Rascasse Audience Intelligence

BBC History Magazine Audience Demographics in United States

BBC History Magazine has an estimated audience of 132K people in United States.

#2539among websites & media in United States
#3727in Politics & Society

The average BBC History Magazine fan in United States is 37.2 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

Interest is seasonal: January, October and November account for 35% of the year's searches, July is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, Texas, New York.

Top affinities include Murdoch Mysteries, Matilda the Musical, David Tennant, with strongest over-indexing on Murdoch Mysteries (126.6× the country average).

Demographically, the BBC History Magazine audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Spirituality.

The typical BBC History Magazine fan in United States is balanced, around 37.2 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Murdoch Mysteries.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
132K
in United States
Gender
52.4%♀
47.6% male
Age
37.2
average years
Country rank
#73633
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-77%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Audience demographics of BBC History Magazine

52.4% are female, 47.6% are male, average age 37.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.4%
Female
47.6%
Male
Demographic split for BBC History Magazine audience in United States
MetricValue
Female52.4%
Male47.6%
Average age37.2
Estimated audience size132K
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.2
average years
Age distribution of the BBC History Magazine audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2426%
25-3421%
35-4420%
45-5418%
55+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

54.4%

of the worldwide BBC History Magazine audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for BBC History Magazine
CountryShare
United States54.4%
United Kingdom24.2%
France6.0%
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

BBC History Magazine fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Alaska<1K1.09×
02Maine<1K1.08×
03Montana<1K1.07×
04Delaware<1K1.07×
05Vermont<1K1.06×
06New Hampshire<1K1.05×
07Washington~3K1.04×
08Massachusetts~3K1.04×
09South Dakota<1K1.04×
10Virginia~3K1.02×
11Idaho<1K1.02×
12Hawaii<1K1.02×
13Rhode Island<1K1.02×
14Washington, District of Columbia<1K1.02×
15Connecticut~1K1.00×
16Mississippi~1K1.00×
17Kansas~1K1.00×
18New Mexico<1K1.00×
19North Dakota<1K1.00×
20Oregon~2K0.99×
21Nebraska<1K0.99×
22West Virginia<1K0.99×
23Utah~1K0.98×
24Iowa~1K0.98×
25Maryland~2K0.97×
26Alabama~2K0.97×
27Kentucky~2K0.97×
28Oklahoma~2K0.97×
29Arkansas~1K0.97×
30Wisconsin~2K0.96×
31Colorado~2K0.96×
32Minnesota~2K0.96×
33Michigan~4K0.95×
34Louisiana~2K0.95×
35Nevada~1K0.95×
36Arizona~3K0.94×
37Indiana~3K0.94×
38Missouri~2K0.94×
39South Carolina~2K0.94×
40Pennsylvania~5K0.93×
41Tennessee~3K0.93×
42North Carolina~4K0.92×
43New Jersey~3K0.92×
44Illinois~5K0.91×
45Georgia~4K0.91×
46Ohio~4K0.90×
47New York~7K0.84×
48California~10K0.81×
49Florida~7K0.77×
50Texas~7K0.75×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — BBC History Magazine, United States
0.75×1.00×1.09×
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 BBC History Magazine audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Murdoch MysteriesMovies & TV126.60×
02Matilda the MusicalMusic & Radio119.70×
03David TennantMovies & TV87.75×
04BroadchurchMovies & TV78.37×
05Planet TerrorMovies & TV61.41×
06Z NationMovies & TV40.06×
07Call the MidwifeMovies & TV30.00×
08KygoMusic & Radio29.32×
09Shailene WoodleyMovies & TV24.07×
10Rob ZombieMusic & Radio22.42×
11Bear GryllsMovies & TV21.17×
12Olivia ColmanMovies & TV16.31×
13Mamma Mia!Movies & TV15.29×
14CastleTravel & Leisure15.27×
15TeletubbiesKids & Family14.56×
16Weather forecastingHome & Garden8.51×
17WakeboardingSports7.55×
18Renewable energyBusiness & Career7.19×
19Apple TVMovies & TV4.84×
20RedditInternet & Social Media3.22×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the BBC History Magazine audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the BBC History Magazine audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM2.47×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.44×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.43×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the BBC History Magazine audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.75×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.84×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.88×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

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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 BBC History Magazine over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several website / newspaper / magazines 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/bbc-history-magazine-69518” · Methodology