Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Doom metal Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Doom metal in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Doom metal has an estimated audience of 446,117 people in Germany.

#199among Musical genre in Germany#4955among Topic in Germany#1500in Music & Radio

The average Doom metal fan in Germany is 36.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Death metal, Thrash metal, Grindcore, with strongest over-indexing on Death metal (20.68× the country average).

Demographically, the Doom metal audience skews more male with an average age of 36.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Extroversion.

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

The typical Doom metal fan in Germany is more male, around 36.4 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Death metal.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Musical 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 Doom metal profile in Germany.

Audience size
446K
in Germany
Gender
37.6%♀
62.4% male
Age
36.4
average years
Country rank
#12843
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-15%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Doom metal fans

37.6% are female, 62.4% are male, average age 36.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

37.6%
Female
62.4%
Male
Demographic split for Doom metal audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female37.6%
Male62.4%
Average age36.4
Estimated audience size446,117
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.4
average years
Age distribution of the Doom metal audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2921%
30-3923%
40-4921%
50+11%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.9%

of the worldwide Doom metal audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Doom metal
CountryShare
United States32.1%
Germany6.9%
United Kingdom6.0%
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 Doom metal audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Doom metal fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sachsen~30K1.25×
02Berlin~20K1.17×
03Bayern~80K1.08×
04Bremen~4K1.07×
05Hessen~30K1.00×
06Hamburg~10K1.00×
07Saarland~6K1.00×
08Niedersachsen~40K0.97×
09Thüringen~10K0.97×
10Baden-Württemberg~60K0.96×
11Nordrhein-Westfalen~90K0.95×
12Schleswig-Holstein~20K0.95×
13Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~8K0.95×
14Brandenburg~10K0.94×
15Rheinland-Pfalz~20K0.93×
16Sachsen-Anhalt~10K0.93×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Doom metal, Germany
0.93×1.00×1.25×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Doom metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Mayhem (band)Music & Radio50.80×
02GrindcoreMusic & Radio39.02×
03SepulturaMusic & Radio36.97×
04Immortal (band)Music & Radio35.55×
05MonumentsMusic & Radio27.51×
06Meat LoafMusic & Radio26.46×
07HeavysaurusMusic & Radio21.75×
08Death metalMusic & Radio20.68×
09Thrash metalMusic & Radio19.15×
10Nick CaveMusic & Radio18.60×
11Independent record labelMusic & Radio17.43×
12MetalcoreMusic & Radio15.42×
13Chester BenningtonMusic & Radio14.37×
14Black metalMusic & Radio13.70×
15Ozzy OsbourneMusic & Radio12.31×
16Alice Cooper (band)Music & Radio12.02×
17Goth subcultureFashion & Accessoires11.18×
18ThomannShopping7.33×
19Freddie MercuryMusic & Radio6.02×
20Progressive rockMusic & Radio5.83×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Doom metal 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 Doom metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL2.17×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.92×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.80×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Doom metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.63×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.65×
IndulgenceJOY0.68×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Doom metal have in Germany?

Doom metal has an estimated audience of 446,117 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Doom metal fans?

37.6% of Doom metal fans are female, 62.4% are male, with an average age of 36.4 years.

03

Which brands do Doom metal fans like most?

Doom metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Death metal (20.68×), Thrash metal (19.15×), and Grindcore (39.02×) over the country average.

04

Where do Doom metal fans live in Germany?

Doom metal fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~90K), Bayern (reach ~80K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~60K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Doom metal fans also like?

Beyond Doom metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Thrash metal (19.15×), Grindcore (39.02×), Heavysaurus (21.75×), and Ozzy Osbourne (12.31×) 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 Doom metal. 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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