We’ve kicked off our yearly review of comic fandom demographics! We’ve already posted Facebook‘s general stats, and tomorrow will be Marvel, followed by Indie comics, and the industry as a whole. Up now is DC Entertainment.

This statistic breakdown, we’ve looked at terms like DC Comics and Vertigo Comics, but not specific comic series or characters. It’s a focus on DC Entertainment and its publishing imprints. Think of it as looking at the DC brand.

Facebook DC Comics Fan Population: Over 28,000,000 US

In the year since we’ve run these stats, the population has grown 5 million. In 2017 it stood at 23 million and 2016 it was 11 million individuals. In 2015 it was 12 million and in 2014 it was 7.6 million.

In 2014 Spanish speakers accounted for 14.55%, 2015 it was 14.17%, in 2016 it was 18.18%. 2017 the group shrunk to 12.86% but the population grew 1.6 million to 3.6 million individuals.

Gender and Age

In 2014, men accounted for 68.18% and women were 28.64% of the DC population. In 2015 men accounted for 73.33% and women were 27.50%. In 2016 56.36% of the population was male and 40% female. in 2017 it was women for 47.83% and men 52.17%.

In the year since, women are now 53.57% and men 46.43%, this follows the trend we’ve seen for the last ten months of women being the majority of comic fans

And here’s the stats in a handy pie-chart.

Unlike last year, men are at no point a majority. In facet women are over 60% of the fans under the age of 18. While we might not know why, there’s a chance DC Superhero Girls have helped grow that segment.

Relationship Status

The overall population has increased and so have most of the below. Those that haven’t have seen no change. There are some individual genders that have decreased though. Single men is an example and that decreased 200,000 while the overall population of that demographic grew 400,000.

Education

Much like the above, some increased and some decreased for specific genders.

Ethnicity

Every ethnicity has grown since last year. African American fans increased by 1.2 million. Asian Americans saw an increase of 110,000. Hispanics saw an increase of 1.1 million with each sub-group increasing as well.

Come back tomorrow when we’ll look at stats for Marvel!

With San Diego Comic-Con about to begin we’re looking at the demographic data for various publishers and comics. We’ve already posted Facebook‘s general stats, and tomorrow will be Marvel, followed by Indie comics, and the industry as a whole. Up now is DC Entertainment.

This statistic breakdown, we’ve looked at terms like DC Comics and Vertigo Comics, but not specific comic series or characters. It’s a focus on DC Entertainment and its publishing imprints. Think of it as looking at the DC brand.

Facebook DC Comics Fan Population: Over 23,000,000 US

DC Comic’s stats have shifted in interesting ways since 2016. Last year the population stood at 11 million individuals, so the overall population has more than doubled. In 2015 it was 12 million and in 2014 it was 7.6 million.

In 2014 Spanish speakers accounted for 14.55%, 2015 it was 14.17%, and in 2015 it’s now 18.18% with 2 million individuals.

Gender and Age

In 2014, men accounted for 68.18% and women were 28.64% of the DC population. In 2015 men accounted for 73.33% and women were 27.50%. In 2016 56.36% of the population was male and 40% female.

This year, women account for 47.83% and men 52.17%.

And here’s the stats in a handy pie-chart.

When it comes to age and gender, things have changed a lot since last year. Women are a majority under the age of 18 and become the majority at a younger age.

Relationship Status

Everything has increased across the board and done so in an impressive way.

Education

Larger population everything again increases across the board.

Gender Interest

Though the populations have increased when it comes to percentages those interested in the same gender saw decreases when it comes to percentages.

Ethnicity

Populations grew overall compared to last year but percentages are a bit mixed. African Americans grew to 13.91% but Asian Americans and Hispanics both decreased when it comes to percent.

Generation

Again, an increase in population, not too shocking, but… Baby Boomers and Generation X decreased in percent and Millennials increased.

Come back tomorrow when we’ll look at stats for Marvel!

With San Diego Comic-Con about to begin we’re looking at the demographic data for various publishers and comics. We’ve already posted Facebook‘s general stats, and tomorrow will be Marvel, followed by Indie comics, and the industry as a whole. Up now is DC Entertainment.

This statistic breakdown, we’ve looked at terms like DC Comics and Vertigo Comics, but not specific comic series or characters. It’s a focus on DC Entertainment and its publishing imprints. Think of it as looking at the DC brand.

Facebook DC Comics Fan Population: Over 11,000,000 US

DC Comic’s stats have shifted in interesting ways since 2015. Last year the population stood at 12 million individuals, so the overall population has shifted some. In 2014 it was 7.6 million, so it’s still up compared to two years ago.

In 2014 Spanish speakers accounted for 14.55%, 2015 it was 14.17%, and in 2015 it’s now 18.18% with 2 million individuals.

Gender and Age

In 2014, men accounted for 68.18% and women were 28.64% of the DC population. In 2015 men accounted for 73.33% and women were 27.50%. In 2016 we see a hell of a change with 56.36% of the population being male and 40% female.

The general comic population is men accounting for 54.76% and women account for 45.24%, so DC isn’t that far off from that.

And here’s the stats in a handy pie-chart.

And here’s how gender shapes up by percent over age. Compared to last year this graph has changed a lot. Women never become a majority last year but this year we see women overtaking men and becoming a majority at the 50-53 age range. This is a bit older than the general comics population which is at 42-45.

Last year men spiked at 26-29 and this year men spike at 30-33, a bit older. There has been a shift.

Compared to last year there’s been a drop in raw population for those under the age of 38. Those under 17 dropped a lot, close to 800,000 individuals. While women saw a big leap in the overall population, those under the age of 17 gained just 0.15 percentage points.

Relationship Status

While a lot of the relationship status is similar to last year, those that are “Single” saw the largest drop while those “In Relationships” and “Married” saw gains when it comes to their percentage.

Education

With a smaller population than last year the raw numbers have dropped, but the percentages generally remain the same. There is a drop with younger individuals which can be expected due to that loss of them as mentioned above.

Gender Interest

There’s been some very interesting shifts when it comes to percentages comparing this year and last year. Men interested in Men, Women interested in Women, and Women interested in both Men and Women are all up. Men interested in Men and Women is just down slightly.

Ethnicity

Here things are a bit better too compared to last year, but not by a whole lot. African Americans remain the same in overall population, but African American women went up about 17 percentage points. Asian Americans increased by 50,000 since last year with women almost doubling. Hispanics increased by 100,000 since last year with those saying their bilingual seeing the largest increase. In fact, those who identify as bilingual and those who are English dominant flipped in the overall population size.

Generation

Baby Boomers and Generation X both increased in overall population while Millennials saw a drop since last year.

Come back tomorrow when we’ll look at stats for Marvel!

With San Diego Comic-Con about to begin we’re looking at the demographic data for various publishers and comics. We’ve already posted Facebook‘s general stats, and tomorrow will be Marvel, followed by Indie comics, and the industry as a whole. Up now is DC Entertainment.

This statistic breakdown, we’ve looked at terms like DC Comics and Vertigo Comics, but not specific comic series or characters. It’s a focus on DC Entertainment and its publishing imprints. Think of it as looking at the DC brand.

Facebook DC Comics Fan Population: Over 12,000,000 US

Compared to 2014’s statistics, the DC population grew by about 7.6 million. So, over the year, DC has built up their social media presence in an impressive way, over doubling their presence on Facebook.

In 2014 Spanish speakers accounted for 14.55% of the population. In 2014, that amount dropped to 14.17%, not a huge difference considering the growth.

Gender and Age

In 2014, men accounted for 68.18% and women were 28.64% of the DC population. Flash forward about a year, and men now account for 73.33% and women are now 27.50%. That continues a greater gender divide compared to last year, and it has widened over the past two.

And here’s the stats in a handy pie-chart.

And here’s how gender shapes up by percent over age. Compared to last years, it shows the widened gap.

Here’s the full raw numbers as far as age and gender. While the gap has widened overall, it’s not constant overall. Women age 21 and under have gained in percentage of the population. Age 17 and under women account for 43.33%, 10% points more than last year.

Relationship Status

Compared to last year less folks are single, in a relationship, married, pretty much all stats other than complicated and unspecified when it comes to percent.

And for those who like their data in pie chart form.

Education

Compared to last year, the education stats haven’t changed all that much.

Gender Interest

Compared to last year, the percents of those interested in the same gender has decreased.

Ethnicity

This is the first year for this data. As we have nothing to compare it to, I’ll just present it without comment, and save the analysis for later when I compare DC, Marvel, and Indie comics.

Generation

This stat too is new. Here it’s presented in it’s raw form, and we’ll compare it to Marvel and Indie comics later.

Come back tomorrow when we’ll look at stats for Marvel!

With San Diego Comic-Con under way we’re looking at the demographic data for various publishers and comics. We’ve already posted Marvel‘s stats, and later today will be a look at indie comics, and the industry as a whole. Up next is DC Entertainment.

This statistic breakdown, we’ve looked at terms like DC Comics and Vertigo Comics, but not specific comic series or characters. It’s a focus on DC Entertainment and its publishing imprints. Think of it as looking at the DC brand. Since 2013, Facebook has changed their system, which has resulted in greater, better results.

Facebook DC Comics Fan Population: Over 4,400,000 US

Compared to 2013’s statistics, the DC population grew by about 1.7 million. The 2014 report also looks at just the United States, where as in 2013 it looked at 20 countries. So, over the year, DC has built up their social media presence in an impressive way.

In 2013 Spanish speakers accounted for 16.19% of the population. In 2014, that amount dropped to 14.55%, but keep in mind this is just focused on the US, and not internationally, which likely accounts for the drop.

Gender and Age

In 2013, men accounted for 68.72% and women were 30.71% of the DC population. Flash forward about a year, and men now account for 68.18% and women are now 28.64%. Both of those have dropped, mostly as there’s a significantly higher amount of individuals who are not marking their gender.

Here’s how the stats have changed since last year.

And here’s the stats in a handy pie-chart.

And here’s how gender shapes up by percent over age.

Here’s the full raw numbers as far as age and gender. As you can see, like Marvel, the individuals under the age of 17 has shrunk, with the gains distributed in those over the age of 22.

Relationship Status

Since 2013 Facebook has greatly expanded the stats for relationship status, so we can’t really compare it. Here’s the latest results.

And for those who like their data in pie chart form.

Education

The stats for education have also been updated, providing more choices. Here are the new statistics.

Gender Interest

This statistic too has been changed since last year. However, the percentages for those interested in the same sex has dipped since last year.

That wraps it up! This afternoon we’ll be looking at indie comics, and even later how comic fandom has changed as a whole since last year.