Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NBA Fan Demographics in United Kingdom

NBA has an estimated audience of 6.2M people in United Kingdom.

#1among Basketball in United Kingdom
#11among events in United Kingdom
#67in Sports

The average NBA fan in United Kingdom is 36.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Greater London.

By number of fans, NBA ranks #1 among the 2059 objects in Basketball in United Kingdom — 19.1× the group median.

Its fans are 2.9 years older than the group average of 33.2.

Women make up 37.3% of the fan base, 10.3 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 2058 objects in Basketball, NBA fans stand out for their interest in Ligue 1, Crystal Palace F.C. and Paris Saint-Germain.

Interest is seasonal: March, April and May account for 46% of the year's searches, August is the quietest month.

Most fans live in Greater London, South East, North West.

Top affinities include Luka Dončić, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, with strongest over-indexing on Luka Dončić (9.13× the country average).

Demographically, the NBA audience skews more male with an average age of 36.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Mindfulness.

The typical NBA fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 36.1 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Luka Dončić.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Basketball

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
6.2M
in United Kingdom
Gender
37.3%♀
62.7% male
Age
36.1
average years
Country rank
#1028
among all objects in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of NBA fans

37.3% are female, 62.7% are male, average age 36.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

37.3%
Female
62.7%
Male
Demographic split for NBA audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female37.3%
Male62.7%
Average age36.1
Estimated audience size6.2M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.1
average years
Age distribution of the NBA audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-2426%
25-3425%
35-4420%
45-5416%
55+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.1%

of the worldwide NBA audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NBA
CountryShare
United States31.9%
China5.9%
Philippines5.3%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NBA fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Greater London~1.5M1.70×
02Northern Ireland~300K1.52×
03Scotland~600K1.25×
04North West~800K1.10×
05East of England~600K1.00×
06Wales~300K1.00×
07South East~800K0.94×
08East Midlands~400K0.79×
09West Midlands~400K0.74×
10South West~400K0.72×
11North East~200K0.63×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~300K0.62×
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 NBA audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Luka DončićSports9.13×
02New York KnicksSports5.70×
03Chicago BullsSports4.78×
04Ligue 1Sports3.64×
05NBA FinalsSports3.15×
06Crystal Palace F.C.Sports2.91×
07Paris Saint-GermainSports2.50×
08Rugby unionSports2.42×
09BBC SportSports2.17×
10BasketballSports1.85×
11Hip hop musicMusic & Radio1.82×
12Nottingham ForestSports1.82×
13FIFA World Cup 2026Sports1.80×
14SoccerSports1.79×
15Arsenal F.C.Sports1.70×
16Rock musicMusic & Radio1.65×
17Manchester City F.C.Sports1.64×
18Chelsea F.C.Sports1.63×
19Pop musicMusic & Radio1.60×
20Manchester United F.C.Sports1.53×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NBA audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the NBA audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.26×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.21×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.21×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the NBA audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.87×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.87×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.89×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United Kingdom with measurable interest in NBA over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several events count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
07/2025 – 06/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q2/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q2/2026, rascasse.com/explore/gb/nba-4321” · Methodology