Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Al Jazeera Audience Demographics in United States

Al Jazeera has an estimated audience of 1.9M people in United States.

#22among News in United States
#135among TV channels in United States#110in News

The average Al Jazeera fan in United States is 36.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, Al Jazeera ranks #45 among the 776 objects in News in United States.

Its fans are 6.0 years younger than the group average of 42.7.

Women make up 51.4% of the fan base, 4.8 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 775 objects in News, Al Jazeera fans stand out for their interest in Syria TV, Alhurra and Al Nahar.

Interest is seasonal: March, June and October account for 36% of the year's searches, December is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, New York, Florida.

Top affinities include Syria TV, Alhurra, Al Nahar, with strongest over-indexing on Syria TV (243.33× the country average).

Demographically, the Al Jazeera audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Career Orientation.

The typical Al Jazeera fan in United States is balanced, around 36.7 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Syria TV.

Category: News · Type: TV Channel · Subtype: News

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
1.9M
in United States
Gender
51.4%♀
48.6% male
Age
36.7
average years
Country rank
#15085
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+152%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Audience demographics of Al Jazeera

51.4% are female, 48.6% are male, average age 36.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.4%
Female
48.6%
Male
Demographic split for Al Jazeera audience in United States
MetricValue
Female51.4%
Male48.6%
Average age36.7
Estimated audience size1.9M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.7
average years
Age distribution of the Al Jazeera audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2430%
25-3420%
35-4418%
45-5416%
55+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

8.1%

of the worldwide Al Jazeera audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Al Jazeera
CountryShare
Saudi Arabia8.7%
United States8.1%
Egypt6.2%
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

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Al Jazeera fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Washington, District of Columbia~8K2.12×
02Vermont~6K1.74×
03New York~200K1.56×
04Massachusetts~60K1.55×
05Maryland~50K1.53×
06Washington~70K1.48×
07Oregon~30K1.39×
08Virginia~70K1.38×
09New Jersey~70K1.35×
10Connecticut~30K1.34×
11Minnesota~40K1.30×
12Maine~10K1.29×
13California~300K1.25×
14New Hampshire~9K1.22×
15Illinois~90K1.19×
16New Mexico~10K1.18×
17Michigan~70K1.14×
18Alaska~5K1.14×
19Colorado~40K1.09×
20Hawaii~9K1.05×
21Montana~6K1.00×
22Pennsylvania~70K0.99×
23Rhode Island~6K0.99×
24Florida~100K0.95×
25Ohio~60K0.93×
26Wisconsin~30K0.91×
27Nevada~20K0.90×
28Texas~100K0.89×
29Arizona~40K0.89×
30Idaho~9K0.87×
31Georgia~50K0.85×
32North Carolina~50K0.85×
33Kansas~10K0.84×
34Missouri~30K0.81×
35Delaware~5K0.81×
36Indiana~30K0.80×
37Iowa~10K0.76×
38North Dakota~3K0.76×
39Tennessee~30K0.71×
40Utah~10K0.70×
41West Virginia~7K0.69×
42Nebraska~7K0.67×
43Kentucky~20K0.66×
44South Carolina~20K0.65×
45Louisiana~20K0.62×
46Oklahoma~10K0.61×
47Alabama~20K0.59×
48South Dakota~3K0.58×
49Arkansas~10K0.56×
50Mississippi~7K0.42×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Al Jazeera, United States
0.42×1.00×2.12×
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 Al Jazeera audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Syria TVNews243.33×
02AlhurraNews214.93×
03Al NaharNews187.81×
04Al ArabiyaNews185.93×
05HESPRESSNews184.09×
06Al Jazeera Media NetworkNews178.43×
07Middle East Broadcasting CenterMovies & TV166.36×
08Gulf ArabicTravel & Leisure149.48×
09Algerian ArabicPolitics & Society148.65×
10Baghdad GovernorateTravel & Leisure113.75×
11Varieties of ArabicPolitics & Society110.00×
12Arabic pop musicMusic & Radio107.65×
13EritreaTravel & Leisure97.40×
14Egyptian ArabicPolitics & Society83.37×
15LibyaTravel & Leisure76.77×
16Viu (streaming media)Movies & TV58.99×
17AmmanTravel & Leisure55.87×
18Arabian PeninsulaTravel & Leisure55.48×
19StellarMusic & Radio53.90×
20Arab worldTravel & Leisure29.54×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Al Jazeera audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Al Jazeera audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.86×
Career OrientationPOWER1.66×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.65×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Al Jazeera audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.52×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.56×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.65×
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 States with measurable interest in Al Jazeera over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several tv channels count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/al-jazeera-27213” · Methodology