Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Ghent Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Ghent in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Ghent has an estimated audience of 3,719,099 people in Belgium.

The average Ghent fan in Belgium is 44.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in East Flanders.

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

Top brand affinities include Luxembourg, City of Brussels, Germany, with strongest over-indexing on Luxembourg (2.89× the country average).

Demographically, the Ghent audience skews balanced with an average age of 44.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Individualism.

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

The typical Ghent fan in Belgium is balanced, around 44.0 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Luxembourg.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: POI · Subtype: City

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 Ghent profile in Belgium.

Audience size
3.7M
in Belgium
Gender
53.0%
47.0% male
Age
44.0
average years
Country rank
#112
POI in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Ghent fans

53.0% are female, 47.0% are male, average age 44.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.0%
Female
47.0%
Male
Demographic split for Ghent audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female53.0%
Male47.0%
Average age44.0
Estimated audience size3,719,099
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.0
average years
Age distribution of the Ghent audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2917%
30-3917%
40-4922%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

57.4%

of the worldwide Ghent audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Ghent
CountryShare
Belgium57.4%
Netherlands7.2%
France5.6%
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 Ghent audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Ghent fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01East Flanders~900K3.98×
02West Flanders~600K1.89×
03Antwerp~500K1.17×
04Brussels~300K1.01×
05Flemish Brabant~300K0.99×
06Limburg~200K0.86×
07Luxembourg~40K0.37×
08Walloon Brabant~30K0.36×
09Liege~100K0.32×
10Province of Namur~50K0.31×
11Hainaut~100K0.27×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Ghent audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01CrosswordGames3.14×
02LuxembourgTravel & Leisure2.89×
03City of BrusselsTravel & Leisure2.57×
04GermanyTravel & Leisure2.22×
05StuttgartTravel & Leisure2.00×
06NetherlandsTravel & Leisure1.73×
07LodgingTravel & Leisure1.71×
08PizzaFood & Beverages1.70×
09BaggageFashion & Accessoires1.70×
10Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics1.66×
11KinepolisMovies & TV1.62×
12GreeceTravel & Leisure1.61×
13AmsterdamTravel & Leisure1.58×
14VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.56×
15DinnerFood & Beverages1.55×
16Starter homeHome & Garden1.54×
17Self-employmentBusiness & Career1.54×
18Video on demandMovies & TV1.52×
19Deal of the dayShopping1.52×
20Bol.comShopping1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Ghent 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 Ghent audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.31×
IndividualismJOY1.29×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.24×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Ghent audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.82×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.87×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Ghent have in Belgium?

Ghent has an estimated audience of 3,719,099 people in Belgium, concentrated in East Flanders and West Flanders.

02

What is the gender split and age of Ghent fans?

53.0% of Ghent fans are female, 47.0% are male, with an average age of 44.0 years.

03

Which brands do Ghent fans like most?

Ghent fans show strongest brand affinity for Luxembourg (2.89×), City of Brussels (2.57×), and Germany (2.22×) over the country average.

04

Where do Ghent fans live in Belgium?

Ghent fans in Belgium are most concentrated in East Flanders (reach ~900K), West Flanders (reach ~600K), and Antwerp (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Ghent fans also like?

Beyond Ghent itself, the audience over-indexes on City of Brussels (2.57×), Germany (2.22×), Netherlands (1.73×), and Crossword (3.14×) 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 Ghent. 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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