Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Dark fantasy Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Dark fantasy in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Dark fantasy has an estimated audience of 900,155 people in Germany.

#29among Literary genre in Germany#3371among Topic in Germany#107in Literature

The average Dark fantasy fan in Germany is 35.3 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg.

Top brand affinities include Hugendubel, Patreon, Twilight (series), with strongest over-indexing on Hugendubel (33.99× the country average).

Demographically, the Dark fantasy audience skews more female with an average age of 35.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Mindfulness.

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

The typical Dark fantasy fan in Germany is more female, around 35.3 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Hugendubel.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Dark fantasy profile in Germany.

Audience size
900K
in Germany
Gender
63.6%♀
36.4% male
Age
35.3
average years
Country rank
#7139
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-38%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Dark fantasy fans

63.6% are female, 36.4% are male, average age 35.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

63.6%
Female
36.4%
Male
Demographic split for Dark fantasy audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female63.6%
Male36.4%
Average age35.3
Estimated audience size900,155
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.3
average years
Age distribution of the Dark fantasy audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2927%
30-3921%
40-4918%
50+10%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.4%

of the worldwide Dark fantasy audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Dark fantasy
CountryShare
United States23.9%
Japan13.7%
Indonesia6.7%
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 Dark fantasy audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Dark fantasy fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Hessen~80K1.20×
02Niedersachsen~90K1.05×
03Bremen~8K1.04×
04Nordrhein-Westfalen~200K1.02×
05Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~20K1.01×
06Saarland~10K1.01×
07Schleswig-Holstein~30K1.00×
08Rheinland-Pfalz~40K0.99×
09Sachsen~40K0.99×
10Thüringen~20K0.98×
11Baden-Württemberg~100K0.97×
12Brandenburg~30K0.97×
13Berlin~40K0.96×
14Bayern~100K0.95×
15Sachsen-Anhalt~20K0.95×
16Hamburg~20K0.94×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Dark fantasy, Germany
0.94×1.00×1.20×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Dark fantasy audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01HugendubelShopping33.99×
02Stephenie MeyerLiterature30.85×
03PatreonInternet & Social Media15.26×
04Magic: The GatheringGames14.35×
05Twilight (series)Movies & TV14.13×
06True crimeMovies & TV12.72×
07Dungeons & DragonsGames12.46×
08Yu-Gi-Oh!Literature12.46×
09Young-adult fictionLiterature10.95×
10WattpadInternet & Social Media8.67×
11Madison BeerMusic & Radio8.59×
12Strategy gamesGames5.46×
13Crime fictionLiterature5.13×
14BooksellingLiterature5.02×
15PokémonGames4.79×
16Board gamesGames4.69×
17Role-playing gamesGames4.00×
18RedditInternet & Social Media3.58×
19SupermanMovies & TV3.13×
20Harry PotterMovies & TV2.65×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Dark fantasy 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 Dark fantasy audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY2.42×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.94×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.61×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Dark fantasy audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.52×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.67×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.73×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Dark fantasy have in Germany?

Dark fantasy has an estimated audience of 900,155 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Dark fantasy fans?

63.6% of Dark fantasy fans are female, 36.4% are male, with an average age of 35.3 years.

03

Which brands do Dark fantasy fans like most?

Dark fantasy fans show strongest brand affinity for Hugendubel (33.99×), Patreon (15.26×), and Twilight (series) (14.13×) over the country average.

04

Where do Dark fantasy fans live in Germany?

Dark fantasy fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~200K), Bayern (reach ~100K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Dark fantasy fans also like?

Beyond Dark fantasy itself, the audience over-indexes on Patreon (15.26×), Twilight (series) (14.13×), Magic: The Gathering (14.35×), and True crime (12.72×) 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 Dark fantasy. 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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