Rascasse Audience Intelligence

McDonald's Target Market in Brazil

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about McDonald's in Brazil — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. McDonald's has an estimated audience of 11,083,242 people in Brazil.

The average McDonald's fan in Brazil is 37.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in São Paulo.

The audience is concentrated in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná.

Top brand affinities include Burger King, Barbie, Fast food, with strongest over-indexing on Burger King (2.66× the country average).

Demographically, the McDonald's audience skews more female with an average age of 37.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Urban Lifestyle, Price Sensitivity.

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

The typical McDonald's fan in Brazil is more female, around 37.1 years old, with strong Urban Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Burger King.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand · Subtype: Fast food restaurants

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 McDonald's profile in Brazil.

Audience size
11.1M
in Brazil
Gender
62.6%
37.4% male
Age
37.1
average years
Country rank
#473
Brand in Brazil
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+18%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of McDonald's

62.6% are female, 37.4% are male, average age 37.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.6%
Female
37.4%
Male
Demographic split for McDonald's audience in Brazil
MetricValue
Female62.6%
Male37.4%
Average age37.1
Estimated audience size11,083,242
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.1
average years
Age distribution of the McDonald's audience in Brazil
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2924%
30-3921%
40-4917%
50+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.1%

of the worldwide McDonald's audience comes from Brazil.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for McDonald's
CountryShare
United States24.2%
Italy4.8%
Germany4.7%
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 McDonald's audience in Brazil is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

McDonald's customers by region in Brazil
#RegionReachAffinity×
01São Paulo~6M2.77×
02Federal District~300K2.35×
03Rio de Janeiro~1.5M2.05×
04Santa Catarina~700K1.82×
05Paraná~900K1.81×
06Rio Grande do Sul~800K1.50×
07Alagoas~200K1.24×
08Pernambuco~500K1.19×
09Sergipe~100K1.16×
10Goiás~400K1.13×
11Paraíba~200K1.11×
12Minas Gerais~900K0.97×
13Ceará~400K0.94×
14Espírito Santo~200K0.92×
15Piauí~100K0.87×
16Mato Grosso do Sul~90K0.70×
17Rio Grande do Norte~100K0.69×
18Bahia~400K0.66×
19Amazonas~100K0.64×
20Tocantins~30K0.51×
21Mato Grosso~80K0.48×
22Maranhão~100K0.47×
23Pará~100K0.46×
24Roraima~6K0.27×
25Amapá~8K0.25×
26Acre~7K0.24×
27Rondônia~10K0.19×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for McDonald's audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Burger KingFood & Beverages2.66×
02Pizza HutFood & Beverages2.61×
03French friesFood & Beverages2.31×
04Habib'sFood & Beverages2.24×
05Magic City (TV series)Movies & TV2.24×
06Online food orderingFood & Beverages2.17×
07SubwayFood & Beverages2.01×
08Pizza deliveryFood & Beverages1.90×
09Fast foodFood & Beverages1.88×
10Home DeliveryFood & Beverages1.84×
11Snack foodFood & Beverages1.82×
12Take-outFood & Beverages1.74×
13SandwichFood & Beverages1.73×
14HamburgerFood & Beverages1.70×
15LunchFood & Beverages1.66×
16AssaíFood & Beverages1.55×
17BarbieMovies & TV1.53×
18Child developmentBusiness & Career1.53×
19DinersFood & Beverages1.53×
20Deal of the dayShopping1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the McDonald's 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 McDonald's audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.14×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.12×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.04×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by McDonald's audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.73×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.74×
TravellingTHRILL0.74×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is McDonald's's target market in Brazil?

McDonald's's target market in Brazil covers an estimated 11,083,242 people, concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

02

What is the gender split and age of McDonald's customers?

62.6% of the McDonald's audience are female, 37.4% are male, with an average age of 37.1 years.

03

Which brands do McDonald's fans like most?

McDonald's fans show strongest brand affinity for Burger King (2.66×), Barbie (1.53×), and Fast food (1.88×) over the country average.

04

Where do McDonald's fans live in Brazil?

McDonald's fans in Brazil are most concentrated in São Paulo (reach ~6M), Rio de Janeiro (reach ~1.5M), and Paraná (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do McDonald's fans also like?

Beyond McDonald's itself, the audience over-indexes on Barbie (1.53×), Fast food (1.88×), Snack food (1.82×), and Hamburger (1.7×) 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 McDonald's. 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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