American Idol Audience in United States

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American Idol has an estimated audience of 11,062,127 people in United States. 64.4% are female, 35.6% are male, average age 40.4. Top regions: California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities: Global Television Network, Euphoria, Friends, Survivor (U.S. TV series), The Hills.

The average American Idol fan in United States is 40.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities include Global Television Network, Euphoria, Friends, with strongest over-indexing on Global Television Network (4.81× the country average). Demographically, the American Idol audience skews more female with an average age of 40.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Social Media Usage. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

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Demographics of American Idol fans

Demographic split for American Idol audience in United States
MetricValue
Female64.4%
Male35.6%
Average age40.4
Estimated audience size11,062,127

Audience persona

The typical American Idol fan in United States is more female, around 40.4 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for Global Television Network.

Top regions in United States

Top regions ranked by reach for American Idol in United States
RegionReachAffinity
California808,8660.66×
Texas743,4560.78×
Florida600,0810.8×
Georgia449,3481.32×
New York417,7960.68×
North Carolina384,8851.16×
Ohio365,7611.07×
Pennsylvania349,5820.94×
Alabama323,0312.09×
Illinois309,0620.84×
Tennessee295,3151.33×
Michigan267,2230.92×
Louisiana241,0471.69×
Virginia235,0950.87×
Wisconsin219,4491.32×
New Jersey214,6300.76×
Arizona209,4920.93×
Indiana205,8991.02×
Mississippi203,5432.23×
South Carolina195,0541.17×
Massachusetts191,2660.88×
Missouri186,6741.05×
Washington176,6140.8×
Kentucky167,5611.21×
Minnesota158,7931×
Oklahoma142,5371.16×
Maryland126,0110.66×
Arkansas123,9331.36×
Maine113,2212.86×
Oregon112,0020.88×
Colorado110,1390.63×
Iowa92,9191.02×
Kansas83,4030.96×
Connecticut82,9040.75×
Utah82,1740.83×
Nevada65,6380.61×
Nebraska64,5921.16×
New Hampshire61,1971.4×
West Virginia58,6041.14×
Idaho50,1990.9×
Hawaii45,8080.96×
New Mexico40,6790.73×
Delaware26,6550.87×
Montana26,5500.87×
South Dakota25,5411×
Rhode Island22,3040.63×
North Dakota18,0500.79×
Washington, District of Columbia14,4520.43×
Vermont13,3430.69×
Alaska12,8410.54×

Top brand affinities

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

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American Idol audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Global Television Network4.81×Movies & TV
Euphoria1.67×Movies & TV
Friends1.59×Movies & TV
Survivor (U.S. TV series)5.13×Movies & TV
The Hills4.79×Movies & TV
Zoom (TV channel)2.88×Technology & Electronics
CBS1.63×Movies & TV
Sabrina Carpenter2.67×Music & Radio
Benicio del Toro6.42×Movies & TV
T-Mobile1.6×Technology & Electronics
Cameron Boyce5.64×Movies & TV
Dancing with the Stars3.78×Movies & TV
Taylor Swift1.67×Music & Radio
Peacock1.57×Movies & TV
Virtue1.59×Politics & Society
TV talkshows1.58×Movies & TV
DirecTV1.51×Movies & TV
TV comedies1.71×Movies & TV
Revolution (TV series)4.63×Movies & TV
American folk music1.77×Music & Radio

Psychographic profile

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

Top personality traits over-indexed by American Idol audience
TraitClusterScore
ExtroversionTHRILL1.47
Social Media UsageJOY1.12
Community OrientationOPEN1.07
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.04
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.03
IndulgenceJOY1.01

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American Idol
CountryShare
United States66.9%
United Kingdom5.7%
France5.1%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does American Idol have in United States?

American Idol has an estimated audience of 11,062,127 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

What is the gender split and age of American Idol fans?

64.4% of American Idol fans are female, 35.6% are male, with an average age of 40.4 years.

Which brands do American Idol fans like most?

American Idol fans show strongest brand affinity for Global Television Network (4.81×), Euphoria (1.67×), and Friends (1.59×) over the country average.

Where do American Idol fans live in United States?

American Idol fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 808,866), Texas (reach 743,456), and Florida (reach 600,081). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do American Idol fans also like?

Beyond American Idol itself, the audience over-indexes on Euphoria (1.67×), Friends (1.59×), Survivor (U.S. TV series) (5.13×), and The Hills (4.79×) compared to the United States average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for American Idol. 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 States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.