Hyper Distill Audience Intelligence

The Existence Audience:
Who They Are & What They're Into

Action-sports-rooted self-trackers who blend skate culture, outdoor escape, maker curiosity, and performance-minded wellness into a hands-on, trend-aware lifestyle.

This is the person who tracks sleep and habits in Existence with the same obsession they bring to skate clips, tuned cars, golf gear, and biohacking every edge of daily life.

People Who Like Existence Also Love:

Ranked by audience overlap - what makes this audience distinctive

Brands
MelinFashion & Apparel
Chemical GuysAuto & Mobility
Toy Machine SkateboardsFashion & Apparel
Twisted TeaFood & Beverage
Baker SkateboardsFashion & Apparel
One Hand ManorHome & Lifestyle
Red Bull SkateboardingFood & Beverage
Glizzy StreetFood & Beverage
Scotty CameronFashion & Apparel
PUMAFashion & Apparel
Celebrities
KASSOMusician
JaYy WickMusician
Riff RaffMusician
Einer BankzMusician
Anders HolmComedian
Mateus AsatoMusician
Creators
The Deals GuyTech News & Reviews
Mikki MaseLifestyle & Vlog
Jon GustinComedy & Sketch
Daniel MacLifestyle & Vlog
Mochi MunchiesFood & Drink
George JankoComedy & Sketch
Jeff ColeLifestyle & Vlog
Jay GuapoLifestyle & Vlog
Mr. WobblesLifestyle & Vlog
ShirtzenpantzComedy & Sketch

Existence attracts a self-quantifying guy who does not live like a sterile wellness optimizer - he moves between Transworld Skateboarding, Danny Way, and Paul Rodriguez, then swings into Tiny House Attractive, Barndo Bro, Drone Nerds, and Chemical Guys, which reads less like one hobby set than a lifestyle built around tinkering, motion, and personal systems. The connective tissue between these seemingly random interests is a very particular kind of control freak: someone who wants cleaner data, cleaner gear, cleaner lines, and a life he can tune like a project car or a skate setup, with enough taste to care about Melin, PUMA, and Scotty Cameron but enough irreverence to keep FULL SEND, Twisted Tea, and The Office Bloopers in the mix.

What you're not seeing

This is based on 565 total affinities - including:

  • The exact influencers this audience trusts
  • The podcasts and media they overindex on
  • High-probability partnership targets
  • Underserved acquisition channels
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The Behavioral Divide

What sets this cohort apart is their dual-nature: on one hand they value radical self-quantification and optimization through Existence, The Deals Guy, Drone Nerds, biohacking, and hobbyist electronics, but they also romanticize scuffed-up, anti-polish worlds like Baker Skateboards, Toy Machine, Dogtown Skateboards, Transworld Skateboarding, graffiti, and Red Bull Skateboarding. They want life measured in dashboards and trends, yet the culture they gravitate toward still worships chaos, style, and the kind of freedom that refuses to be fully tracked.

Audience Snapshot

Estimated demographics - inferred using mixture of experts on media affinities

Age
35.5 - 43.3
Avg: 39.2
HHI
$77K - $204K
Avg: $137K
Gender
77% male
77% M / 23% F
Geography
53% urban
53% urban, 35% suburban, 12% rural

Identity Clusters

The distinct psychographics making up the base

The Concrete Flow Chaser
He treats motion like medicine - the kind of person who will spend all day chasing clean lines, then talk about style, grit, and freedom like they are the same thing.
SkateboardingSurfingSnowboardingStreetwear / SneakerGraffiti / Street Art
The Backcountry Systems Guy
He wants the wild without the chaos, building a life where outdoor escape, self-reliance, and practical gear all fit together with almost obsessive intention.
GlampingFishing / Fly FishingPermaculture / HomesteadingBBQ / GrillingSnow Skiing
The Garage Lab Tinkerer
He is the friend with a half-finished project in every corner, happiest when he is tuning, soldering, printing, or testing something until it finally works better than stock.
Hobbyist Electronics / 3D PrintingDrones / RoboticsCar Restoration / Auto TuningAutomotive & MotorsportAudio Engineering
The Disciplined Upgrade Artist
He approaches his body and mind like a long-term build, mixing performance training with recovery, optimization, and a constant curiosity about what makes him sharper.
CrossFit / Functional TrainingBiohacking / LongevityCycling (Stationary)Combat Sports / UFC / MMA (Fan)Golf
The Analog Escape Romantic
He still believes the best version of life includes real instruments, camp smoke, hands-on hobbies, and a little bit of wonder that cannot be automated away.
GuitarSongwriting / Music CompositionMagic / Illusion ArtsBBQ / GrillingCycling (Road / Trail)

The Biggest Misconception

It is easy to look at this group and see a stereotype, but the data proves they are actually systems-minded adult tinkerers who use self-tracking the same way they approach boards, cars, audio rigs, and training - as a way to refine performance, not just record life. The mix of Transworld Skateboarding, Danny Way, Baker Skateboards, and Red Bull Skateboarding with Chemical Guys, Drone Nerds, Warm Audio, Audio Engineering, Car Restoration, Biohacking, and CrossFit shows a mature male audience that treats identity as an ongoing build project. What most people miss is that Existence is not attracting generic wellness nerds or productivity obsessives - it is resonating with urban and suburban men in their late 30s and early 40s who bring skate culture's experimental mindset into health, habits, gear, and everyday optimization.

Top 100 Audience Affinities

Showing 10 of 565 affinities - unlock the full breakdown

  • 11. Luan Oliveira20651x · Athlete
  • 12. Duane Shoots Toys20651x · Celebrity / Artist
  • 13. Number One Self20651x · Media & Entertainment Org
  • 14. Bryiana Dyrdek19564x · Celebrity / Artist
  • 15. Boatsetter19063x · Commercial Brand
  • 16. Storied Skateboarding19063x · Media & Entertainment Org
  • 17. Delivery Boys BK18133x · Commercial Brand
  • 18. Jaxon Cindrich17701x · Creator / Influencer
  • 19. Stevie Williams15488x · Athlete
  • 20. Sean Malto15172x · Athlete
  • 21. Chris Cole14869x · Athlete
  • 22. Never Summer14869x · Commercial Brand
  • 23. Ckyvlb14869x · Creator / Influencer
  • 24. Torey Pudwill14795x · Athlete
  • 25. Dogtown Skateboards14795x · Commercial Brand
  • 26. Paul Rodriguez14701x · Celebrity / Artist
  • 27. Warm Audio14297x · Commercial Brand
  • 28. Skye Mackintosh14297x · Creator / Influencer
  • 29. Boo Johnson14027x · Athlete
  • 30. PHORM ENERGY13768x · Commercial Brand

Turn This Audience Into a Strategy

Full affinities, media map, influencers, and activation playbook.

Activation Ideas

Non-obvious, high-leverage moves for this audience

Build a 'Skate Data Diaries' creator series with Transworld Skateboarding, Storied Skateboarding, Paul Rodriguez, Sean Malto, and Boo Johnson where riders use Existence to track recovery, travel routines, filming days, and trick consistency, then turn the logs into short-form visual storyboards across Instagram, YouTube, and newsletter drops.

This audience does not split self-optimization from skate culture - they see performance, identity, and lifestyle as one system, so framing tracking as part of progression culture makes Existence feel native instead of clinical.

Launch a crossover partnership with Tiny House Attractive, Barndo Bro, and Sunday around 'Build Your Life Stack' content bundles that pair tiny home, garage workshop, and homestead routines with Existence templates for sleep, training, projects, spending, and mood, distributed through niche publishers like Hustle Daily and Number One Self.

These users are drawn to self-directed living, from glamping and permaculture to hobbyist electronics and car projects, so Existence wins when positioned as the operating system for intentional lifestyles rather than just a habit tracker.

Turn Insight Into Action

Activation ideas, media, and partnerships backed by real data.

How to Use This

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For Founders

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For Creators

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