RTL Television Audience in Germany

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RTL Television has an estimated audience of 8,157,869 people in Germany. 62.7% are female, 37.3% are male, average age 39.7. Top regions: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg. Top brand affinities: Commerzbank, Bild, Aral AG, Rossmann, Obi (store).

The average RTL Television fan in Germany is 39.7 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg. Top brand affinities include Commerzbank, Bild, Aral AG, with strongest over-indexing on Commerzbank (4.58× the country average). Demographically, the RTL Television audience skews more female with an average age of 39.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as DIY Mentality, Family Orientation. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel

Demographics of RTL Television fans

Demographic split for RTL Television audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female62.7%
Male37.3%
Average age39.7
Estimated audience size8,157,869

Audience persona

The typical RTL Television fan in Germany is more female, around 39.7 years old, with strong DIY Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Commerzbank.

Top regions in Germany

Top regions ranked by reach for RTL Television in Germany
RegionReachAffinity
Nordrhein-Westfalen1,780,993
Bayern978,8670.75×
Baden-Württemberg836,3950.75×
Niedersachsen821,8161.04×
Sachsen549,3361.37×
Hessen443,4400.71×
Rheinland-Pfalz395,9100.97×
Berlin344,7950.95×
Brandenburg323,9441.28×
Sachsen-Anhalt299,2621.42×
Schleswig-Holstein280,0790.96×
Thüringen237,6291.14×
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern200,9441.29×
Hamburg179,5970.97×
Saarland80,4080.8×
Bremen42,1800.6×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for RTL Television audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Commerzbank4.58×Business & Career
Bild3.56×News
Aral AG3.97×Cars & Mobility
Rossmann3.75×Shopping
Obi (store)3.01×Shopping
Breaking news4.04×Movies & TV
Deichmann3.46×Shopping
Deutsche Bahn3.1×Cars & Mobility
Sparkasse3.71×Business & Career
ZDF3.57×Movies & TV
Tchibo4.03×Shopping
Furniture2.69×Home & Garden
BUNTE.de5.4×Internet & Social Media
TK Maxx3.24×Shopping
Edeka2.77×Shopping
IKEA2.65×Home & Garden
EBay2.63×Shopping
Amazon.com2.53×Shopping
Supermarket3.31×Shopping
Gala2.71×News

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by RTL Television audience
TraitClusterScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.97
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.95
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.94
Community OrientationOPEN0.93
Sports ActivityPOWER0.91
LGBTQ+ IdentityOPEN0.9

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for RTL Television
CountryShare
Germany68.0%
Hungary7.4%
Luxembourg6.8%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does RTL Television have in Germany?

RTL Television has an estimated audience of 8,157,869 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

What is the gender split and age of RTL Television fans?

62.7% of RTL Television fans are female, 37.3% are male, with an average age of 39.7 years.

Which brands do RTL Television fans like most?

RTL Television fans show strongest brand affinity for Commerzbank (4.58×), Bild (3.56×), and Aral AG (3.97×) over the country average.

Where do RTL Television fans live in Germany?

RTL Television fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach 1,780,993), Bayern (reach 978,867), and Baden-Württemberg (reach 836,395). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do RTL Television fans also like?

Beyond RTL Television itself, the audience over-indexes on Bild (3.56×), Aral AG (3.97×), Rossmann (3.75×), and Obi (store) (3.01×) compared to the Germany average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for RTL Television. 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.