Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Metallica Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Metallica in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Metallica has an estimated audience of 1,689,797 people in Germany.

#17among Band in Germany#387among Person in Germany#346in Music & Radio

The average Metallica fan in Germany is 39.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Bayern.

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

Top brand affinities include Iron Maiden, Thrash metal, Tagesschau, with strongest over-indexing on Iron Maiden (11.38× the country average).

Demographically, the Metallica audience skews more male with an average age of 39.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Tradition.

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

The typical Metallica fan in Germany is more male, around 39.1 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for Iron Maiden.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Person · Subtype: Band

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 Metallica profile in Germany.

Audience size
1.7M
in Germany
Gender
37.5%♀
62.5% male
Age
39.1
average years
Country rank
#3973
Person in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+51%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Metallica fans

37.5% are female, 62.5% are male, average age 39.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

37.5%
Female
62.5%
Male
Demographic split for Metallica audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female37.5%
Male62.5%
Average age39.1
Estimated audience size1,689,797
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.1
average years
Age distribution of the Metallica audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2917%
30-3923%
40-4926%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

9.1%

of the worldwide Metallica audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Metallica
CountryShare
United States24.6%
Germany9.1%
Brazil6.7%
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 Metallica audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Metallica fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Bayern~300K1.39×
02Thüringen~50K1.27×
03Sachsen~80K1.13×
04Hessen~100K1.06×
05Baden-Württemberg~200K1.05×
06Rheinland-Pfalz~80K1.02×
07Brandenburg~50K1.02×
08Saarland~20K1.02×
09Sachsen-Anhalt~40K1.01×
10Berlin~60K0.97×
11Niedersachsen~100K0.95×
12Nordrhein-Westfalen~300K0.92×
13Schleswig-Holstein~50K0.90×
14Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~30K0.89×
15Hamburg~30K0.79×
16Bremen~10K0.79×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Metallica, Germany
0.79×1.00×1.39×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Metallica audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Iron MaidenMusic & Radio11.38×
02James HetfieldMusic & Radio11.17×
03Judas PriestMusic & Radio10.85×
04KanonenfieberMusic & Radio10.71×
05MotörheadMusic & Radio10.50×
06HelloweenMusic & Radio10.31×
07Thrash metalMusic & Radio9.16×
08Black SabbathMusic & Radio9.07×
09DanzigMusic & Radio9.05×
10Wind RoseMusic & Radio8.98×
11Santa CruzMusic & Radio8.89×
12AC/DCMusic & Radio8.10×
13Lizzy BordenMusic & Radio7.93×
14MetalcoreMusic & Radio7.05×
15Black metalMusic & Radio6.92×
16NormandieMusic & Radio6.77×
17KISSMusic & Radio6.32×
18Death metalMusic & Radio6.03×
19FoundationMusic & Radio5.31×
20TagesschauMovies & TV2.27×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Metallica 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 Metallica audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL1.35×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.21×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.14×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Metallica audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.51×
Career OrientationPOWER0.67×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.70×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Metallica have in Germany?

Metallica has an estimated audience of 1,689,797 people in Germany, concentrated in Bayern and Nordrhein-Westfalen.

02

What is the gender split and age of Metallica fans?

37.5% of Metallica fans are female, 62.5% are male, with an average age of 39.1 years.

03

Which brands do Metallica fans like most?

Metallica fans show strongest brand affinity for Iron Maiden (11.38×), Thrash metal (9.16×), and Tagesschau (2.27×) over the country average.

04

Where do Metallica fans live in Germany?

Metallica fans in Germany are most concentrated in Bayern (reach ~300K), Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~300K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Metallica fans also like?

Beyond Metallica itself, the audience over-indexes on Thrash metal (9.16×), Tagesschau (2.27×), Santa Cruz (8.89×), and AC/DC (8.1×) 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 Metallica. 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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