Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Recreational fishing Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Recreational fishing in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Recreational fishing has an estimated audience of 2,661,291 people in Germany.

#1485among Topic in Germany#197in Sports

The average Recreational fishing fan in Germany is 36.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Angling, Shellfish, Sportschau, with strongest over-indexing on Angling (12.95× the country average).

Demographically, the Recreational fishing audience skews more male with an average age of 36.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Risk Appetite.

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

The typical Recreational fishing fan in Germany is more male, around 36.7 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Angling.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic

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 Recreational fishing profile in Germany.

Audience size
2.7M
in Germany
Gender
30.8%♀
69.2% male
Age
36.7
average years
Country rank
#2458
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Recreational fishing fans

30.8% are female, 69.2% are male, average age 36.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

30.8%
Female
69.2%
Male
Demographic split for Recreational fishing audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female30.8%
Male69.2%
Average age36.7
Estimated audience size2,661,291
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.7
average years
Age distribution of the Recreational fishing audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2919%
30-3920%
40-4919%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.4%

of the worldwide Recreational fishing audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Recreational fishing
CountryShare
United States35.7%
Japan10.0%
Italy4.8%
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 Recreational fishing audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Recreational fishing fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~100K2.33×
02Schleswig-Holstein~200K1.69×
03Bremen~30K1.12×
04Saarland~30K1.06×
05Brandenburg~80K1.00×
06Thüringen~70K1.00×
07Hamburg~60K0.98×
08Rheinland-Pfalz~100K0.97×
09Sachsen-Anhalt~70K0.97×
10Sachsen~100K0.93×
11Berlin~100K0.92×
12Niedersachsen~200K0.88×
13Hessen~200K0.88×
14Baden-Württemberg~300K0.86×
15Bayern~400K0.84×
16Nordrhein-Westfalen~500K0.79×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Recreational fishing, Germany
0.79×1.00×2.33×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Recreational fishing audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01AnglingSports12.95×
02ShellfishFood & Beverages9.86×
03AXABusiness & Career6.42×
04Wood carvingHome & Garden4.74×
05Largemouth bassFood & Beverages4.62×
06Cultural heritagePolitics & Society4.52×
07Epic GamesGames4.08×
08Automotive lightingCars & Mobility3.45×
09All-terrain vehicleCars & Mobility3.41×
10Bicycle touringSports2.91×
11Michael SchumacherSports2.88×
12FishingSports2.88×
13Deutsch lernenBusiness & Career2.79×
14Chihuahua (dog)Pets & Animals2.52×
15Shih TzuPets & Animals2.38×
16House musicMusic & Radio2.31×
17Musical instrumentMusic & Radio2.23×
18SportschauSports2.14×
19RyanairTravel & Leisure1.70×
20ImmoScout24Home & Garden1.66×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Recreational fishing 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 Recreational fishing audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.13×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.52×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.52×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Recreational fishing audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.63×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.76×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.80×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Recreational fishing have in Germany?

Recreational fishing has an estimated audience of 2,661,291 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Recreational fishing fans?

30.8% of Recreational fishing fans are female, 69.2% are male, with an average age of 36.7 years.

03

Which brands do Recreational fishing fans like most?

Recreational fishing fans show strongest brand affinity for Angling (12.95×), Shellfish (9.86×), and Sportschau (2.14×) over the country average.

04

Where do Recreational fishing fans live in Germany?

Recreational fishing fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~500K), Bayern (reach ~400K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Recreational fishing fans also like?

Beyond Recreational fishing itself, the audience over-indexes on Shellfish (9.86×), Sportschau (2.14×), House music (2.31×), and AXA (6.42×) 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 Recreational fishing. 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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