Digital journalism Audience in Germany

Digital journalism has an estimated audience of 1,120,031 people in Germany. 58.9% are female, 41.1% are male, average age 43.5. Top regions: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Thüringen. Top brand affinities: Deutsche Welle, Eintracht Frankfurt, The Guardian, Satire, Western Union.

The average Digital journalism fan in Germany is 43.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Thüringen. Top brand affinities include Deutsche Welle, Eintracht Frankfurt, The Guardian, with strongest over-indexing on Deutsche Welle (44.36× the country average). Demographically, the Digital journalism audience skews more female with an average age of 43.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as LGBTQ+ Identity, Pet Ownership. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 15 regions tracked by Rascasse.

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Demographics of Digital journalism fans

Demographic split for Digital journalism audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female58.9%
Male41.1%
Average age43.5
Estimated audience size1,120,031

Audience persona

The typical Digital journalism fan in Germany is more female, around 43.5 years old, with strong LGBTQ+ Identity tendencies and a notable affinity for Deutsche Welle.

Top regions in Germany

Top regions ranked by reach for Digital journalism in Germany
RegionReachAffinity
Nordrhein-Westfalen83,4710.34×
Bayern52,8030.29×
Thüringen47,8291.68×
Hessen45,7810.54×
Baden-Württemberg42,6420.28×
Sachsen-Anhalt40,6451.4×
Rheinland-Pfalz38,8860.69×
Brandenburg37,6711.08×
Bremen37,3643.9×
Niedersachsen35,6290.33×
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern34,0451.59×
Sachsen33,8360.62×
Schleswig-Holstein33,3040.83×
Berlin28,3790.57×
Hamburg21,9150.87×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Digital journalism audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Deutsche Welle44.36×Music & Radio
Eintracht Frankfurt4.41×Sports
The Guardian11.15×News
Satire5.88×Literature
Western Union5.27×Business & Career
Wetter.com3.12×Home & Garden
Once upon a time20×Movies & TV
Carlo Ancelotti14.96×Sports
German television comedy6.27×Movies & TV
Clueless (film)20×Movies & TV
Brenda Song20×Fashion & Accessoires
TikTok1.8×Internet & Social Media
University of Augsburg14.98×Business & Career
Chennai Super Kings15.21×Sports
Pets1.72×Pets & Animals
Real property4.01×Home & Garden
High School DxD15.65×Movies & TV
FC Bayern Munich1.65×Sports
University of Regensburg13.26×Business & Career
Freeware2.25×Technology & Electronics

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by Digital journalism audience
TraitClusterScore
LGBTQ+ IdentityOPEN1.44
Pet OwnershipJOY1.39
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.3
IndulgenceJOY1.19
Career OrientationPOWER1.16
Community OrientationOPEN1.06

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Digital journalism
CountryShare
Germany21.2%
Spain14.7%
United States11.2%

See Digital journalism audiences in other countries

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does Digital journalism have in Germany?

Digital journalism has an estimated audience of 1,120,031 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

What is the gender split and age of Digital journalism fans?

58.9% of Digital journalism fans are female, 41.1% are male, with an average age of 43.5 years.

Which brands do Digital journalism fans like most?

Digital journalism fans show strongest brand affinity for Deutsche Welle (44.36×), Eintracht Frankfurt (4.41×), and The Guardian (11.15×) over the country average.

Where do Digital journalism fans live in Germany?

Digital journalism fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach 83,471), Bayern (reach 52,803), and Thüringen (reach 47,829). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do Digital journalism fans also like?

Beyond Digital journalism itself, the audience over-indexes on Eintracht Frankfurt (4.41×), The Guardian (11.15×), Satire (5.88×), and Western Union (5.27×) compared to the Germany average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for Digital journalism. 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.