Rascasse Audience Intelligence

WhatsApp Audience in Switzerland

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about WhatsApp in Switzerland — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. WhatsApp has an estimated audience of 3,654,049 people in Switzerland.

#3among Social media in Switzerland
#10among Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Switzerland
#7in Internet & Social Media

The average WhatsApp fan in Switzerland is 38.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Canton of Zürich.

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

Top brand affinities include Skyscanner, Airbnb, Google Maps, with strongest over-indexing on Skyscanner (3.37× the country average).

Demographically, the WhatsApp audience skews balanced with an average age of 38.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Travelling.

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

The typical WhatsApp fan in Switzerland is balanced, around 38.7 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Skyscanner.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Social media

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 WhatsApp profile in Switzerland.

Audience size
3.7M
in Switzerland
Gender
49.4%
50.6% male
Age
38.7
average years
Country rank
#51
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Switzerland
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+34%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of WhatsApp

49.4% are female, 50.6% are male, average age 38.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

49.4%
Female
50.6%
Male
Demographic split for WhatsApp audience in Switzerland
MetricValue
Female49.4%
Male50.6%
Average age38.7
Estimated audience size3,654,049
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.7
average years
Age distribution of the WhatsApp audience in Switzerland
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2922%
30-3921%
40-4921%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.5%

of the worldwide WhatsApp audience comes from Switzerland.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for WhatsApp
CountryShare
China7.5%
United States4.3%
Brazil4.1%
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 WhatsApp audience in Switzerland is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

WhatsApp fans by region: top regions in Switzerland
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ticino~300K2.01×
02Canton of Zürich~900K1.40×
03Canton of Geneva~300K1.38×
04Vaud~500K1.35×
05Canton of Bern~500K1.34×
06Fribourg~200K1.29×
07Luzern~200K1.26×
08Neuchatel~90K1.24×
09Valais~200K1.21×
10Aargau~300K1.19×
11Canton of St. Gallen~200K1.10×
12Basel-City~200K1.06×
13Basel-Landschaft~90K1.05×
14Solothurn~100K1.03×
15Canton of Zug~40K0.99×
16Thurgau~90K0.97×
17Graubünden~80K0.95×
18Schwyz~50K0.87×
19Jura~20K0.72×
20Schaffhausen~20K0.66×
21Canton of Obwalden~9K0.66×
22Canton of Nidwalden~9K0.61×
23Appenzell Ausserrhoden~9K0.57×
24Canton of Glarus~7K0.56×
25Uri~6K0.48×
26Appenzell Innerrhoden~2K0.45×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for WhatsApp audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Luxury StoreShopping7.27×
02Music of AlbaniaMusic & Radio5.89×
03Xherdan ShaqiriSports5.47×
04Agoda.comTravel & Leisure4.73×
05PristinaTravel & Leisure4.35×
06TiranaTravel & Leisure4.22×
07Luxury TravelTravel & Leisure3.72×
08LuxuryFashion & Accessoires3.67×
09SkyscannerTravel & Leisure3.37×
10Instant messagingInternet & Social Media3.02×
11SnapchatInternet & Social Media2.91×
12KosovoTravel & Leisure2.72×
13AlbaniaTravel & Leisure2.70×
14TrivagoTravel & Leisure2.40×
15AirbnbTravel & Leisure2.17×
16XInternet & Social Media2.03×
17TikTokInternet & Social Media1.69×
18PinterestInternet & Social Media1.67×
19Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.52×
20MoviesMovies & TV1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.49×
TravellingTHRILL1.37×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.22×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by WhatsApp audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE0.70×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.80×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does WhatsApp have in Switzerland?

WhatsApp has an estimated audience of 3,654,049 people in Switzerland, concentrated in Canton of Zürich and Canton of Bern.

02

What is the gender split and age of WhatsApp fans?

49.4% of WhatsApp fans are female, 50.6% are male, with an average age of 38.7 years.

03

Which brands do WhatsApp fans like most?

WhatsApp fans show strongest brand affinity for Skyscanner (3.37×), Airbnb (2.17×), and Google Maps (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do WhatsApp fans live in Switzerland?

WhatsApp fans in Switzerland are most concentrated in Canton of Zürich (reach ~900K), Canton of Bern (reach ~500K), and Vaud (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do WhatsApp fans also like?

Beyond WhatsApp itself, the audience over-indexes on Airbnb (2.17×), Google Maps (1.52×), X (2.03×), and Pinterest (1.67×) 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 WhatsApp. 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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