Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Politics Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Politics in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Politics has an estimated audience of 14,482,244 people in Germany.

The average Politics fan in Germany is 42.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Tagesschau, Current events, Bild, with strongest over-indexing on Tagesschau (3.09× the country average).

Demographically, the Politics audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Sustainability.

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

The typical Politics fan in Germany is balanced, around 42.7 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Tagesschau.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Topic · Subtype: Field of study

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 Politics profile in Germany.

Audience size
14.5M
in Germany
Gender
47.8%
52.2% male
Age
42.7
average years
Country rank
#149
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-23%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Politics fans

47.8% are female, 52.2% are male, average age 42.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.8%
Female
52.2%
Male
Demographic split for Politics audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female47.8%
Male52.2%
Average age42.7
Estimated audience size14,482,244
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.7
average years
Age distribution of the Politics audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2916%
30-3921%
40-4925%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.7%

of the worldwide Politics audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Politics
CountryShare
United States20.8%
India5.5%
Italy5.3%
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 Politics audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Politics fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Thüringen~600K1.55×
02Sachsen~1M1.42×
03Brandenburg~600K1.37×
04Sachsen-Anhalt~500K1.32×
05Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~300K1.16×
06Niedersachsen~1.5M1.07×
07Nordrhein-Westfalen~3M0.91×
08Schleswig-Holstein~500K0.90×
09Berlin~600K0.88×
10Rheinland-Pfalz~600K0.84×
11Bayern~2M0.83×
12Baden-Württemberg~1.5M0.79×
13Hessen~800K0.77×
14Hamburg~300K0.76×
15Bremen~90K0.75×
16Saarland~100K0.74×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Politics, Germany
0.74×1.00×1.55×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Politics audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01ObituaryLiterature3.43×
02TagesschauMovies & TV3.09×
03CrosswordGames3.07×
04Charity and causesBusiness & Career2.26×
05HumanitiesPolitics & Society2.22×
06Der TagesspiegelNews2.11×
07LawBusiness & Career1.93×
08FOCUS OnlineNews1.91×
09ZDFMovies & TV1.83×
10Renewable energyBusiness & Career1.74×
11News magazineNews1.69×
12PrintingTechnology & Electronics1.65×
13News broadcastingBusiness & Career1.65×
14GmailInternet & Social Media1.64×
15PodcastMusic & Radio1.63×
16Current eventsArts & Culture1.61×
17SportschauSports1.61×
18KnowledgeBusiness & Career1.55×
19HornbachShopping1.52×
20BildNews1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Politics 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 Politics audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.47×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.44×
Career OrientationPOWER1.43×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Politics audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.02×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.06×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.07×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Politics have in Germany?

Politics has an estimated audience of 14,482,244 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Politics fans?

47.8% of Politics fans are female, 52.2% are male, with an average age of 42.7 years.

03

Which brands do Politics fans like most?

Politics fans show strongest brand affinity for Tagesschau (3.09×), Current events (1.61×), and Bild (1.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Politics fans live in Germany?

Politics fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~3M), Bayern (reach ~2M), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Politics fans also like?

Beyond Politics itself, the audience over-indexes on Current events (1.61×), Bild (1.51×), ZDF (1.83×), and FOCUS Online (1.91×) 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 Politics. 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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