Schufa Audience in Germany

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Schufa has an estimated audience of 2,821,647 people in Germany. 41.3% are female, 58.7% are male, average age 38.9. Top regions: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg. Top brand affinities: Klarna, Credit (finance), Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Auxmoney, Commerzbank.

The average Schufa fan in Germany is 38.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg. Top brand affinities include Klarna, Credit (finance), Bundesagentur für Arbeit, with strongest over-indexing on Klarna (13.95× the country average). Demographically, the Schufa audience skews more male with an average age of 38.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Career Orientation. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

Category: Business & Career · Type: Brand

Demographics of Schufa fans

Demographic split for Schufa audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female41.3%
Male58.7%
Average age38.9
Estimated audience size2,821,647

Audience persona

The typical Schufa fan in Germany is more male, around 38.9 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Klarna.

Top regions in Germany

Top regions ranked by reach for Schufa in Germany
RegionReachAffinity
Nordrhein-Westfalen747,5811.21×
Bayern432,8680.95×
Baden-Württemberg404,0851.05×
Niedersachsen268,2960.98×
Hessen243,1901.13×
Berlin173,8981.38×
Rheinland-Pfalz138,4070.98×
Sachsen110,1550.8×
Schleswig-Holstein108,4241.07×
Hamburg85,7231.34×
Brandenburg83,4200.95×
Thüringen55,2720.77×
Sachsen-Anhalt53,6800.73×
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern39,6580.74×
Saarland29,6460.86×
Bremen25,5621.06×

Top brand affinities

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

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Schufa audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Klarna13.95×Business & Career
Credit (finance)8.39×Business & Career
Bundesagentur für Arbeit4.83×Politics & Society
Auxmoney13.95×Business & Career
Commerzbank2.72×Business & Career
AutoScout242.61×Cars & Mobility
Smava9.29×Business & Career
Postbank2.8×Business & Career
CHECK242.68×Business & Career
Congstar4.66×Technology & Electronics
Lycamobile8.71×Technology & Electronics
easyCredit11.17×Business & Career
Verivox3.72×Business & Career
FRITZ!Box2.6×Technology & Electronics
Confessions of a Shopaholic (film)14.41×Movies & TV
EBay1.86×Shopping
Targobank2.97×Business & Career
Tipico2.62×Games
Sparhandy7.2×Technology & Electronics
Banking2.01×Business & Career

Psychographic profile

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

Top personality traits over-indexed by Schufa audience
TraitClusterScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.52
Career OrientationPOWER1.23
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.23
Sports ActivityPOWER1.19
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.19
Pet OwnershipJOY1.12

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Schufa
CountryShare
Germany92.2%
United States1.2%
Japan0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does Schufa have in Germany?

Schufa has an estimated audience of 2,821,647 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

What is the gender split and age of Schufa fans?

41.3% of Schufa fans are female, 58.7% are male, with an average age of 38.9 years.

Which brands do Schufa fans like most?

Schufa fans show strongest brand affinity for Klarna (13.95×), Credit (finance) (8.39×), and Bundesagentur für Arbeit (4.83×) over the country average.

Where do Schufa fans live in Germany?

Schufa fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach 747,581), Bayern (reach 432,868), and Baden-Württemberg (reach 404,085). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do Schufa fans also like?

Beyond Schufa itself, the audience over-indexes on Credit (finance) (8.39×), Bundesagentur für Arbeit (4.83×), Auxmoney (13.95×), and Commerzbank (2.72×) compared to the Germany average.

How to read this data

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