Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Sporting Life (British newspaper) Audience in Ireland

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Sporting Life (British newspaper) in Ireland — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Sporting Life (British newspaper) has an estimated audience of 3,247,406 people in Ireland.

Sporting Life (British newspaper) has an estimated audience of 3,247,406 people in Ireland. 7.7% are female, 92.3% are male, average age 49.1. Top brand affinities: Mixed martial arts, Casino, BBC Sport, Crossword, Dinner.

Top brand affinities include Mixed martial arts, Casino, BBC Sport, with strongest over-indexing on Mixed martial arts (2.44× the country average).

Demographically, the Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience skews more male with an average age of 49.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sports Activity, Family Orientation.

The typical Sporting Life (British newspaper) fan in Ireland is more male, around 49.1 years old, with strong Sports Activity tendencies and a notable affinity for Mixed martial arts.

Category: Sports · 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 2026-08-14.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Sporting Life (British newspaper) profile in Ireland.

Audience size
3.2M
in Ireland
Gender
7.7%
92.3% male
Age
49.1
average years
Country rank
#30
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Ireland
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+22%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Sporting Life (British newspaper)

7.7% are female, 92.3% are male, average age 49.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

7.7%
Female
92.3%
Male
Demographic split for Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience in Ireland
MetricValue
Female7.7%
Male92.3%
Average age49.1
Estimated audience size3,247,406
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 49.1
average years
Age distribution of the Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience in Ireland
Age bracketShare%
16-190%
20-2911%
30-3919%
40-4930%
50+41%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

18.6%

of the worldwide Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience comes from Ireland.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Sporting Life (British newspaper)
CountryShare
United Kingdom46.5%
Ireland18.6%
Macedonia12.0%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01BBC SportSports3.06×
02CasinoGames2.68×
03Mixed martial artsSports2.44×
04Polo shirtFashion & Accessoires2.41×
05FencingSports2.12×
06England national football teamSports2.10×
07Kia SportageCars & Mobility2.09×
08KaraokeMusic & Radio2.09×
09Massey FergusonCars & Mobility2.07×
10New ZealandTravel & Leisure2.02×
11CrosswordGames2.00×
12ForestryHome & Garden1.78×
13PergolaHome & Garden1.77×
14RomeTravel & Leisure1.72×
15Log cabinHome & Garden1.65×
16DinnerFood & Beverages1.60×
17United NationsPolitics & Society1.56×
18Elon MuskBusiness & Career1.53×
19Hot tubHome & Garden1.51×
20Hong KongTravel & Leisure1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Sporting Life (British newspaper) 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 Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER1.31×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.28×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.12×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Sporting Life (British newspaper) audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.83×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.90×
Community OrientationOPEN1.03×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Ireland who actively search for Sporting Life (British newspaper). 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 Ireland. 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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