Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 1,211,617 people in Belgium.

The average American football fan in Belgium is 37.0 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Antwerp.

The audience is concentrated in Antwerp, East Flanders, West Flanders.

Top brand affinities include Challenger Pro League, SK Beveren, Bild, with strongest over-indexing on Challenger Pro League (1.86× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 37.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Travelling, Design Affinity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 11 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical American football fan in Belgium is more male, around 37.0 years old, with strong Travelling tendencies and a notable affinity for Challenger Pro League.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-13.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the American football profile in Belgium.

Audience size
1.2M
in Belgium
Gender
37.2%
62.8% male
Age
37.0
average years
Country rank
#661
Topic in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+26%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

37.2% are female, 62.8% are male, average age 37.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

37.2%
Female
62.8%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female37.2%
Male62.8%
Average age37.0
Estimated audience size1,211,617
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.0
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2923%
30-3917%
40-4918%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.5%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Belgium average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the American football audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Flanders~200K1.82×
02Antwerp~200K1.75×
03East Flanders~200K1.69×
04Limburg~90K1.57×
05Flemish Brabant~200K1.49×
06Brussels~80K0.94×
07Luxembourg~30K0.81×
08Walloon Brabant~20K0.79×
09Province of Namur~40K0.78×
10Liege~70K0.64×
11Hainaut~80K0.61×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the American football audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01De GelderlanderNews2.50×
02EredivisieSports2.33×
03AutoweekCars & Mobility2.25×
04BalenTravel & Leisure2.25×
05Eindhovens DagbladNews2.21×
06Challenger Pro LeagueSports1.86×
07Club NXTSports1.86×
08Circuit Paul ArmagnacSports1.81×
09BildNews1.73×
10NPO 1Movies & TV1.72×
11Food chainFood & Beverages1.71×
12Belgian FootballSports1.66×
13F.C.V. Dender E.H.Sports1.65×
14VoetbalNieuws.beSports1.64×
15SK BeverenSports1.63×
16Lommel SKSports1.63×
17Radio 2 (Netherlands)Music & Radio1.57×
18Construction workerBusiness & Career1.57×
19RV parkCars & Mobility1.52×
20Romelu LukakuSports1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL1.05×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.94×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.87×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.57×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.73×
Social Media UsageJOY0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in Belgium?

American football has an estimated audience of 1,211,617 people in Belgium, concentrated in Antwerp and East Flanders.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

37.2% of American football fans are female, 62.8% are male, with an average age of 37.0 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for Challenger Pro League (1.86×), SK Beveren (1.63×), and Bild (1.73×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in Belgium?

American football fans in Belgium are most concentrated in Antwerp (reach ~200K), East Flanders (reach ~200K), and West Flanders (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do American football fans also like?

Beyond American football itself, the audience over-indexes on SK Beveren (1.63×), Bild (1.73×), Food chain (1.71×), and Lommel SK (1.63×) compared to the Belgium average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Belgium who actively search for American football. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Belgium. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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