Rascasse Audience Intelligence

De Standaard Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about De Standaard in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. De Standaard has an estimated audience of 3,939,626 people in Belgium.

The average De Standaard fan in Belgium is 41.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in East Flanders.

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

Top brand affinities include Club Brugge KV, K.R.C. Genk, K.A.A. Gent, with strongest over-indexing on Club Brugge KV (1.98× the country average).

Demographically, the De Standaard audience skews more female with an average age of 41.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical De Standaard fan in Belgium is more female, around 41.4 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Club Brugge KV.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 Standaard profile in Belgium.

Audience size
3.9M
in Belgium
Gender
57.8%
42.2% male
Age
41.4
average years
Country rank
#96
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-15%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of De Standaard

57.8% are female, 42.2% are male, average age 41.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.8%
Female
42.2%
Male
Demographic split for De Standaard audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female57.8%
Male42.2%
Average age41.4
Estimated audience size3,939,626
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.4
average years
Age distribution of the De Standaard audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2919%
30-3916%
40-4920%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

86.0%

of the worldwide De Standaard audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for De Standaard
CountryShare
Belgium86.0%
Netherlands3.9%
United Kingdom1.1%
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 Standaard audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

De Standaard fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01East Flanders~900K2.23×
02Flemish Brabant~700K2.02×
03Antwerp~800K1.96×
04West Flanders~600K1.76×
05Limburg~300K1.47×
06Brussels~300K0.95×
07Walloon Brabant~20K0.22×
08Luxembourg~20K0.19×
09Province of Namur~30K0.14×
10Liege~40K0.11×
11Hainaut~40K0.10×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for De Standaard audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Vincent KompanySports2.71×
02Romelu LukakuSports2.71×
03HeadphonesTechnology & Electronics2.71×
04Vinyl RecordsMusic & Radio2.49×
05LoudspeakerTechnology & Electronics2.46×
06Kevin De BruyneSports2.29×
07Bicycle touringSports2.25×
08Royal Antwerp F.C.Sports2.20×
09Royale Union Saint-GilloiseSports2.20×
10Cercle Brugge K.S.V.Sports2.20×
11K.A.A. GentSports2.15×
12KV MechelenSports2.15×
13Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages2.08×
14Club Brugge KVSports1.98×
15Garden furnitureHome & Garden1.98×
16K.R.C. GenkSports1.95×
17Standard LiègeSports1.82×
18Sustainable energyHome & Garden1.77×
19Michael JacksonMusic & Radio1.66×
20Charitable organizationPolitics & Society1.64×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the De Standaard 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 Standaard audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.57×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.33×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.33×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by De Standaard audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.81×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.82×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.84×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does De Standaard have in Belgium?

De Standaard has an estimated audience of 3,939,626 people in Belgium, concentrated in East Flanders and Antwerp.

02

What is the gender split and age of De Standaard fans?

57.8% of De Standaard fans are female, 42.2% are male, with an average age of 41.4 years.

03

Which brands do De Standaard fans like most?

De Standaard fans show strongest brand affinity for Club Brugge KV (1.98×), K.R.C. Genk (1.95×), and K.A.A. Gent (2.15×) over the country average.

04

Where do De Standaard fans live in Belgium?

De Standaard fans in Belgium are most concentrated in East Flanders (reach ~900K), Antwerp (reach ~800K), and Flemish Brabant (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do De Standaard fans also like?

Beyond De Standaard itself, the audience over-indexes on K.R.C. Genk (1.95×), K.A.A. Gent (2.15×), Royal Antwerp F.C. (2.2×), and Standard Liège (1.82×) 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 Standaard. 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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