), and Broadcast journalism (20.15×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for Wikipedia. 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.