Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Speculative fiction Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Speculative fiction in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Speculative fiction has an estimated audience of 1,402,750 people in Germany.

#23among Literary genre in Germany#2523among Topic in Germany#65in Literature

The average Speculative fiction fan in Germany is 35.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Millie Bobby Brown, Hugendubel, Harry Potter, with strongest over-indexing on Millie Bobby Brown (8.3× the country average).

Demographically, the Speculative fiction audience skews balanced with an average age of 35.6, 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 Speculative fiction fan in Germany is balanced, around 35.6 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for Millie Bobby Brown.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Speculative fiction profile in Germany.

Audience size
1.4M
in Germany
Gender
52.7%♀
47.3% male
Age
35.6
average years
Country rank
#4744
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-3%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Speculative fiction fans

52.7% are female, 47.3% are male, average age 35.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.7%
Female
47.3%
Male
Demographic split for Speculative fiction audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female52.7%
Male47.3%
Average age35.6
Estimated audience size1,402,750
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.6
average years
Age distribution of the Speculative fiction audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1927%
20-2921%
30-3922%
40-4918%
50+12%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.3%

of the worldwide Speculative fiction audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Speculative fiction
CountryShare
United States29.3%
China6.3%
United Kingdom5.8%
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 Speculative fiction audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Speculative fiction fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Hamburg~50K1.58×
02Schleswig-Holstein~70K1.39×
03Hessen~100K1.14×
04Berlin~70K1.14×
05Nordrhein-Westfalen~300K1.07×
06Bremen~10K1.06×
07Bayern~200K1.01×
08Saarland~20K0.98×
09Niedersachsen~100K0.96×
10Sachsen~70K0.96×
11Thüringen~30K0.95×
12Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~30K0.95×
13Rheinland-Pfalz~70K0.94×
14Sachsen-Anhalt~30K0.92×
15Brandenburg~40K0.90×
16Baden-Württemberg~200K0.82×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Speculative fiction, Germany
0.82×1.00×1.58×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Speculative fiction audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Donna TarttLiterature33.31×
02Justified (TV series)Movies & TV17.75×
03Leonard NimoyMovies & TV12.48×
04Nick CaveMusic & Radio9.65×
05Millie Bobby BrownMovies & TV8.30×
06Mel GibsonMovies & TV7.08×
07FolklorePolitics & Society5.47×
08Zoe SaldanaMovies & TV5.14×
09HugendubelShopping5.01×
10FilmstartsMovies & TV4.95×
11Bruce WillisMovies & TV4.94×
12DC ComicsLiterature4.53×
13SupermanMovies & TV4.29×
14Robert RedfordMovies & TV3.92×
15BooksellingLiterature3.58×
16Fantasy moviesMovies & TV3.52×
17BatmanMovies & TV2.99×
18Harry PotterMovies & TV2.76×
19Fiction booksLiterature2.32×
20TagesschauMovies & TV1.95×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Speculative fiction 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 Speculative fiction audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL2.21×
TraditionCONSERVATISM2.15×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.49×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Speculative fiction audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER0.85×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.87×
Career OrientationPOWER0.88×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Speculative fiction have in Germany?

Speculative fiction has an estimated audience of 1,402,750 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Speculative fiction fans?

52.7% of Speculative fiction fans are female, 47.3% are male, with an average age of 35.6 years.

03

Which brands do Speculative fiction fans like most?

Speculative fiction fans show strongest brand affinity for Millie Bobby Brown (8.3×), Hugendubel (5.01×), and Harry Potter (2.76×) over the country average.

04

Where do Speculative fiction fans live in Germany?

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

05

What other brands do Speculative fiction fans also like?

Beyond Speculative fiction itself, the audience over-indexes on Hugendubel (5.01×), Harry Potter (2.76×), Superman (4.29×), and Folklore (5.47×) 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 Speculative fiction. 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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