{"id":1009666,"date":"2026-10-13T11:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/omdia-men-account-for-54-of-uk-microdrama-users-challenging-industry-assumptions\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:31:57","slug":"omdia-men-account-for-54-of-uk-microdrama-users-challenging-industry-assumptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/omdia-men-account-for-54-of-uk-microdrama-users-challenging-industry-assumptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Omdia: Men Account for 54% of UK Microdrama Users, Challenging Industry Assumptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignl { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwleftsingle { border-left: solid black 1pt }\n.bwpadb3 { padding-bottom: 4px }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwpadr0 { padding-right: 0px }\n.bwrightsingle { border-right: solid black 1pt }\n.bwrowaltcolor0 { background-color: #cceeff }\n.bwsinglebottom { border-bottom: solid black 1pt }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwtopsingle { border-top: solid black 1pt }\n.bwvertalignb { vertical-align: bottom }\n.bwwidth23 { width: 23% }\n.bwwidth35 { width: 35% }\n.bwwidth42 { width: 42% }\n.bwwidth75 { width: 75% }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Omdia: Men Account for 54% of UK Microdrama Users, Challenging Industry Assumptions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>LONDON&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nNew Omdia research finds that men account for 54% of microdrama users in the UK, challenging the industry&#8217;s traditional association of the format with women and romance-driven storytelling. The finding raises questions about whether content producers and streaming platforms are overlooking part of their potential audience.<\/p>\n<p>\nOmdia Consumer Research conducted in April 2026 found that men account for 47% of microdrama users across the surveyed markets, with notable regional differences. Men represent 50% of users in the US and 47% in Spain, compared with just 29% in Brazil. These differences could influence content commissioning, audience targeting and monetization strategies as the format expands internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cEveryone talks about microdramas as entertainment for women. But our research tells a very different story,\u201d said <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fomdia.tech.informa.com%2Fauthors%2Fmaria-rua-aguete&amp;esheet=54620962&amp;newsitemid=20261013726876&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Mar%26iacute%3Ba+R%26uacute%3Ba+Aguete%2C+Head+of+Media+%26amp%3B+Entertainment+at+Omdia&amp;index=1&amp;md5=7c64d1cc5e7259eb9919046f69e0f19e\">Mar\u00eda R\u00faa Aguete, Head of Media &amp; Entertainment at Omdia<\/a>. \u201cProducers and platforms may be underestimating the potential audience for microdramas and how broadly the format can appeal. Nearly half of microdrama users are men. In the UK, men are actually the majority. This finding challenges the industry&#8217;s longstanding association of microdramas with romance and content aimed at women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe findings raise important questions for content producers and streaming platforms about who is watching microdramas and which genres offer the greatest potential for growth. While romance has played an important role in the format\u2019s early success, the expanding audience may create opportunities to explore comedy, thrillers, crime, action and other genres.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe contrasting audience profiles across markets suggest that content strategies that resonate in one region may need to be adapted for another.<\/p>\n<p><b>A $14 billion market with room to grow<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nOmdia forecasts that the global microdrama market will generate approximately $14 billion in revenue in 2026, rising to nearly $25 billion by 2031, with growth increasingly extending beyond China.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs the format expands internationally, understanding differences in audience composition will become essential for content commissioning, marketing, advertising and monetization strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe next phase of microdrama growth will not simply be about producing more episodes or attracting more women. It will be about understanding different audiences, experimenting with genres and recognizing that short-form storytelling is not a niche format. It is becoming a mainstream entertainment category,\u201d concluded R\u00faa Aguete.<\/p>\n<p><b>Table 1: Microdrama audiences vary significantly by market<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl bwwidth75\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwwidth23\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b>Market<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b>Male users<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwwidth42\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\"><b>Female users<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwwidth23\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nUK<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n54%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth42\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n46%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth23\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nUS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n50%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth42\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n50%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwwidth23\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nSpain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n47%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwrowaltcolor0 bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth42\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n53%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth23\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nBrazil<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth35\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n29%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwpadb3 bwalignc bwwidth42\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n71%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nSource: Omdia Consumer Research (April 2026)<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT OMDIA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fomdia.tech.informa.com&amp;esheet=54620962&amp;newsitemid=20261013726876&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Omdia&amp;index=2&amp;md5=f70a020dd89ea162a343b023c2fab192\">Omdia<\/a>, part of TechTarget, Inc. d\/b\/a Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT), is a technology research and advisory group. Our deep knowledge of tech markets grounded in real conversations with industry leaders and hundreds of thousands of data points, make our market intelligence our clients\u2019 strategic advantage. From R&amp;D to ROI, we identify the greatest opportunities and move the industry forward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20261013726876r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20261013726876\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20261013726876\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nFasiha Khan: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:fasiha.khan@omdia.com\">fasiha.khan@omdia.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>Eric Thoo: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:eric.thoo@omdia.com\">eric.thoo@omdia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States United Kingdom Brazil Latin America South America Spain North America Asia Pacific Europe<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Data Management Consumer Electronics Technology General Entertainment Professional Services Women TV and Radio Teens Men Film &amp; Motion Pictures Software Entertainment Consumer Data Analytics Internet<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20261013726876\/en\/2526440\/3\/ITTOmdia-Logo-Grad-Indigo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omdia: Men Account for 54% of UK Microdrama Users, Challenging Industry Assumptions LONDON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; New Omdia research finds that men account for 54% of microdrama users in the UK, challenging the industry&#8217;s traditional association of the format with women and romance-driven storytelling. The finding raises questions about whether content producers and streaming platforms are overlooking part of their potential audience. Omdia Consumer Research conducted in April 2026 found that men account for 47% of microdrama users across the surveyed markets, with notable regional differences. Men represent 50% of users in the US and 47% in Spain, compared with just 29% in Brazil. 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The finding raises questions about whether content producers and streaming platforms are overlooking part of their potential audience. Omdia Consumer Research conducted in April 2026 found that men account for 47% of microdrama users across the surveyed markets, with notable regional differences. Men represent 50% of users in the US and 47% in Spain, compared with just 29% in Brazil. 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