Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Ice hockey Audience in Switzerland

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Ice hockey in Switzerland — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Ice hockey has an estimated audience of 920,063 people in Switzerland.

#15among Sport in Switzerland
#421among Topic in Switzerland
#59in Sports

The average Ice hockey fan in Switzerland is 38.2 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Canton of Bern.

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

Top brand affinities include Marco Odermatt, SRF Sport, Swisslos, with strongest over-indexing on Marco Odermatt (1.53× the country average).

Demographically, the Ice hockey audience skews more male with an average age of 38.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Sustainability.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 26 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Ice hockey fan in Switzerland is more male, around 38.2 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for Marco Odermatt.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

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 Ice hockey profile in Switzerland.

Audience size
920K
in Switzerland
Gender
38.9%
61.1% male
Age
38.2
average years
Country rank
#617
Topic in Switzerland
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+122%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Ice hockey fans

38.9% are female, 61.1% are male, average age 38.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

38.9%
Female
61.1%
Male
Demographic split for Ice hockey audience in Switzerland
MetricValue
Female38.9%
Male61.1%
Average age38.2
Estimated audience size920,063
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.2
average years
Age distribution of the Ice hockey audience in Switzerland
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2922%
30-3919%
40-4920%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.0%

of the worldwide Ice hockey audience comes from Switzerland.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Ice hockey
CountryShare
United States30.6%
Canada9.5%
Germany4.4%
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 Ice hockey audience in Switzerland is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Ice hockey fans by region: top regions in Switzerland
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Canton of Bern~300K3.01×
02Graubünden~40K1.79×
03Aargau~90K1.61×
04Canton of Zürich~200K1.57×
05Schwyz~20K1.52×
06Canton of Zug~20K1.49×
07Solothurn~30K1.44×
08Luzern~50K1.37×
09Canton of St. Gallen~50K1.15×
10Thurgau~30K1.06×
11Canton of Glarus~4K1.05×
12Uri~3K1.05×
13Fribourg~30K1.02×
14Ticino~30K0.91×
15Appenzell Innerrhoden~1K0.87×
16Canton of Obwalden~3K0.86×
17Basel-Landschaft~20K0.84×
18Schaffhausen~6K0.83×
19Appenzell Ausserrhoden~3K0.83×
20Canton of Nidwalden~3K0.80×
21Basel-City~30K0.71×
22Neuchatel~10K0.71×
23Jura~4K0.71×
24Valais~20K0.57×
25Canton of Geneva~30K0.52×
26Vaud~40K0.45×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Ice hockey audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01HC DavosSports3.43×
02SC BernSports3.30×
03ZSC LionsSports2.97×
04NHLSports2.58×
05EV ZugSports2.58×
06Nico HischierSports2.58×
07Kevin FialaSports2.50×
08Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsSports2.46×
09Stanley CupSports2.34×
10National League (ice hockey)Sports2.04×
11EHC BielSports1.98×
12Belinda BencicSports1.82×
13Servette FCSports1.79×
14Lara GutSports1.72×
15Mikaela ShiffrinSports1.69×
16SRF SportSports1.68×
17Lindsey VonnSports1.61×
18SwisslosGames1.57×
19Marco OdermattSports1.53×
20BSC Young BoysSports1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Ice hockey 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 Ice hockey audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.98×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.86×
Social Media UsageJOY0.77×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Ice hockey audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.57×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.71×
TravellingTHRILL0.75×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Ice hockey have in Switzerland?

Ice hockey has an estimated audience of 920,063 people in Switzerland, concentrated in Canton of Bern and Canton of Zürich.

02

What is the gender split and age of Ice hockey fans?

38.9% of Ice hockey fans are female, 61.1% are male, with an average age of 38.2 years.

03

Which brands do Ice hockey fans like most?

Ice hockey fans show strongest brand affinity for Marco Odermatt (1.53×), SRF Sport (1.68×), and Swisslos (1.57×) over the country average.

04

Where do Ice hockey fans live in Switzerland?

Ice hockey fans in Switzerland are most concentrated in Canton of Bern (reach ~300K), Canton of Zürich (reach ~200K), and Aargau (reach ~90K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Ice hockey fans also like?

Beyond Ice hockey itself, the audience over-indexes on SRF Sport (1.68×), Swisslos (1.57×), NHL (2.58×), and SC Bern (3.3×) 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 Ice hockey. 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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