Rascasse Audience Intelligence

1. FC Köln Fan Demographics in Germany

1. FC Köln has an estimated audience of 8M people in Germany.

#25among Soccer in Germany
#13among teams in Germany
#45in Sports

The average 1. FC Köln fan in Germany is 35.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

By number of fans, 1. FC Köln ranks #10 among the 18 Bundesliga teams in Germany.

Its fans are 0.7 years younger than the group average of 36.2.

Women make up 36.7% of the fan base, 8.1 percentage points more than the group average.

In Q3/2026, search interest was −3.7% on the same quarter a year earlier; the median across the group was +10.2%.

Most fans live in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Württemberg.

Top affinities include 2. Bundesliga, F.C. Hansa Rostock, 3. Liga, with strongest over-indexing on 2. Bundesliga (7.72× the country average).

Demographically, the 1. FC Köln audience skews more male with an average age of 35.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Individualism.

The typical 1. FC Köln fan in Germany is more male, around 35.5 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for 2. Bundesliga.

Category: Sports · Type: Team · Subtype: Soccer

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
8M
in Germany
Gender
36.7%♀
63.3% male
Age
35.5
average years
Country rank
#531
among all objects in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of 1. FC Köln fans

36.7% are female, 63.3% are male, average age 35.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

36.7%
Female
63.3%
Male
Demographic split for 1. FC Köln audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female36.7%
Male63.3%
Average age35.5
Estimated audience size8M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.5
average years
Age distribution of the 1. FC Köln audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-2432%
25-3420%
35-4418%
45-5417%
55+12%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

84.7%

of the worldwide 1. FC Köln audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for 1. FC Köln
CountryShare
Germany84.7%
Brazil1.8%
United States1.1%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

1. FC Köln fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Nordrhein-Westfalen~6M4.04×
02Rheinland-Pfalz~900K2.20×
03Saarland~100K0.99×
04Niedersachsen~800K0.98×
05Hessen~600K0.98×
06Schleswig-Holstein~300K0.90×
07Hamburg~100K0.82×
08Sachsen-Anhalt~200K0.75×
09Baden-Württemberg~800K0.74×
10Brandenburg~200K0.62×
11Thüringen~100K0.61×
12Bremen~40K0.55×
13Berlin~200K0.50×
14Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~70K0.48×
15Bayern~600K0.47×
16Sachsen~200K0.45×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — 1. FC Köln, Germany
0.45×1.00×4.04×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the 1. FC Köln audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
012. BundesligaSports7.72×
02F.C. Hansa RostockSports7.23×
033. LigaSports6.60×
04Hannover 96Sports6.51×
05Hamburger SVSports5.96×
06Dynamo DresdenSports5.80×
07RB LeipzigSports5.77×
08Borussia MönchengladbachSports5.53×
09VfB StuttgartSports5.13×
10FC Schalke 04Sports5.00×
11SV Werder BremenSports5.00×
12Harry KaneSports4.41×
13Borussia DortmundSports4.38×
14BundesligaSports4.25×
15Jürgen KloppSports4.18×
16SportschauSports3.54×
17Eintracht FrankfurtSports3.52×
18FIFA World CupSports2.92×
19FC Bayern MunichSports2.64×
20UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.62×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the 1. FC Köln audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the 1. FC Köln audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.29×
IndividualismJOY1.04×
Sports ActivityPOWER1.03×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the 1. FC Köln audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.59×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.66×
CreativityOPEN0.67×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in Germany with measurable interest in 1. FC Köln over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several teams count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/de/1-fc-koln-9688” · Methodology