Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Breaking news Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Breaking news in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Breaking news has an estimated audience of 1,285,954 people in Belgium.

The average Breaking news fan in Belgium is 42.8 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Antwerp.

The audience is concentrated in Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, East Flanders.

Top brand affinities include TV-Gids, Pet sitting, Online newspaper, with strongest over-indexing on TV-Gids (5.06× the country average).

Demographically, the Breaking news audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Pet Ownership, Patriotism.

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

The typical Breaking news fan in Belgium is balanced, around 42.8 years old, with strong Pet Ownership tendencies and a notable affinity for TV-Gids.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Video game

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 Breaking news profile in Belgium.

Audience size
1.3M
in Belgium
Gender
50.1%
49.9% male
Age
42.8
average years
Country rank
#596
Topic in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Breaking news fans

50.1% are female, 49.9% are male, average age 42.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

50.1%
Female
49.9%
Male
Demographic split for Breaking news audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female50.1%
Male49.9%
Average age42.8
Estimated audience size1,285,954
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.8
average years
Age distribution of the Breaking news audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2921%
30-3919%
40-4920%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.5%

of the worldwide Breaking news audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Breaking news
CountryShare
United States29.5%
India7.6%
United Kingdom5.8%
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 Breaking news audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Breaking news fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Brussels~100K1.62×
02Flemish Brabant~200K1.55×
03Antwerp~200K1.45×
04East Flanders~200K1.20×
05West Flanders~100K1.11×
06Limburg~60K0.93×
07Walloon Brabant~30K0.86×
08Luxembourg~30K0.80×
09Liege~80K0.77×
10Province of Namur~40K0.73×
11Hainaut~80K0.62×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Breaking news audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01KabulTravel & Leisure25.02×
02Broadcast journalismMovies & TV23.25×
03Black Mirror (TV series)Movies & TV22.42×
04Pakistan national cricket teamSports18.83×
05Punjab, PakistanTravel & Leisure18.18×
06Gilmore GirlsMovies & TV17.25×
07Pet sittingPets & Animals16.76×
08Gossip GirlMovies & TV16.55×
09One Tree Hill (TV series)Movies & TV14.52×
10Pet adoptionPets & Animals11.08×
11AerobicsSports10.33×
12Online newspaperNews8.27×
13Amy WinehouseMusic & Radio8.20×
14Physical strengthSports6.86×
15News broadcastingBusiness & Career6.52×
16Cooking showFood & Beverages5.59×
17TV-GidsMovies & TV5.06×
18VRT NWSMovies & TV4.68×
19Electronic publishingNews3.40×
20PinterestInternet & Social Media2.03×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Breaking news 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 Breaking news audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.91×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.74×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.74×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Breaking news audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.74×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.74×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Breaking news have in Belgium?

Breaking news has an estimated audience of 1,285,954 people in Belgium, concentrated in Antwerp and Flemish Brabant.

02

What is the gender split and age of Breaking news fans?

50.1% of Breaking news fans are female, 49.9% are male, with an average age of 42.8 years.

03

Which brands do Breaking news fans like most?

Breaking news fans show strongest brand affinity for TV-Gids (5.06×), Pet sitting (16.76×), and Online newspaper (8.27×) over the country average.

04

Where do Breaking news fans live in Belgium?

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

05

What other brands do Breaking news fans also like?

Beyond Breaking news itself, the audience over-indexes on Pet sitting (16.76×), Online newspaper (8.27×), Broadcast journalism (23.25×), and VRT NWS (4.68×) 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 Breaking news. 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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