Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Le Monde Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Le Monde in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Le Monde has an estimated audience of 1,446,188 people in Belgium.

The average Le Monde fan in Belgium is 40.8 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Liege.

The audience is concentrated in Liege, Hainaut, Flemish Brabant.

Top brand affinities include Le Soir, Lotto Sport Italia, RTBF, with strongest over-indexing on Le Soir (2.03× the country average).

Demographically, the Le Monde audience skews balanced with an average age of 40.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Pet Ownership, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Le Monde fan in Belgium is balanced, around 40.8 years old, with strong Pet Ownership tendencies and a notable affinity for Le Soir.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

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 Le Monde profile in Belgium.

Audience size
1.4M
in Belgium
Gender
54.1%
45.9% male
Age
40.8
average years
Country rank
#510
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 Le Monde

54.1% are female, 45.9% are male, average age 40.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.1%
Female
45.9%
Male
Demographic split for Le Monde audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female54.1%
Male45.9%
Average age40.8
Estimated audience size1,446,188
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.8
average years
Age distribution of the Le Monde audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2919%
30-3917%
40-4921%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.6%

of the worldwide Le Monde audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Le Monde
CountryShare
France49.5%
Belgium4.6%
Italy3.9%
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 Le Monde audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Le Monde fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Walloon Brabant~90K2.43×
02Liege~200K1.61×
03Province of Namur~100K1.47×
04Luxembourg~50K1.36×
05Hainaut~200K1.15×
06Flemish Brabant~100K1.03×
07Antwerp~70K0.44×
08West Flanders~30K0.26×
09East Flanders~30K0.20×
10Limburg~10K0.15×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Le Monde audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01ComoTravel & Leisure2.64×
02Le FigaroNews2.52×
03L'ÉquipeSports2.33×
04Domain Name SystemInternet & Social Media2.28×
05La Libre BelgiqueNews2.26×
06Paris MatchNews2.24×
07Top-level domainTechnology & Electronics2.17×
08Foot MercatoSports2.11×
09La Dernière HeureSports2.06×
10Generic top-level domainTechnology & Electronics2.05×
11Le SoirNews2.03×
12Guillaume CanetMovies & TV1.85×
13RTBFMovies & TV1.84×
14Google DocsInternet & Social Media1.81×
15City of LondonTravel & Leisure1.79×
16Lotto Sport ItaliaSports1.78×
17Facebook MessengerInternet & Social Media1.75×
18Orange (UK)Technology & Electronics1.63×
19ParisTravel & Leisure1.62×
20NiceTravel & Leisure1.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Le Monde 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 Le Monde audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY1.00×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.84×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.83×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Le Monde audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL0.57×
Social Media UsageJOY0.62×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Le Monde have in Belgium?

Le Monde has an estimated audience of 1,446,188 people in Belgium, concentrated in Liege and Hainaut.

02

What is the gender split and age of Le Monde fans?

54.1% of Le Monde fans are female, 45.9% are male, with an average age of 40.8 years.

03

Which brands do Le Monde fans like most?

Le Monde fans show strongest brand affinity for Le Soir (2.03×), Lotto Sport Italia (1.78×), and RTBF (1.84×) over the country average.

04

Where do Le Monde fans live in Belgium?

Le Monde fans in Belgium are most concentrated in Liege (reach ~200K), Hainaut (reach ~200K), and Flemish Brabant (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Le Monde fans also like?

Beyond Le Monde itself, the audience over-indexes on Lotto Sport Italia (1.78×), RTBF (1.84×), Domain Name System (2.28×), and Top-level domain (2.17×) 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 Le Monde. 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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