Data reveals that LONDON has the MOST complaining Karens out of any other city in the UK

Since emerging in 2019 as an internet pop-cult meme, a “Karen” has become synonymous with demanding to speak to managers, complaining and an unearned sense of self-importance. A customer service nightmare.

A new study from Bionic, the business comparison experts, has analysed over 1 million Trustpilot reviews to find out who the most common complainers really are and where they live. The study also reveals which names are most likely to become the future “Karen”.

London is the Karen capital of the UK, with 29,000 resident Karens

Rank

City

Number of Karens

Popularity Ranking

1

London

29,335

36

2

Manchester

16,410

25

3

Birmingham

13,287

26

4

Leeds

11,975

27

5

Maidstone

10,986

19

6

Southampton

10,889

22

7

Southend On Sea

10,685

24

8

Liverpool

8,693

27

9

Blackpool

8,441

29

10

Sheffield

7,658

26

11

Stoke-on-Trent

6,986

25

12

Warrington

6,879

22

13

Watford

6,600

23

14

Nottingham

6,342

27

15

Plymouth

6,286

29

16

Harrogate

6,254

30

17

Guildford

6,200

28

18

Newcastle upon Tyne

6,017

35

19

Lincoln

5,958

30

20

Derby

5,853

29

London is the Karen capital of the UK with 29,335 people called Karen living in the city. Karen is also the 36th most popular name in the city.

The North isn’t without its share of Karens either. Manchester comes in second, with 16,410 Karens. Birmingham follows up with the third highest concentration of Karens with 13,287 Karens.

Lincoln and Derby had the lowest concentration of Karens with just 5,958 and 5,853 living there respectively.