Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Fiction books Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Fiction books in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Fiction books has an estimated audience of 1,197,647 people in Belgium.

The average Fiction books fan in Belgium is 40.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Hainaut.

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

Top brand affinities include Novel, Classical music, Thriller movies, with strongest over-indexing on Novel (2.98× the country average).

Demographically, the Fiction books audience skews more female with an average age of 40.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Pet Ownership, Convenience Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 9 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Fiction books fan in Belgium is more female, around 40.6 years old, with strong Pet Ownership tendencies and a notable affinity for Novel.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Fiction books profile in Belgium.

Audience size
1.2M
in Belgium
Gender
61.7%
38.3% male
Age
40.6
average years
Country rank
#671
Topic in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Fiction books fans

61.7% are female, 38.3% are male, average age 40.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.7%
Female
38.3%
Male
Demographic split for Fiction books audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female61.7%
Male38.3%
Average age40.6
Estimated audience size1,197,647
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.6
average years
Age distribution of the Fiction books audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2922%
30-3916%
40-4919%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.4%

of the worldwide Fiction books audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Fiction books
CountryShare
United States17.7%
China6.7%
Japan5.9%
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 Fiction books audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Fiction books fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Walloon Brabant~40K1.16×
02Limburg~60K1.01×
03Liege~100K1.00×
04Hainaut~100K0.98×
05West Flanders~100K0.98×
06Flemish Brabant~100K0.97×
07Brussels~80K0.97×
08East Flanders~100K0.96×
09Antwerp~100K0.94×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Fiction books audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Short storyLiterature3.27×
02NovelLiterature2.98×
03BestsellerLiterature2.89×
04Thriller moviesMovies & TV1.89×
05Science fiction moviesMovies & TV1.83×
06Horror moviesMovies & TV1.81×
07Drama moviesMovies & TV1.76×
08ComicsLiterature1.76×
09Classical musicMusic & Radio1.71×
10Blues musicMusic & Radio1.68×
11Jazz musicMusic & Radio1.67×
12Country musicMusic & Radio1.66×
13Action moviesMovies & TV1.63×
14Rhythm and blues musicMusic & Radio1.63×
15Rock and rollMusic & Radio1.62×
16ActingBusiness & Career1.60×
17Animated moviesMovies & TV1.59×
18LiteratureBusiness & Career1.55×
19Heavy metal musicMusic & Radio1.53×
20Popular musicMusic & Radio1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Fiction books 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 Fiction books audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY1.36×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.31×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.29×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Fiction books audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.69×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.93×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.98×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Fiction books have in Belgium?

Fiction books has an estimated audience of 1,197,647 people in Belgium, concentrated in Hainaut and East Flanders.

02

What is the gender split and age of Fiction books fans?

61.7% of Fiction books fans are female, 38.3% are male, with an average age of 40.6 years.

03

Which brands do Fiction books fans like most?

Fiction books fans show strongest brand affinity for Novel (2.98×), Classical music (1.71×), and Thriller movies (1.89×) over the country average.

04

Where do Fiction books fans live in Belgium?

Fiction books fans in Belgium are most concentrated in Hainaut (reach ~100K), East Flanders (reach ~100K), and Antwerp (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Fiction books fans also like?

Beyond Fiction books itself, the audience over-indexes on Classical music (1.71×), Thriller movies (1.89×), Action movies (1.63×), and Jazz music (1.67×) 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 Fiction books. 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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