Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Wikipedia Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Wikipedia in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 10,612,453 people in United Kingdom.

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, Papua New Guinea, 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 Spirituality, Patriotism.

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

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

Category: Internet & Social Media · 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 Wikipedia profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
10.6M
in United Kingdom
Gender
55.0%
45.0% male
Age
44.5
average years
Country rank
#462
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Wikipedia

55.0% are female, 45.0% are male, average age 44.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.0%
Female
45.0%
Male
Demographic split for Wikipedia audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female55.0%
Male45.0%
Average age44.5
Estimated audience size10,612,453
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.5
average years
Age distribution of the Wikipedia audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-197%
20-2917%
30-3921%
40-4923%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.0%

of the worldwide Wikipedia audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Wikipedia
CountryShare
United States21.9%
Germany6.8%
United Kingdom5.0%
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 Wikipedia audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Wikipedia fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~1.5M1.23×
02South West~1M1.20×
03East Midlands~900K1.20×
04East of England~1M1.13×
05South East~1.5M1.10×
06Scotland~1M1.09×
07Northern Ireland~300K1.09×
08Wales~600K1.05×
09North East~400K0.88×
10Greater London~1M0.84×
11England~7.5M0.77×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~600K0.77×
13West Midlands~300K0.65×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Wikipedia audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Broadcast journalismMovies & TV20.15×
02Registered userInternet & Social Media13.70×
03Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics13.31×
04Video hosting serviceTechnology & Electronics13.22×
05Papua New GuineaTravel & Leisure12.80×
06Web serverTechnology & Electronics12.79×
07East AsiaTravel & Leisure11.94×
08Ancient GreekPolitics & Society11.34×
09Political scienceBusiness & Career10.90×
10Wind turbineHome & Garden10.75×
11ObituaryLiterature10.07×
12Digital audioTechnology & Electronics9.14×
13Electronic publishingNews8.73×
14ElectionPolitics & Society8.28×
15Institute of technologyBusiness & Career7.94×
16Radio broadcastingMusic & Radio7.22×
17IndividualPolitics & Society6.69×
18Ancient GreecePolitics & Society6.49×
19News broadcastingBusiness & Career5.81×
20Digital mediaBusiness & Career5.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE4.88×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM3.88×
Community OrientationOPEN2.85×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Wikipedia audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.98×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.08×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.21×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Wikipedia have in United Kingdom?

Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 10,612,453 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

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.

03

Which brands do Wikipedia fans like most?

Wikipedia fans show strongest brand affinity for Video hosting service (13.22×), Creative Commons (13.31×), and Papua New Guinea (12.8×) over the country average.

04

Where do Wikipedia fans live in United Kingdom?

Wikipedia fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~7.5M), South East (reach ~1.5M), and North West (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Wikipedia fans also like?

Beyond Wikipedia itself, the audience over-indexes on Creative Commons (13.31×), Papua New Guinea (12.8×), Broadcast journalism (20.15×), and Electronic publishing (8.73×) 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 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.

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