Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Stack Overflow Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Stack Overflow in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Stack Overflow has an estimated audience of 3,049,603 people in United States.

#293among Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United States#403in Technology & Electronics

The average Stack Overflow fan in United States is 27.7 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, New York, Texas.

Top brand affinities include Music, Sports, Entertainment, with strongest over-indexing on Music (2.57× the country average).

Demographically, the Stack Overflow audience skews more female with an average age of 27.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Urban Lifestyle.

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

The typical Stack Overflow fan in United States is more female, around 27.7 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Music.

Category: Technology & Electronics · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 Stack Overflow profile in United States.

Audience size
3M
in United States
Gender
64.3%♀
35.7% male
Age
27.7
average years
Country rank
#10158
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+39%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Stack Overflow

64.3% are female, 35.7% are male, average age 27.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

64.3%
Female
35.7%
Male
Demographic split for Stack Overflow audience in United States
MetricValue
Female64.3%
Male35.7%
Average age27.7
Estimated audience size3,049,603
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 27.7
average years
Age distribution of the Stack Overflow audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1953%
20-2924%
30-3912%
40-497%
50+4%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

23.0%

of the worldwide Stack Overflow audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Stack Overflow
CountryShare
United States23.0%
China10.8%
Japan8.2%
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 Stack Overflow audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Stack Overflow fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Wyoming~9K1.97×
02Washington, District of Columbia~20K1.67×
03Washington~100K1.66×
04New York~300K1.60×
05California~500K1.59×
06Virginia~100K1.56×
07Kansas~40K1.53×
08Massachusetts~90K1.49×
09North Dakota~9K1.47×
10Utah~30K1.23×
11Oregon~40K1.22×
12Colorado~60K1.18×
13New Jersey~90K1.17×
14Maryland~60K1.13×
15Illinois~100K1.09×
16Georgia~100K1.07×
17New Hampshire~10K1.04×
18Texas~300K1.03×
19Rhode Island~10K1.03×
20Connecticut~30K1.02×
21Arizona~60K1.01×
22Pennsylvania~100K0.97×
23Minnesota~40K0.94×
24Idaho~10K0.93×
25Missouri~50K0.92×
26Florida~200K0.91×
27North Carolina~80K0.91×
28Alabama~40K0.88×
29Iowa~20K0.88×
30Michigan~70K0.87×
31Maine~9K0.86×
32Indiana~50K0.84×
33Tennessee~50K0.83×
34Delaware~7K0.83×
35Nebraska~10K0.82×
36Hawaii~10K0.82×
37Alaska~5K0.82×
38Nevada~20K0.81×
39South Dakota~6K0.81×
40Ohio~70K0.80×
41Wisconsin~40K0.80×
42Arkansas~20K0.80×
43Mississippi~20K0.79×
44South Carolina~40K0.78×
45West Virginia~10K0.78×
46Montana~6K0.77×
47Oklahoma~20K0.74×
48New Mexico~10K0.74×
49Kentucky~30K0.72×
50Louisiana~30K0.69×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Stack Overflow, United States
0.69×1.00×1.97×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Stack Overflow audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Cascading Style SheetsInternet & Social Media12.93×
02Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports3.43×
03Popular musicMusic & Radio3.39×
04Rugby leagueSports3.33×
05WildlifeTravel & Leisure3.32×
06CareerBusiness & Career3.15×
07MusicBusiness & Career2.57×
08SportsSports2.57×
09CelebrityMovies & TV2.52×
10EntertainmentMovies & TV2.51×
11TechnologyTechnology & Electronics2.45×
12Arts and musicArts & Culture2.30×
13Outdoor recreationSports2.01×
14Food and drinkFood & Beverages1.99×
15MoviesMovies & TV1.99×
16Live eventsMusic & Radio1.99×
17ReadingLiterature1.89×
18GamesGames1.82×
19Consumer electronicsTechnology & Electronics1.80×
20FoodFood & Beverages1.79×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Stack Overflow 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 Stack Overflow audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.33×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.31×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.18×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Stack Overflow audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.14×
Social Media UsageJOY0.23×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.23×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Stack Overflow have in United States?

Stack Overflow has an estimated audience of 3,049,603 people in United States, concentrated in California and New York.

02

What is the gender split and age of Stack Overflow fans?

64.3% of Stack Overflow fans are female, 35.7% are male, with an average age of 27.7 years.

03

Which brands do Stack Overflow fans like most?

Stack Overflow fans show strongest brand affinity for Music (2.57×), Sports (2.57×), and Entertainment (2.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Stack Overflow fans live in United States?

Stack Overflow fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~500K), New York (reach ~300K), and Texas (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Stack Overflow fans also like?

Beyond Stack Overflow itself, the audience over-indexes on Sports (2.57×), Entertainment (2.51×), Arts and music (2.3×), and Popular music (3.39×) 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 Stack Overflow. 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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