Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Essen Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Essen in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Essen has an estimated audience of 5,265,014 people in Germany.

The average Essen fan in Germany is 41.7 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Lieferando.de, Pleasure, Wolt, with strongest over-indexing on Lieferando.de (13.98× the country average).

Demographically, the Essen audience skews more female with an average age of 41.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as DIY Mentality, Price Sensitivity.

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

The typical Essen fan in Germany is more female, around 41.7 years old, with strong DIY Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Lieferando.de.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: POI · Subtype: City

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 Essen profile in Germany.

Audience size
5.3M
in Germany
Gender
60.3%
39.7% male
Age
41.7
average years
Country rank
#980
POI in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+18%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Essen fans

60.3% are female, 39.7% are male, average age 41.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.3%
Female
39.7%
Male
Demographic split for Essen audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female60.3%
Male39.7%
Average age41.7
Estimated audience size5,265,014
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.7
average years
Age distribution of the Essen audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2918%
30-3922%
40-4926%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

42.4%

of the worldwide Essen audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Essen
CountryShare
Germany42.4%
United States8.3%
United Kingdom7.3%
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 Essen audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Essen fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Nordrhein-Westfalen~4M3.36×
02Niedersachsen~500K1.03×
03Hessen~400K1.02×
04Rheinland-Pfalz~300K0.96×
05Hamburg~100K0.96×
06Bremen~40K0.93×
07Baden-Württemberg~600K0.89×
08Bayern~700K0.88×
09Berlin~200K0.85×
10Sachsen~200K0.80×
11Saarland~50K0.80×
12Schleswig-Holstein~100K0.79×
13Thüringen~100K0.78×
14Sachsen-Anhalt~100K0.72×
15Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~70K0.71×
16Brandenburg~100K0.70×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Essen, Germany
0.70×1.00×3.36×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Essen audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Lieferando.deFood & Beverages13.98×
02IgloFood & Beverages9.49×
03WoltFood & Beverages7.38×
04Electric utilityHome & Garden5.41×
05LichtburgMusic & Radio5.20×
06Radio EssenMusic & Radio4.29×
07L'OsteriaFood & Beverages3.77×
08PleasurePolitics & Society2.56×
09Chain storeShopping2.38×
10TchiboShopping1.87×
11EatingFood & Beverages1.87×
12QVCMovies & TV1.84×
13SupermarketShopping1.77×
14KauflandShopping1.72×
15Netto Marken-DiscountShopping1.68×
16EdekaShopping1.66×
17Discount storesShopping1.62×
18RossmannShopping1.61×
19Mix MarktShopping1.57×
20Gute Zeiten, schlechte ZeitenMovies & TV1.57×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Essen 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 Essen audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.22×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.22×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.21×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Essen audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.85×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.91×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Essen have in Germany?

Essen has an estimated audience of 5,265,014 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Essen fans?

60.3% of Essen fans are female, 39.7% are male, with an average age of 41.7 years.

03

Which brands do Essen fans like most?

Essen fans show strongest brand affinity for Lieferando.de (13.98×), Pleasure (2.56×), and Wolt (7.38×) over the country average.

04

Where do Essen fans live in Germany?

Essen fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~4M), Bayern (reach ~700K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Essen fans also like?

Beyond Essen itself, the audience over-indexes on Pleasure (2.56×), Wolt (7.38×), Discount stores (1.62×), and Kaufland (1.72×) 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 Essen. 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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