Rascasse Audience Intelligence

New York Comic Con Audience in United States

New York Comic Con has an estimated audience of 2.3M people in United States.

#3among Art event / festival in United States#158among events in United States#134in Arts & Culture

The average New York Comic Con fan in United States is 30.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in New York.

By number of fans, New York Comic Con ranks #3 among the 60 objects in Art event / festival in United States — 178.2× the group median.

Its fans are 6.1 years younger than the group average of 36.8.

Women make up 51.9% of the fan base, 8.5 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 59 objects in Art event / festival, New York Comic Con fans stand out for their interest in Geek girl, Pokémon Trading Card Game and Graphic novel.

Interest is seasonal: August, September and October account for 61% of the year's searches, December is the quietest month.

Most fans live in New York, New Jersey, California.

Top affinities include Geek girl, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Graphic novel, with strongest over-indexing on Geek girl (29.16× the country average).

Demographically, the New York Comic Con audience skews balanced with an average age of 30.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Early Adopter Mentality.

The typical New York Comic Con fan in United States is balanced, around 30.7 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Geek girl.

Category: Arts & Culture · Type: Event · Subtype: Art event / festival

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
2.3M
in United States
Gender
51.9%♀
48.1% male
Age
30.7
average years
Country rank
#12880
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of New York Comic Con fans

51.9% are female, 48.1% are male, average age 30.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.9%
Female
48.1%
Male
Demographic split for New York Comic Con audience in United States
MetricValue
Female51.9%
Male48.1%
Average age30.7
Estimated audience size2.3M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 30.7
average years
Age distribution of the New York Comic Con audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2439%
25-3429%
35-4417%
45-5410%
55+4%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

90.1%

of the worldwide New York Comic Con audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for New York Comic Con
CountryShare
United States90.1%
Canada5.3%
Philippines0.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

New York Comic Con fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01New York~1.5M9.12×
02New Jersey~400K6.50×
03Connecticut~90K3.73×
04Delaware~10K1.87×
05Pennsylvania~200K1.77×
06Rhode Island~10K1.69×
07Massachusetts~80K1.67×
08New Hampshire~10K1.29×
09Washington, District of Columbia~6K1.28×
10Maryland~50K1.27×
11Vermont~5K1.14×
12Maine~10K1.10×
13Virginia~60K1.06×
14West Virginia~10K0.84×
15Alaska~4K0.80×
16North Dakota~4K0.79×
17South Dakota~5K0.77×
18Florida~100K0.74×
19Montana~6K0.74×
20Hawaii~7K0.67×
21Michigan~50K0.65×
22Idaho~8K0.65×
23New Mexico~9K0.64×
24North Carolina~50K0.63×
25Kentucky~20K0.63×
26California~200K0.62×
27Ohio~50K0.62×
28South Carolina~20K0.62×
29Nebraska~9K0.62×
30Mississippi~10K0.61×
31Arkansas~10K0.60×
32Georgia~50K0.58×
33Nevada~10K0.58×
34Kansas~10K0.58×
35Washington~30K0.57×
36Indiana~30K0.57×
37Oklahoma~20K0.56×
38Utah~10K0.56×
39Tennessee~30K0.55×
40Colorado~20K0.55×
41Oregon~20K0.55×
42Iowa~10K0.55×
43Illinois~50K0.53×
44Louisiana~20K0.53×
45Alabama~20K0.50×
46Arizona~30K0.49×
47Missouri~20K0.49×
48Wisconsin~20K0.48×
49Minnesota~20K0.46×
50Texas~70K0.45×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — New York Comic Con, United States
0.45×1.00×9.12×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the New York Comic Con audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Geek girlInternet & Social Media29.16×
02Pokémon Trading Card GameGames19.20×
03Graphic novelLiterature14.77×
04Doctor StrangeLiterature14.07×
05Josh BrolinMovies & TV13.86×
06captain americaMovies & TV12.72×
07International educationBusiness & Career12.45×
08Kristen BellMovies & TV11.74×
09Scale modelKids & Family11.17×
10Guardians of the Galaxy (film)Movies & TV10.58×
11Superhero fictionLiterature10.50×
12Edible ArrangementsFood & Beverages10.04×
13Collectible card gameGames8.84×
14Chris Evans (actor)Movies & TV8.25×
15Rick and MortyMovies & TV7.45×
16PokémonGames7.25×
17Anime and manga fandomLiterature5.49×
18The UPS StoreShopping4.82×
19SupermanMovies & TV4.35×
20Video gamesGames2.12×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the New York Comic Con audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the New York Comic Con audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.88×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.68×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.49×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the New York Comic Con audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.64×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.68×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.80×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in New York Comic Con over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several events count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/new-york-comic-con-152541” · Methodology