Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Grindcore Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Grindcore in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Grindcore has an estimated audience of 347,797 people in Germany.

#223among Musical genre in Germany#5702among Topic in Germany#1935in Music & Radio

The average Grindcore fan in Germany is 42.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Extreme metal, Death metal, Melodic death metal, with strongest over-indexing on Extreme metal (26.84× the country average).

Demographically, the Grindcore audience skews more male with an average age of 42.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Spirituality.

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

The typical Grindcore fan in Germany is more male, around 42.3 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Extreme 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 Grindcore profile in Germany.

Audience size
348K
in Germany
Gender
27.9%♀
72.1% male
Age
42.3
average years
Country rank
#15592
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Grindcore fans

27.9% are female, 72.1% are male, average age 42.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

27.9%
Female
72.1%
Male
Demographic split for Grindcore audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female27.9%
Male72.1%
Average age42.3
Estimated audience size347,797
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.3
average years
Age distribution of the Grindcore audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2917%
30-3924%
40-4928%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

10.5%

of the worldwide Grindcore audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Grindcore
CountryShare
United States24.9%
Brazil13.6%
Germany10.5%
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 Grindcore audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Grindcore fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sachsen~20K1.46×
02Berlin~20K1.20×
03Thüringen~10K1.10×
04Bremen~3K1.07×
05Sachsen-Anhalt~9K1.03×
06Hamburg~8K1.01×
07Saarland~4K1.00×
08Bayern~50K0.95×
09Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~6K0.94×
10Hessen~20K0.93×
11Schleswig-Holstein~10K0.92×
12Niedersachsen~30K0.91×
13Brandenburg~10K0.91×
14Rheinland-Pfalz~20K0.90×
15Nordrhein-Westfalen~60K0.83×
16Baden-Württemberg~40K0.82×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Grindcore, Germany
0.82×1.00×1.46×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Grindcore audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Nuclear BlastMusic & Radio91.39×
02Melodic death metalMusic & Radio58.09×
03Dimmu BorgirMusic & Radio57.88×
04SentencedMusic & Radio55.87×
05Speed metalMusic & Radio55.64×
06Power metalMusic & Radio47.58×
07Folk metalMusic & Radio41.48×
08Doom metalMusic & Radio39.02×
09Viking metalMusic & Radio38.90×
10Symphonic metalMusic & Radio36.73×
11Independent record labelMusic & Radio33.33×
12Death metalMusic & Radio30.67×
13Progressive metalMusic & Radio27.89×
14Black metalMusic & Radio27.88×
15Extreme metalMusic & Radio26.84×
16Lizzy BordenMusic & Radio26.71×
17Chester BenningtonMusic & Radio25.19×
18Wind RoseMusic & Radio24.04×
19Thrash metalMusic & Radio17.19×
20Visual keiMusic & Radio16.72×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Grindcore 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 Grindcore audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.99×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.61×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.61×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Grindcore audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.61×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.80×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.84×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Grindcore have in Germany?

Grindcore has an estimated audience of 347,797 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Grindcore fans?

27.9% of Grindcore fans are female, 72.1% are male, with an average age of 42.3 years.

03

Which brands do Grindcore fans like most?

Grindcore fans show strongest brand affinity for Extreme metal (26.84×), Death metal (30.67×), and Melodic death metal (58.09×) over the country average.

04

Where do Grindcore fans live in Germany?

Grindcore fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~60K), Bayern (reach ~50K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~40K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Grindcore fans also like?

Beyond Grindcore itself, the audience over-indexes on Death metal (30.67×), Melodic death metal (58.09×), Power metal (47.58×), and Nuclear Blast (91.39×) 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 Grindcore. 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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