Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Regency romance Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Regency romance in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Regency romance has an estimated audience of 1,179,776 people in United States.

#53among Literary genre in United States#8114among Topic in United States#416in Literature

The average Regency romance fan in United States is 38.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida.

Top brand affinities include Goodreads, Book discussion club, Theo James, with strongest over-indexing on Goodreads (18.32× the country average).

Demographically, the Regency romance audience skews more female with an average age of 38.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Quality Awareness.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Regency romance fan in United States is more female, around 38.8 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Goodreads.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Regency romance profile in United States.

Audience size
1.2M
in United States
Gender
72.8%♀
27.2% male
Age
38.8
average years
Country rank
#21126
Topic in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+282%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Regency romance fans

72.8% are female, 27.2% are male, average age 38.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

72.8%
Female
27.2%
Male
Demographic split for Regency romance audience in United States
MetricValue
Female72.8%
Male27.2%
Average age38.8
Estimated audience size1,179,776
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.8
average years
Age distribution of the Regency romance audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2915%
30-3916%
40-4918%
50+24%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

33.5%

of the worldwide Regency romance audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Regency romance
CountryShare
United States33.5%
Japan11.9%
United Kingdom8.7%
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

Where the Regency romance audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Regency romance fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Utah~40K3.37×
02Idaho~10K1.67×
03Washington~30K1.09×
04Alaska~3K1.09×
05West Virginia~6K1.08×
06Vermont~2K1.06×
07Oregon~10K1.04×
08North Dakota~3K1.04×
09Montana~3K1.03×
10Virginia~30K1.02×
11South Dakota~3K1.02×
12Maine~4K1.01×
13Arkansas~10K1.00×
14Minnesota~20K0.99×
15Kentucky~10K0.99×
16Oklahoma~10K0.99×
17Missouri~20K0.98×
18Kansas~9K0.98×
19New Hampshire~4K0.97×
20Massachusetts~20K0.96×
21Iowa~9K0.96×
22Tennessee~20K0.95×
23Rhode Island~4K0.95×
24Delaware~3K0.95×
25Indiana~20K0.94×
26Mississippi~9K0.94×
27Nebraska~6K0.94×
28South Carolina~20K0.93×
29Wisconsin~20K0.93×
30Alabama~20K0.93×
31Connecticut~10K0.93×
32New Mexico~5K0.93×
33Hawaii~5K0.93×
34Washington, District of Columbia~3K0.92×
35North Carolina~30K0.90×
36Maryland~20K0.90×
37Colorado~20K0.90×
38Louisiana~10K0.90×
39Ohio~30K0.89×
40Pennsylvania~40K0.88×
41Michigan~30K0.87×
42New York~60K0.85×
43Arizona~20K0.85×
44Illinois~30K0.83×
45Georgia~30K0.83×
46Nevada~9K0.83×
47Texas~80K0.81×
48California~100K0.80×
49Florida~60K0.80×
50New Jersey~20K0.78×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Regency romance, United States
0.78×1.00×3.37×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Regency romance audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Regency romance audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Jojo MoyesLiterature72.33×
02Alexandre DumasLiterature55.42×
03Little Red Riding HoodLiterature31.23×
04Secret societyPolitics & Society29.85×
05Theo JamesMovies & TV22.76×
06D&RTechnology & Electronics19.87×
07GoodreadsLiterature18.32×
08Gossip GirlMovies & TV16.46×
09Book discussion clubLiterature15.86×
10Young-adult fictionLiterature14.74×
11Amazon KindleLiterature11.41×
12Twilight (series)Movies & TV9.96×
13Crime fictionLiterature9.55×
14Dexter (TV series)Movies & TV9.37×
15BestsellerLiterature9.09×
16QVCMovies & TV8.33×
17E-book readersTechnology & Electronics6.94×
18Sustainable energyHome & Garden5.75×
19FedExBusiness & Career5.74×
20PinterestInternet & Social Media3.35×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Regency romance 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 Regency romance audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM2.92×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM2.47×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.99×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Regency romance audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.74×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.75×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.81×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Regency romance have in United States?

Regency romance has an estimated audience of 1,179,776 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

What is the gender split and age of Regency romance fans?

72.8% of Regency romance fans are female, 27.2% are male, with an average age of 38.8 years.

03

Which brands do Regency romance fans like most?

Regency romance fans show strongest brand affinity for Goodreads (18.32×), Book discussion club (15.86×), and Theo James (22.76×) over the country average.

04

Where do Regency romance fans live in United States?

Regency romance fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~100K), Texas (reach ~80K), and Florida (reach ~60K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Regency romance fans also like?

Beyond Regency romance itself, the audience over-indexes on Book discussion club (15.86×), Theo James (22.76×), Young-adult fiction (14.74×), and Alexandre Dumas (55.42×) compared to the United States average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Regency romance. 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.

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