Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Chris Rea Audience in Germany

Chris Rea has an estimated audience of 2.4M people in Germany.

#2among Singer-songwriter in Germany#175among people in Germany#206in Music & Radio

The average Chris Rea fan in Germany is 37.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

By number of fans, Chris Rea ranks #2 among the 7746 objects in Singer-songwriter in Germany — 4.1× the group median.

Its fans are 1.1 years younger than the group average of 38.7.

Women make up 61.8% of the fan base, 4.6 percentage points more than the group average.

Compared with the other 7745 objects in Singer-songwriter, Chris Rea fans stand out for their interest in james arthur, Dean Martin and Mark Knopfler.

Interest is seasonal: January, November and December account for 79% of the year's searches, February is the quietest month.

Most fans live in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Niedersachsen.

Top affinities include james arthur, Dean Martin, Mark Knopfler, with strongest over-indexing on james arthur (564.26× the country average).

Demographically, the Chris Rea audience skews more female with an average age of 37.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Community Orientation.

The typical Chris Rea fan in Germany is more female, around 37.6 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for james arthur.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Person · Subtype: Singer-songwriter

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
2.4M
in Germany
Gender
61.8%♀
38.2% male
Age
37.6
average years
Country rank
#2725
among all objects in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+42%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Chris Rea fans

61.8% are female, 38.2% are male, average age 37.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.8%
Female
38.2%
Male
Demographic split for Chris Rea audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female61.8%
Male38.2%
Average age37.6
Estimated audience size2.4M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.6
average years
Age distribution of the Chris Rea audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-2428%
25-3419%
35-4417%
45-5417%
55+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

25.1%

of the worldwide Chris Rea audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Chris Rea
CountryShare
Germany25.1%
United Kingdom23.9%
Poland7.9%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Chris Rea fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sachsen-Anhalt~90K1.31×
02Sachsen~200K1.27×
03Schleswig-Holstein~100K1.22×
04Brandenburg~100K1.22×
05Thüringen~80K1.16×
06Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~50K1.10×
07Niedersachsen~300K1.09×
08Nordrhein-Westfalen~600K0.99×
09Rheinland-Pfalz~100K0.98×
10Saarland~30K0.95×
11Hamburg~50K0.88×
12Hessen~200K0.83×
13Berlin~90K0.81×
14Bremen~20K0.77×
15Baden-Württemberg~300K0.74×
16Bayern~300K0.73×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Chris Rea, Germany
0.73×1.00×1.31×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Chris Rea audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01james arthurMusic & Radio564.26×
02Dean MartinMusic & Radio215.02×
03Mark KnopflerMusic & Radio127.27×
04Benson BooneMusic & Radio114.88×
05Wet Wet WetMusic & Radio80.72×
06Suzanne VegaMusic & Radio55.89×
07Bruce SpringsteenMusic & Radio21.43×
08Winona RyderMovies & TV21.17×
09Simply RedMusic & Radio17.41×
10Phil CollinsMusic & Radio17.39×
11Hilary DuffMovies & TV14.13×
12Kate BushMusic & Radio13.95×
13Bob DylanMusic & Radio13.57×
14Paul McCartneyMusic & Radio12.63×
15Bee GeesMusic & Radio12.13×
16Udo LindenbergMusic & Radio10.00×
17Peter MaffayMusic & Radio8.21×
18Scorpions (band)Music & Radio7.93×
19David BowieMusic & Radio7.89×
20Robbie WilliamsMusic & Radio7.27×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Chris Rea audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Chris Rea audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.68×
Community OrientationOPEN1.60×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.56×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Chris Rea audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.65×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.72×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.75×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in Germany with measurable interest in Chris Rea over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several persons count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
07/2025 – 06/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q2/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q2/2026, rascasse.com/explore/de/chris-rea-136940” · Methodology