Rascasse Audience Intelligence

De Lijn Target Market in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about De Lijn in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. De Lijn has an estimated audience of 3,544,610 people in Belgium.

The average De Lijn fan in Belgium is 45.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Antwerp.

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

Top brand affinities include Brussels Airlines, Public transport, BNP Paribas Fortis, with strongest over-indexing on Brussels Airlines (3.87× the country average).

Demographically, the De Lijn audience skews balanced with an average age of 45.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Quality Awareness, Community Orientation.

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

The typical De Lijn fan in Belgium is balanced, around 45.9 years old, with strong Quality Awareness tendencies and a notable affinity for Brussels Airlines.

Category: Cars & Mobility · Type: Brand

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 De Lijn profile in Belgium.

Audience size
3.5M
in Belgium
Gender
54.5%
45.5% male
Age
45.9
average years
Country rank
#121
Brand in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-9%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of De Lijn

54.5% are female, 45.5% are male, average age 45.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.5%
Female
45.5%
Male
Demographic split for De Lijn audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female54.5%
Male45.5%
Average age45.9
Estimated audience size3,544,610
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.9
average years
Age distribution of the De Lijn audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2912%
30-3912%
40-4920%
50+44%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

99.1%

of the worldwide De Lijn audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for De Lijn
CountryShare
Belgium99.1%
Germany0.6%
Italy0.2%
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 De Lijn audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

De Lijn customers by region in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Antwerp~900K2.57×
02Flemish Brabant~600K1.97×
03East Flanders~700K1.93×
04Limburg~300K1.69×
05West Flanders~500K1.62×
06Brussels~200K0.91×
07Luxembourg~20K0.22×
08Province of Namur~20K0.15×
09Walloon Brabant~10K0.15×
10Liege~30K0.10×
11Hainaut~30K0.09×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for De Lijn audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Public transportCars & Mobility4.14×
02Brussels AirlinesTravel & Leisure3.87×
03Romelu LukakuSports3.80×
04Vincent KompanySports3.76×
05L'ÉquipeSports3.56×
06Kevin De BruyneSports2.61×
07Royale Union Saint-GilloiseSports2.48×
08BNP Paribas FortisBusiness & Career2.47×
09OrangeTechnology & Electronics2.36×
10EurostarCars & Mobility2.29×
11Sustainable energyHome & Garden2.28×
12CasinoGames2.16×
13Viral videoInternet & Social Media2.15×
14FlixBusCars & Mobility2.07×
15Royal Antwerp F.C.Sports1.89×
16Pizza HutFood & Beverages1.82×
17AmsterdamTravel & Leisure1.78×
18Standard LiègeSports1.70×
19City of BrusselsTravel & Leisure1.56×
20K.R.C. GenkSports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the De Lijn 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 De Lijn audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.39×
Community OrientationOPEN1.34×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.27×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by De Lijn audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.70×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.78×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is De Lijn's target market in Belgium?

De Lijn's target market in Belgium covers an estimated 3,544,610 people, concentrated in Antwerp and East Flanders.

02

What is the gender split and age of De Lijn customers?

54.5% of the De Lijn audience are female, 45.5% are male, with an average age of 45.9 years.

03

Which brands do De Lijn fans like most?

De Lijn fans show strongest brand affinity for Brussels Airlines (3.87×), Public transport (4.14×), and BNP Paribas Fortis (2.47×) over the country average.

04

Where do De Lijn fans live in Belgium?

De Lijn fans in Belgium are most concentrated in Antwerp (reach ~900K), East Flanders (reach ~700K), and Flemish Brabant (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do De Lijn fans also like?

Beyond De Lijn itself, the audience over-indexes on Public transport (4.14×), BNP Paribas Fortis (2.47×), Orange (2.36×), and City of Brussels (1.56×) 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 De Lijn. 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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