Rascasse Audience Intelligence

2. Bundesliga Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about 2. Bundesliga in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. 2. Bundesliga has an estimated audience of 13,274,043 people in Germany.

#7among Soccer in Germany#4among Event in Germany#16in Sports

The average 2. Bundesliga fan in Germany is 37.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niedersachsen, Bayern.

Top brand affinities include Bundesliga, 1. FC Köln, DFB-Pokal, with strongest over-indexing on Bundesliga (3.8× the country average).

Demographically, the 2. Bundesliga audience skews more male with an average age of 37.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, DIY Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical 2. Bundesliga fan in Germany is more male, around 37.6 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Bundesliga.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Soccer

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 2. Bundesliga profile in Germany.

Audience size
13.3M
in Germany
Gender
28.4%♀
71.6% male
Age
37.6
average years
Country rank
#172
Event in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+3%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of 2. Bundesliga fans

28.4% are female, 71.6% are male, average age 37.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

28.4%
Female
71.6%
Male
Demographic split for 2. Bundesliga audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female28.4%
Male71.6%
Average age37.6
Estimated audience size13,274,043
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.6
average years
Age distribution of the 2. Bundesliga audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4920%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

64.2%

of the worldwide 2. Bundesliga audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for 2. Bundesliga
CountryShare
Germany64.2%
United States4.5%
Brazil3.9%
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

Where the 2. Bundesliga audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

2. Bundesliga fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Schleswig-Holstein~800K1.61×
02Sachsen-Anhalt~500K1.58×
03Niedersachsen~2M1.44×
04Saarland~200K1.39×
05Rheinland-Pfalz~800K1.27×
06Hamburg~400K1.26×
07Nordrhein-Westfalen~3M1.13×
08Brandenburg~400K0.97×
09Sachsen~600K0.89×
10Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~200K0.78×
11Bremen~80K0.71×
12Bayern~1.5M0.70×
13Berlin~400K0.68×
14Thüringen~200K0.68×
15Baden-Württemberg~1M0.64×
16Hessen~600K0.64×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — 2. Bundesliga, Germany
0.64×1.00×1.61×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the 2. Bundesliga audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for 2. Bundesliga audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
011. FC MagdeburgSports9.10×
02SofascoreSports8.84×
03DFB-PokalSports8.23×
04Fortuna DüsseldorfSports7.10×
051. FC KölnSports7.01×
06SC FreiburgSports6.82×
071. FSV Mainz 05Sports6.64×
083. LigaSports6.03×
09VfL WolfsburgSports5.94×
10Dynamo DresdenSports5.38×
11Hertha BSCSports5.29×
12Hannover 96Sports5.29×
13RB LeipzigSports5.18×
14FC Schalke 04Sports4.25×
15BundesligaSports3.80×
16SportschauSports3.11×
17Borussia DortmundSports2.76×
18SV Werder BremenSports2.76×
19FC Bayern MunichSports2.44×
20FIFA World CupSports2.14×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the 2. Bundesliga 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 2. Bundesliga audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.86×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.85×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.81×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by 2. Bundesliga audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY0.39×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.46×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.49×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does 2. Bundesliga have in Germany?

2. Bundesliga has an estimated audience of 13,274,043 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Niedersachsen.

02

What is the gender split and age of 2. Bundesliga fans?

28.4% of 2. Bundesliga fans are female, 71.6% are male, with an average age of 37.6 years.

03

Which brands do 2. Bundesliga fans like most?

2. Bundesliga fans show strongest brand affinity for Bundesliga (3.8×), 1. FC Köln (7.01×), and DFB-Pokal (8.23×) over the country average.

04

Where do 2. Bundesliga fans live in Germany?

2. Bundesliga fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~3M), Niedersachsen (reach ~2M), and Bayern (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do 2. Bundesliga fans also like?

Beyond 2. Bundesliga itself, the audience over-indexes on 1. FC Köln (7.01×), DFB-Pokal (8.23×), Dynamo Dresden (5.38×), and 1. FC Magdeburg (9.1×) compared to the Germany average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for 2. Bundesliga. 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 Germany. 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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