Facebook Fandom Spotlight: Marvel Comics’ Captain America

It’s Monday, which means a brand new Facebook Fandom Spotlight looking at the demographics of an aspect of geekdom. With it being Veteran’s Day, it felt appropriate to look at who the fans of Captain America are.

For this report, the terms used were that of characters, movies, comics, etc. So, the two movies were used as well as the character and some other appearances he’s made in media.

Facebook Population: Over 3,800,000 fans in the US

That total is a bit lower than fans of Thor. The two have had similar exposure, though Cap is a movie behind, and Cap is slightly behind when it comes to overall fans. Spanish speakers account for now 680,000 fans, 17.89%. That’s better than the general comic populace and Thor, which it beats in both raw number and percentage points.

Gender and Age

For general comicdon men account for 54.55% and women with 45.45% of the population. For fans of Thor, the stats aren’t quite as solid. Men make up an even 60%, while women account for 36.5%. Fans of Captain America is even worse, with men accounting for 68.42% of fans and women, about 35.26%. Unfortunately Facebook isn’t returning nice numbers that equal 100%.

Captain America Fans

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We’ll next look at how the percentage of women and men break down through age.

Captain America Fans

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While the above follows similar patterns we’ve seen before, the actual flip of women being the majority doesn’t occur until the very end. Men make up the majority of fans through almost all age groups, something we don’t see with other populations. This reiterates that men really do make up the majority of this fandom.

Below is the raw numbers.

Captain America Fans

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Relationship Status

Compared to fans of Thor, Captain America fans are even more single with a solid majority falling into that category.

Captain America Fans

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And for those that like pie charts.

Captain America Fans

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Education

Fans of Captain America are younger percentage wise, and as expected due to that, the percent of those in college or high school is higher compared to that of Thor fans or the general comic fandom.

Captain America Fans

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Gender Interest

When it comes to gender interest, fans of Captain America are overall less interested in the same gender. This applies to both men and women.

Captain America Fans

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And that wraps up the latest Facebook Fandom Spotlight! Join us next Monday for a brand new report!


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