Rascasse Audience Intelligence

MSN Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about MSN in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. MSN has an estimated audience of 6,999,721 people in Canada.

The average MSN fan in Canada is 45.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.

Top brand affinities include Loto-Québec, TVA (Canada), Vidéotron, with strongest over-indexing on Loto-Québec (4.99× the country average).

Demographically, the MSN audience skews more female with an average age of 45.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Individualism.

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

The typical MSN fan in Canada is more female, around 45.5 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Loto-Québec.

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 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the MSN profile in Canada.

Audience size
7M
in Canada
Gender
59.3%
40.7% male
Age
45.5
average years
Country rank
#262
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of MSN

59.3% are female, 40.7% are male, average age 45.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

59.3%
Female
40.7%
Male
Demographic split for MSN audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female59.3%
Male40.7%
Average age45.5
Estimated audience size6,999,721
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.5
average years
Age distribution of the MSN audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2910%
30-3915%
40-4922%
50+40%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.5%

of the worldwide MSN audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for MSN
CountryShare
United States40.0%
Brazil7.5%
Japan7.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the MSN audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

MSN fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Quebec~2M1.15×
02Saskatchewan~300K1.12×
03Nova Scotia~200K1.12×
04New Brunswick~200K1.10×
05Alberta~900K1.06×
06Ontario~3M1.01×
07British Columbia~1M0.92×
08Newfoundland and Labrador~100K0.92×
09Manitoba~200K0.89×
10Prince Edward Island~20K0.71×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for MSN audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DivertissementPolitics & Society6.45×
02TVA (Canada)Movies & TV6.03×
03Survivor (band)Music & Radio5.97×
04Occupation DoubleMovies & TV5.77×
05Loto-QuébecGames4.99×
06VidéotronTechnology & Electronics4.89×
07GatineauTravel & Leisure4.86×
08Quebec CityTravel & Leisure3.78×
09MeteorologyHome & Garden3.48×
10Google FlightsTravel & Leisure3.24×
11Boost JuiceFood & Beverages3.13×
12French languagePolitics & Society3.07×
13Google NewsNews3.07×
14New BrunswickTravel & Leisure2.30×
15QuebecTravel & Leisure2.10×
16MontrealTravel & Leisure1.99×
17KijijiShopping1.95×
18Montreal CanadiensSports1.92×
19EssoCars & Mobility1.87×
20RonaHome & Garden1.86×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the MSN 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 MSN audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.13×
IndividualismJOY1.11×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.00×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by MSN audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.43×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.58×
TravellingTHRILL0.61×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does MSN have in Canada?

MSN has an estimated audience of 6,999,721 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of MSN fans?

59.3% of MSN fans are female, 40.7% are male, with an average age of 45.5 years.

03

Which brands do MSN fans like most?

MSN fans show strongest brand affinity for Loto-Québec (4.99×), TVA (Canada) (6.03×), and Vidéotron (4.89×) over the country average.

04

Where do MSN fans live in Canada?

MSN fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~3M), Quebec (reach ~2M), and British Columbia (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do MSN fans also like?

Beyond MSN itself, the audience over-indexes on TVA (Canada) (6.03×), Vidéotron (4.89×), Quebec City (3.78×), and Divertissement (6.45×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for MSN. 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 Canada. 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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