Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Lionel Messi Audience in Brazil

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Lionel Messi in Brazil — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Lionel Messi has an estimated audience of 3,814,757 people in Brazil.

The average Lionel Messi fan in Brazil is 36.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in São Paulo.

The audience is concentrated in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Bahia.

Top brand affinities include Seleção Brasileira, Real Madrid C.F., FIFA World Cup, with strongest over-indexing on Seleção Brasileira (2.32× the country average).

Demographically, the Lionel Messi audience skews more male with an average age of 36.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Risk Appetite.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 27 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Lionel Messi fan in Brazil is more male, around 36.1 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Seleção Brasileira.

Category: Sports · Type: Person · Subtype: Soccer

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Lionel Messi profile in Brazil.

Audience size
3.8M
in Brazil
Gender
42.4%
57.6% male
Age
36.1
average years
Country rank
#1793
Person in Brazil
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+106%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Lionel Messi fans

42.4% are female, 57.6% are male, average age 36.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

42.4%
Female
57.6%
Male
Demographic split for Lionel Messi audience in Brazil
MetricValue
Female42.4%
Male57.6%
Average age36.1
Estimated audience size3,814,757
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.1
average years
Age distribution of the Lionel Messi audience in Brazil
Age bracketShare%
16-1925%
20-2924%
30-3920%
40-4916%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.7%

of the worldwide Lionel Messi audience comes from Brazil.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Lionel Messi
CountryShare
United States13.2%
India8.2%
Brazil7.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Brazil average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Lionel Messi audience in Brazil is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Lionel Messi fans by region: top regions in Brazil
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Bahia~200K1.23×
02Roraima~10K1.23×
03Pernambuco~200K1.21×
04Maranhão~90K1.21×
05Piauí~50K1.16×
06Acre~10K1.15×
07Alagoas~50K1.11×
08Ceará~100K1.08×
09Amazonas~60K1.08×
10Pará~100K1.07×
11Paraíba~70K1.06×
12Sergipe~30K1.01×
13Minas Gerais~300K1.00×
14Rio Grande do Norte~50K0.99×
15Amapá~10K0.96×
16Rondônia~20K0.95×
17Tocantins~20K0.95×
18Espírito Santo~60K0.91×
19Goiás~100K0.90×
20Mato Grosso do Sul~40K0.89×
21Rio Grande do Sul~200K0.88×
22São Paulo~700K0.85×
23Mato Grosso~50K0.85×
24Rio de Janeiro~200K0.82×
25Paraná~200K0.82×
26Santa Catarina~100K0.82×
27Federal District~40K0.76×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Lionel Messi audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01UEFA Europa LeagueSports2.98×
02Memphis DepaySports2.83×
03Cristiano RonaldoSports2.78×
04FIFA World CupSports2.70×
05SportingbetSports2.53×
06UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.48×
07Real Madrid C.F.Sports2.40×
08Seleção BrasileiraSports2.32×
09SofascoreSports2.24×
10Premier LeagueSports2.17×
11FC BarcelonaSports2.15×
12NeymarSports2.06×
13Serie ASports1.94×
14Copa do BrasilSports1.91×
15EndrickSports1.86×
16Manchester City F.C.Sports1.83×
17BetanoGames1.61×
18Paris Saint-GermainSports1.59×
19Campeonato Brasileiro Série ASports1.53×
20CR FlamengoSports1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Lionel Messi 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 Lionel Messi audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.83×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.78×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.75×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Lionel Messi audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE0.50×
IndulgenceJOY0.50×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.50×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Lionel Messi have in Brazil?

Lionel Messi has an estimated audience of 3,814,757 people in Brazil, concentrated in São Paulo and Minas Gerais.

02

What is the gender split and age of Lionel Messi fans?

42.4% of Lionel Messi fans are female, 57.6% are male, with an average age of 36.1 years.

03

Which brands do Lionel Messi fans like most?

Lionel Messi fans show strongest brand affinity for Seleção Brasileira (2.32×), Real Madrid C.F. (2.4×), and FIFA World Cup (2.7×) over the country average.

04

Where do Lionel Messi fans live in Brazil?

Lionel Messi fans in Brazil are most concentrated in São Paulo (reach ~700K), Minas Gerais (reach ~300K), and Bahia (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Lionel Messi fans also like?

Beyond Lionel Messi itself, the audience over-indexes on Real Madrid C.F. (2.4×), FIFA World Cup (2.7×), Neymar (2.06×), and Betano (1.61×) compared to the Brazil average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Brazil who actively search for Lionel Messi. 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 Brazil. 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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