Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Horeca Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Horeca in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Horeca has an estimated audience of 1,140,764 people in Belgium.

The average Horeca fan in Belgium is 45.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Antwerp.

The audience is concentrated in Antwerp, Brussels, Hainaut.

Top brand affinities include Bol.com, Jumbo (supermarket), HEMA, with strongest over-indexing on Bol.com (1.65× the country average).

Demographically, the Horeca audience skews more female with an average age of 45.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Quality Awareness.

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

The typical Horeca fan in Belgium is more female, around 45.5 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Bol.com.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: Topic

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 Horeca profile in Belgium.

Audience size
1.1M
in Belgium
Gender
57.9%
42.1% male
Age
45.5
average years
Country rank
#714
Topic in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Demographics of Horeca fans

57.9% are female, 42.1% are male, average age 45.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.9%
Female
42.1%
Male
Demographic split for Horeca audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female57.9%
Male42.1%
Average age45.5
Estimated audience size1,140,764
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.5
average years
Age distribution of the Horeca audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2916%
30-3916%
40-4924%
50+36%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

11.8%

of the worldwide Horeca audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Horeca
CountryShare
Netherlands23.4%
Italy12.5%
Belgium11.8%
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 Horeca audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Horeca fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Brussels~100K1.45×
02Walloon Brabant~30K1.05×
03Luxembourg~30K1.05×
04Antwerp~100K0.98×
05Liege~90K0.97×
06West Flanders~90K0.97×
07Limburg~50K0.97×
08Flemish Brabant~90K0.95×
09Hainaut~100K0.90×
10East Flanders~100K0.88×
11Province of Namur~50K0.87×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Horeca audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01IbizaTravel & Leisure2.05×
02GrillingFood & Beverages1.97×
03Street foodFood & Beverages1.90×
04BikiniFashion & Accessoires1.87×
05Jumbo (supermarket)Shopping1.84×
06Retro styleFashion & Accessoires1.81×
07Danish designHome & Garden1.73×
08BreweryFood & Beverages1.72×
09CateringFood & Beverages1.69×
10Child developmentBusiness & Career1.68×
11Modern artArts & Culture1.66×
12Self-loveHealth1.66×
13Bol.comShopping1.65×
14EurostarCars & Mobility1.65×
15Holiday cottageTravel & Leisure1.62×
16HEMAShopping1.61×
17SwimsuitFashion & Accessoires1.61×
18Garden centreHome & Garden1.56×
19Modern architectureArts & Culture1.55×
20Spar (retailer)Shopping1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Horeca 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 Horeca audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.44×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.35×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.24×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Horeca audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.81×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.89×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Horeca have in Belgium?

Horeca has an estimated audience of 1,140,764 people in Belgium, concentrated in Antwerp and Brussels.

02

What is the gender split and age of Horeca fans?

57.9% of Horeca fans are female, 42.1% are male, with an average age of 45.5 years.

03

Which brands do Horeca fans like most?

Horeca fans show strongest brand affinity for Bol.com (1.65×), Jumbo (supermarket) (1.84×), and HEMA (1.61×) over the country average.

04

Where do Horeca fans live in Belgium?

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

05

What other brands do Horeca fans also like?

Beyond Horeca itself, the audience over-indexes on Jumbo (supermarket) (1.84×), HEMA (1.61×), Retro style (1.81×), and Ibiza (2.05×) 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 Horeca. 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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