Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Contemporary art Audience in Switzerland

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Contemporary art in Switzerland — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Contemporary art has an estimated audience of 1,322,361 people in Switzerland.

#1among Art movement in Switzerland
#229among Topic in Switzerland
#7in Arts & Culture

The average Contemporary art fan in Switzerland is 40.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Canton of Zürich.

The audience is concentrated in Canton of Zürich, Canton of Bern, Vaud.

Top brand affinities include Modern art, Art exhibition, Illustration, with strongest over-indexing on Modern art (2.89× the country average).

Demographically, the Contemporary art audience skews more female with an average age of 40.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Healthy Lifestyle.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 24 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Contemporary art fan in Switzerland is more female, around 40.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Modern art.

Category: Arts & Culture · Type: Topic · Subtype: Art movement

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Contemporary art profile in Switzerland.

Audience size
1.3M
in Switzerland
Gender
60.1%
39.9% male
Age
40.0
average years
Country rank
#347
Topic in Switzerland
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+25%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Contemporary art fans

60.1% are female, 39.9% are male, average age 40.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.1%
Female
39.9%
Male
Demographic split for Contemporary art audience in Switzerland
MetricValue
Female60.1%
Male39.9%
Average age40.0
Estimated audience size1,322,361
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.0
average years
Age distribution of the Contemporary art audience in Switzerland
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2922%
30-3920%
40-4921%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.7%

of the worldwide Contemporary art audience comes from Switzerland.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Contemporary art
CountryShare
United States14.0%
China12.1%
Japan11.2%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Switzerland average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Contemporary art audience in Switzerland is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Contemporary art fans by region: top regions in Switzerland
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Uri~6K1.35×
02Canton of Glarus~6K1.27×
03Appenzell Ausserrhoden~7K1.21×
04Canton of Obwalden~6K1.14×
05Schaffhausen~10K1.08×
06Jura~10K1.07×
07Canton of Zürich~200K1.05×
08Basel-City~50K1.04×
09Schwyz~20K1.03×
10Canton of Zug~20K1.01×
11Neuchatel~30K0.99×
12Solothurn~30K0.95×
13Graubünden~30K0.95×
14Basel-Landschaft~30K0.93×
15Canton of Geneva~80K0.92×
16Thurgau~30K0.92×
17Fribourg~40K0.91×
18Valais~50K0.90×
19Luzern~50K0.89×
20Canton of St. Gallen~60K0.87×
21Ticino~50K0.87×
22Aargau~70K0.84×
23Canton of Bern~100K0.82×
24Vaud~100K0.82×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Contemporary art audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Digital illustrationArts & Culture3.24×
02Oil paintingArts & Culture3.03×
03Abstract artArts & Culture2.96×
04Art exhibitionArts & Culture2.92×
05Modern artArts & Culture2.89×
06Digital artArts & Culture2.88×
07IllustrationArts & Culture2.70×
08Watercolor paintingArts & Culture2.69×
09Art museumArts & Culture2.49×
10Fine artBusiness & Career2.43×
11Home DesignHome & Garden1.90×
12Home constructionHome & Garden1.89×
13DrawingHome & Garden1.87×
14Self-loveHealth1.85×
15Graphic designBusiness & Career1.81×
16MuseumArts & Culture1.70×
17RenovationHome & Garden1.65×
18PaintingArts & Culture1.59×
19CreativityHome & Garden1.56×
20GeminiTechnology & Electronics1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Contemporary art 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 Contemporary art audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.45×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.19×
Social Media UsageJOY1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Contemporary art audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.87×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.88×
TravellingTHRILL0.99×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Contemporary art have in Switzerland?

Contemporary art has an estimated audience of 1,322,361 people in Switzerland, concentrated in Canton of Zürich and Canton of Bern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Contemporary art fans?

60.1% of Contemporary art fans are female, 39.9% are male, with an average age of 40.0 years.

03

Which brands do Contemporary art fans like most?

Contemporary art fans show strongest brand affinity for Modern art (2.89×), Art exhibition (2.92×), and Illustration (2.7×) over the country average.

04

Where do Contemporary art fans live in Switzerland?

Contemporary art fans in Switzerland are most concentrated in Canton of Zürich (reach ~200K), Canton of Bern (reach ~100K), and Vaud (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Contemporary art fans also like?

Beyond Contemporary art itself, the audience over-indexes on Art exhibition (2.92×), Illustration (2.7×), Fine art (2.43×), and Art museum (2.49×) compared to the Switzerland average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Switzerland who actively search for Contemporary art. 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 Switzerland. 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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