Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Het Laatste Nieuws Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Het Laatste Nieuws in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Het Laatste Nieuws has an estimated audience of 7,981,153 people in Belgium.

The average Het Laatste Nieuws fan in Belgium is 42.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Antwerp.

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

Top brand affinities include Club Brugge KV, Standard Liège, K.R.C. Genk, with strongest over-indexing on Club Brugge KV (2.19× the country average).

Demographically, the Het Laatste Nieuws audience skews more female with an average age of 42.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, 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 Het Laatste Nieuws fan in Belgium is more female, around 42.1 years old, with strong Family Orientation 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 Het Laatste Nieuws profile in Belgium.

Audience size
8M
in Belgium
Gender
56.1%
43.9% male
Age
42.1
average years
Country rank
#10
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Het Laatste Nieuws

56.1% are female, 43.9% are male, average age 42.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

56.1%
Female
43.9%
Male
Demographic split for Het Laatste Nieuws audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female56.1%
Male43.9%
Average age42.1
Estimated audience size7,981,153
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.1
average years
Age distribution of the Het Laatste Nieuws audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2917%
30-3916%
40-4922%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

76.2%

of the worldwide Het Laatste Nieuws audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Het Laatste Nieuws
CountryShare
Belgium76.2%
Netherlands15.0%
France2.2%
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 Het Laatste Nieuws audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Het Laatste Nieuws fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01East Flanders~900K2.35×
02Limburg~400K2.21×
03West Flanders~800K2.09×
04Flemish Brabant~800K1.80×
05Antwerp~900K1.49×
06Brussels~300K0.46×
07Walloon Brabant~40K0.19×
08Luxembourg~30K0.17×
09Hainaut~100K0.13×
10Province of Namur~40K0.11×
11Liege~70K0.10×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Het Laatste Nieuws audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Club Brugge KVSports2.19×
02KV MechelenSports2.12×
03Standard LiègeSports2.09×
04K.A.A. GentSports2.09×
05Royal Antwerp F.C.Sports2.09×
06Royale Union Saint-GilloiseSports2.09×
07Belgium national football teamSports2.09×
08Kevin De BruyneSports2.09×
09Rugby leagueSports2.09×
10K.R.C. GenkSports2.05×
11FC Bayern MunichSports1.99×
12Mixed martial artsSports1.90×
13CasinoGames1.81×
14MotorsportCars & Mobility1.70×
15PizzaFood & Beverages1.60×
16KinepolisMovies & TV1.57×
17GamblingGames1.56×
18R.S.C. AnderlechtSports1.53×
19Sustainable energyHome & Garden1.53×
20DinnerFood & Beverages1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Het Laatste Nieuws 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 Het Laatste Nieuws audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.36×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.14×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Het Laatste Nieuws audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.80×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.83×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Het Laatste Nieuws have in Belgium?

Het Laatste Nieuws has an estimated audience of 7,981,153 people in Belgium, concentrated in Antwerp and East Flanders.

02

What is the gender split and age of Het Laatste Nieuws fans?

56.1% of Het Laatste Nieuws fans are female, 43.9% are male, with an average age of 42.1 years.

03

Which brands do Het Laatste Nieuws fans like most?

Het Laatste Nieuws fans show strongest brand affinity for Club Brugge KV (2.19×), Standard Liège (2.09×), and K.R.C. Genk (2.05×) over the country average.

04

Where do Het Laatste Nieuws fans live in Belgium?

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

05

What other brands do Het Laatste Nieuws fans also like?

Beyond Het Laatste Nieuws itself, the audience over-indexes on Standard Liège (2.09×), K.R.C. Genk (2.05×), K.A.A. Gent (2.09×), and Kinepolis (1.57×) 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 Het Laatste Nieuws. 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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