Japanese television drama Audience in United States

Japanese television drama has an estimated audience of 2,517,150 people in United States. 58.7% are female, 41.3% are male, average age 28.1. Top regions: California, Kentucky, Virginia. Top brand affinities: Minnesota, Nuts (film), UK garage, Combat sport, Product design.
The average Japanese television drama fan in United States is 28.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Kentucky, Virginia. Top brand affinities include Minnesota, Nuts (film), UK garage, with strongest over-indexing on Minnesota (8.53× the country average). Demographically, the Japanese television drama audience skews more female with an average age of 28.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Spirituality. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 41 regions tracked by Rascasse.
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Demographics of Japanese television drama fans
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 58.7% |
| Male | 41.3% |
| Average age | 28.1 |
| Estimated audience size | 2,517,150 |
Audience persona
The typical Japanese television drama fan in United States is more female, around 28.1 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Minnesota.
Top regions in United States
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 93,352 | 0.34× |
| Kentucky | 51,417 | 1.63× |
| Virginia | 41,489 | 0.68× |
| Texas | 39,913 | 0.18× |
| Mississippi | 38,658 | 1.86× |
| Louisiana | 37,809 | 1.16× |
| Alabama | 35,549 | 1.01× |
| Arkansas | 34,343 | 1.66× |
| Arizona | 33,850 | 0.66× |
| Oklahoma | 33,586 | 1.2× |
| Tennessee | 33,251 | 0.66× |
| Maryland | 30,961 | 0.72× |
| Missouri | 30,935 | 0.76× |
| Florida | 30,698 | 0.18× |
| South Carolina | 30,262 | 0.8× |
| New York | 29,975 | 0.21× |
| Indiana | 29,485 | 0.64× |
| Kansas | 29,477 | 1.49× |
| Georgia | 29,461 | 0.38× |
| Hawaii | 28,152 | 2.6× |
| Iowa | 27,984 | 1.35× |
| North Carolina | 27,417 | 0.36× |
| Ohio | 27,306 | 0.35× |
| Michigan | 27,183 | 0.41× |
| Wisconsin | 27,038 | 0.71× |
| New Hampshire | 26,296 | 2.65× |
| Pennsylvania | 25,924 | 0.31× |
| Nebraska | 25,749 | 2.04× |
| Connecticut | 25,710 | 1.02× |
| New Mexico | 25,615 | 2.03× |
| Nevada | 25,532 | 1.05× |
| Maine | 25,376 | 2.81× |
| Colorado | 25,214 | 0.64× |
| Oregon | 25,206 | 0.87× |
| Utah | 25,055 | 1.11× |
| New Jersey | 24,709 | 0.39× |
| Illinois | 24,315 | 0.29× |
| Minnesota | 24,157 | 0.67× |
| Massachusetts | 23,909 | 0.48× |
| Washington | 23,340 | 0.46× |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 16,418 | 2.17× |
Top brand affinities
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 8.53× | Travel & Leisure |
| Nuts (film) | 14.94× | Movies & TV |
| UK garage | 7.78× | Music & Radio |
| Combat sport | 1.99× | Sports |
| Product design | 2.11× | Business & Career |
| Natural rubber | 1.91× | Cars & Mobility |
| Holt Renfrew | 12.29× | Shopping |
| Panama | 3.25× | Travel & Leisure |
| Jezebel (film) | 5.71× | Movies & TV |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers football | 2.99× | Sports |
| Stamp collecting | 3.71× | Home & Garden |
| Emilio Estefan | 11.29× | Music & Radio |
| Tiffany Haddish | 3.79× | Movies & TV |
| Isometric exercise | 6.43× | Sports |
| Staycation | 2.38× | Home & Garden |
| Bank account | 1.64× | Business & Career |
| JDSU | 2.01× | Business & Career |
| Jesse Plemons | 2.17× | Movies & TV |
| Racing | 1.63× | Cars & Mobility |
| Google Photos | 1.54× | Technology & Electronics |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Family Orientation | CONSERVATISM | 1.26 |
| Spirituality | BALANCE | 1.18 |
| Community Orientation | OPEN | 1.18 |
| LGBTQ+ Identity | OPEN | 1.16 |
| Tradition | CONSERVATISM | 1.11 |
| Patriotism | CONSERVATISM | 1.11 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| Japan | 58.1% |
| United States | 6.7% |
| South Korea | 5.7% |
See Japanese television drama audiences in other countries
- Japanese television drama — Germany
- Japanese television drama — United Kingdom
- Japanese television drama — France
- Japanese television drama — Italy
- Japanese television drama — Spain
- Japanese television drama — Brazil
- Japanese television drama — Japan
- Japanese television drama — South Korea
- Japanese television drama — India
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Frequently asked questions
How many fans does Japanese television drama have in United States?
Japanese television drama has an estimated audience of 2,517,150 people in United States, concentrated in California and Kentucky.
What is the gender split and age of Japanese television drama fans?
58.7% of Japanese television drama fans are female, 41.3% are male, with an average age of 28.1 years.
Which brands do Japanese television drama fans like most?
Japanese television drama fans show strongest brand affinity for Minnesota (8.53×), Nuts (film) (14.94×), and UK garage (7.78×) over the country average.
Where do Japanese television drama fans live in United States?
Japanese television drama fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 93,352), Kentucky (reach 51,417), and Virginia (reach 41,489). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do Japanese television drama fans also like?
Beyond Japanese television drama itself, the audience over-indexes on Nuts (film) (14.94×), UK garage (7.78×), Combat sport (1.99×), and Product design (2.11×) 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 Japanese television drama. 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.