Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Bob Dylan Audience in Germany

Bob Dylan has an estimated audience of 1.5M people in Germany.

#2among Folk in Germany
#439among people in Germany#380in Music & Radio

The average Bob Dylan fan in Germany is 44.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

By number of fans, Bob Dylan ranks #2 among the 231 objects in Folk in Germany — 43.8× the group median.

Its fans are 3.0 years older than the group average of 41.9.

Women make up 47.1% of the fan base, 4.4 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 230 objects in Folk, Bob Dylan fans stand out for their interest in Steely Dan, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.

Interest is seasonal: February, March and July account for 36% of the year's searches, September is the quietest month.

Most fans live in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg.

Top affinities include The Band, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, with strongest over-indexing on The Band (164.86× the country average).

Demographically, the Bob Dylan audience skews balanced with an average age of 44.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Urban Lifestyle.

The typical Bob Dylan fan in Germany is balanced, around 44.9 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for The Band.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Person · Subtype: Folk

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
1.5M
in Germany
Gender
47.1%♀
52.9% male
Age
44.9
average years
Country rank
#4364
among all objects in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-48%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Bob Dylan fans

47.1% are female, 52.9% are male, average age 44.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.1%
Female
52.9%
Male
Demographic split for Bob Dylan audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female47.1%
Male52.9%
Average age44.9
Estimated audience size1.5M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.9
average years
Age distribution of the Bob Dylan audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-2417%
25-3410%
35-4413%
45-5423%
55+36%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.8%

of the worldwide Bob Dylan audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Bob Dylan
CountryShare
United States28.4%
United Kingdom9.0%
Germany6.8%
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

Bob Dylan fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Saarland~30K1.86×
02Berlin~90K1.42×
03Thüringen~40K1.14×
04Hessen~100K1.09×
05Hamburg~30K1.05×
06Bayern~200K1.01×
07Sachsen~70K0.96×
08Baden-Württemberg~200K0.93×
09Schleswig-Holstein~50K0.91×
10Bremen~10K0.90×
11Nordrhein-Westfalen~300K0.89×
12Niedersachsen~100K0.89×
13Rheinland-Pfalz~60K0.87×
14Brandenburg~40K0.83×
15Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~20K0.75×
16Sachsen-Anhalt~30K0.74×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Bob Dylan, Germany
0.74×1.00×1.86×
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 Bob Dylan audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01The BandMusic & Radio164.86×
02Steely DanMusic & Radio80.26×
03Eric ClaptonMusic & Radio60.18×
04Jeff BeckMusic & Radio47.21×
05Joan BaezMusic & Radio45.29×
06King CrimsonMusic & Radio43.07×
07YeMusic & Radio41.76×
08Syd BarrettMusic & Radio38.62×
09MagnumMusic & Radio34.31×
10Robert PlantMusic & Radio33.66×
11Keith RichardsMusic & Radio32.41×
12Jethro Tull (band)Music & Radio31.21×
13Neil YoungMusic & Radio31.12×
14Janis JoplinMusic & Radio28.84×
15Fleetwood MacMusic & Radio25.95×
16Jimi HendrixMusic & Radio24.84×
17David GilmourMusic & Radio24.50×
18Bruce SpringsteenMusic & Radio21.10×
19Chris ReaMusic & Radio13.57×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Bob Dylan audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Bob Dylan audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.58×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.54×
IndividualismJOY1.51×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Bob Dylan audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.75×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.75×
Career OrientationPOWER0.77×
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 Bob Dylan 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/bob-dylan-2987” · Methodology