Rascasse Audience Intelligence

George Michael Audience in United States

George Michael has an estimated audience of 4.2M people in United States.

#39among Pop in United States#863among people in United States#640in Music & Radio

The average George Michael fan in United States is 47.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, George Michael ranks #39 among the 1572 objects in Pop in United States — 1.4× the group median.

Its fans are 7.5 years older than the group average of 40.1.

Women make up 55.5% of the fan base, 4.1 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 1571 objects in Pop, George Michael fans stand out for their interest in Geri Halliwell, Wham! and Billy Ocean.

Interest is seasonal: July, November and December account for 41% of the year's searches, February is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, Florida, Texas.

Top affinities include Geri Halliwell, Wham!, Billy Ocean, with strongest over-indexing on Geri Halliwell (156.56× the country average).

Demographically, the George Michael audience skews more female with an average age of 47.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Pet Ownership.

The typical George Michael fan in United States is more female, around 47.6 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Geri Halliwell.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Person · Subtype: Pop

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
4.2M
in United States
Gender
55.5%♀
44.5% male
Age
47.6
average years
Country rank
#7673
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of George Michael fans

55.5% are female, 44.5% are male, average age 47.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.5%
Female
44.5%
Male
Demographic split for George Michael audience in United States
MetricValue
Female55.5%
Male44.5%
Average age47.6
Estimated audience size4.2M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 47.6
average years
Age distribution of the George Michael audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-249%
25-348%
35-4415%
45-5433%
55+35%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

20.6%

of the worldwide George Michael audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for George Michael
CountryShare
United States20.6%
United Kingdom15.0%
Germany7.2%
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

George Michael fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Oregon~60K1.13×
02Florida~300K1.11×
03Nevada~50K1.11×
04California~500K1.10×
05Massachusetts~100K1.10×
06Michigan~100K1.09×
07Washington~100K1.09×
08Arizona~100K1.09×
09Illinois~200K1.08×
10Ohio~200K1.08×
11Connecticut~50K1.07×
12Rhode Island~10K1.07×
13Pennsylvania~200K1.06×
14Tennessee~100K1.06×
15Utah~40K1.06×
16North Carolina~100K1.05×
17New Jersey~100K1.05×
18New York~300K1.04×
19Indiana~90K1.04×
20Oklahoma~50K1.04×
21Missouri~80K1.03×
22Kentucky~60K1.03×
23New Hampshire~20K1.03×
24New Mexico~30K1.02×
25Texas~300K1.01×
26Georgia~100K1.01×
27Alabama~60K1.01×
28Colorado~70K1.00×
29Louisiana~60K1.00×
30Virginia~100K0.99×
31Minnesota~70K0.99×
32South Carolina~70K0.99×
33Maine~20K0.99×
34Maryland~80K0.98×
35Wisconsin~70K0.97×
36Arkansas~40K0.97×
37Kansas~40K0.97×
38Delaware~10K0.97×
39West Virginia~20K0.96×
40Hawaii~20K0.96×
41Idaho~20K0.94×
42Montana~10K0.94×
43Iowa~40K0.93×
44Washington, District of Columbia~8K0.93×
45Nebraska~20K0.92×
46Vermont~7K0.91×
47Mississippi~30K0.88×
48Alaska~8K0.86×
49North Dakota~8K0.82×
50South Dakota~9K0.79×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — George Michael, United States
0.79×1.00×1.13×
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 George Michael audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Geri HalliwellFashion & Accessoires156.56×
02Wham!Music & Radio50.66×
03Billy OceanMusic & Radio38.70×
04Bonnie TylerMusic & Radio32.76×
05Rick AstleyMusic & Radio25.98×
06Tony CurtisMovies & TV25.00×
07Angie StoneMusic & Radio21.78×
08Paul AnkaMusic & Radio19.63×
09Leighton MeesterMovies & TV19.16×
10Elizabeth MontgomeryMovies & TV17.29×
11ABCMusic & Radio17.24×
12ChangeMusic & Radio15.61×
13Adam AntMovies & TV15.20×
14Chris MartinMusic & Radio15.10×
15Jerry LewisMovies & TV13.61×
16Boy GeorgeMusic & Radio13.47×
17Jayne MansfieldFashion & Accessoires12.68×
18OlympicMusic & Radio11.98×
19Dick CheneyPolitics & Society11.19×
20Michael JacksonMusic & Radio3.93×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the George Michael audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the George Michael audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.49×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.47×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.36×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the George Michael audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.83×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.84×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.90×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

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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 George Michael over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several persons 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/us/george-michael-7719” · Methodology