Surfing Audience in United States

Surfing has an estimated audience of 9,350,686 people in United States. 55.7% are female, 44.3% are male, average age 41.4. Top regions: California, Florida, Texas. Top brand affinities: Outdoor enthusiast, Boating, REI, Livemusic, Self-love.
The average Surfing fan in United States is 41.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Florida, Texas. Top brand affinities include Outdoor enthusiast, Boating, REI, with strongest over-indexing on Outdoor enthusiast (1.65× the country average). Demographically, the Surfing audience skews more female with an average age of 41.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Luxury Orientation. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.
Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport
Demographics of Surfing fans
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 55.7% |
| Male | 44.3% |
| Average age | 41.4 |
| Estimated audience size | 9,350,686 |
Audience persona
The typical Surfing fan in United States is more female, around 41.4 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Outdoor enthusiast.
Top regions in United States
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,995,138 | 1.94× |
| Florida | 736,568 | 1.16× |
| Texas | 632,333 | 0.79× |
| New York | 514,757 | 0.99× |
| Hawaii | 367,468 | 9.14× |
| Maryland | 250,607 | 1.56× |
| North Carolina | 239,089 | 0.85× |
| New Jersey | 231,355 | 0.97× |
| Washington | 229,626 | 1.22× |
| Massachusetts | 228,549 | 1.24× |
| Illinois | 217,476 | 0.7× |
| Pennsylvania | 206,505 | 0.66× |
| Virginia | 191,339 | 0.84× |
| Georgia | 185,463 | 0.64× |
| Arizona | 173,938 | 0.91× |
| Indiana | 145,870 | 0.85× |
| Ohio | 141,955 | 0.49× |
| Michigan | 136,757 | 0.56× |
| New Hampshire | 123,475 | 3.35× |
| Colorado | 120,998 | 0.82× |
| Oregon | 116,245 | 1.08× |
| South Carolina | 115,711 | 0.82× |
| Utah | 97,062 | 1.16× |
| Tennessee | 90,816 | 0.48× |
| Missouri | 78,776 | 0.52× |
| Minnesota | 76,027 | 0.57× |
| Louisiana | 73,589 | 0.61× |
| Wisconsin | 73,304 | 0.52× |
| Connecticut | 70,423 | 0.75× |
| Nevada | 64,369 | 0.71× |
| Alabama | 60,720 | 0.46× |
| Kentucky | 59,404 | 0.51× |
| Oklahoma | 57,920 | 0.56× |
| Kansas | 45,562 | 0.62× |
| Iowa | 43,254 | 0.56× |
| Idaho | 41,268 | 0.88× |
| Arkansas | 39,356 | 0.51× |
| Maine | 38,443 | 1.15× |
| Mississippi | 37,385 | 0.49× |
| Rhode Island | 30,943 | 1.04× |
| Nebraska | 30,155 | 0.64× |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 26,799 | 0.95× |
| New Mexico | 23,841 | 0.51× |
| Delaware | 22,054 | 0.85× |
| West Virginia | 19,089 | 0.44× |
| Montana | 18,623 | 0.72× |
| Alaska | 14,331 | 0.72× |
| South Dakota | 14,169 | 0.66× |
| Vermont | 11,378 | 0.69× |
| North Dakota | 9,322 | 0.49× |
Top brand affinities
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor enthusiast | 1.65× | Sports |
| Boating | 1.58× | Travel & Leisure |
| REI | 1.63× | Fashion & Accessoires |
| Livemusic | 1.61× | Music & Radio |
| Self-love | 1.57× | Health |
| Snowboard | 2.31× | Sports |
| Paddleboarding | 2.76× | Sports |
| Surfboard | 2.86× | Sports |
| Adventure travel | 1.51× | Travel & Leisure |
| Winter sport | 1.82× | Sports |
| Golf equipment | 1.58× | Sports |
| Wakeboarding | 2.4× | Sports |
| Trophy hunting | 1.6× | Sports |
| Standup paddleboarding | 2.39× | Sports |
| Windsurfing | 2.6× | Sports |
| Nature photography | 1.6× | Technology & Electronics |
| Turkey hunting | 1.56× | Sports |
| Anthropologie | 1.58× | Shopping |
| Landscape photography | 1.73× | Technology & Electronics |
| Skiing | 1.59× | Sports |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability | BALANCE | 1.72 |
| Luxury Orientation | PREMIUM | 1.44 |
| LGBTQ+ Identity | OPEN | 1.42 |
| Sports Activity | POWER | 1.42 |
| Design Affinity | PREMIUM | 1.36 |
| Risk Appetite | THRILL | 1.32 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| United States | 19.7% |
| Japan | 6.8% |
| Italy | 4.5% |
See Surfing audiences in other countries
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Frequently asked questions
How many fans does Surfing have in United States?
Surfing has an estimated audience of 9,350,686 people in United States, concentrated in California and Florida.
What is the gender split and age of Surfing fans?
55.7% of Surfing fans are female, 44.3% are male, with an average age of 41.4 years.
Which brands do Surfing fans like most?
Surfing fans show strongest brand affinity for Outdoor enthusiast (1.65×), Boating (1.58×), and REI (1.63×) over the country average.
Where do Surfing fans live in United States?
Surfing fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 1,995,138), Florida (reach 736,568), and Texas (reach 632,333). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do Surfing fans also like?
Beyond Surfing itself, the audience over-indexes on Boating (1.58×), REI (1.63×), Livemusic (1.61×), and Self-love (1.57×) 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 Surfing. 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.