The May 6 Wrestling Observer features in-depth analysis of a combat sports survey that sheds some light as to who exactly makes up today’s WWE fan base. Here are some quick key findings that reveal the demographics of the WWE fans with some comparisons to UFC and boxing thrown in:
–Overall adult male fans: 5,567,000 (UFC and boxing had over 9 million each)
Overall adult female fans: 3,298,000
Fans 18-29 years old: 2,580,000 (UFC had over 4.4 million)
Fans 30-44 years old: 3,174,000 (UFC had over 4.5 million, boxing had over 4.1 million)
Fans 45-64 years old: 2,393,000 (boxing had over 3.8 million)
Fans 65+: 709,000 (boxing had over 1.3 million)
Male fans 18-29: 1,610,000 (UFC had over 3.3 million, boxing had over 2.4 million)
Male fans 30-44: 1,993,000 (UFC had over 3.3 million, boxing had over 2.9 million)
Male Fans 45-64: 1,493,000 (UFC had over 1.9 million, boxing had over 2.8 million)
Male Fans 65+: 445,000 (boxing had 965,000)
Attended high school, no college: 5,815,000
Attended college: 3,049,000
Graduated college: 922,000
Post-graduate college: 284,000
Hispanic: 1,808,000
Black: 2,305,000
Asian: 177,000
$24,999 or less household income: 2,624,000
$25,000-$34,999 household income: 1,800,000
$35,000-$49,999 household income: 1,995,000
$50,000-$74,999 household income: 993,000
$75,000-$99,999 household income: 700,000
$100,000-$249,999 household income: 621,000
$250,000 plus household income: 133,000