Rascasse Audience Intelligence

True Detective Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about True Detective in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. True Detective has an estimated audience of 4,329,610 people in Germany.

#14among TV series in Germany#30among Movie / TV Show / Series in Germany#95in Movies & TV

The average True Detective fan in Germany is 36.3 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Fargo (film), Teacher education, Twin Peaks, with strongest over-indexing on Fargo (film) (51.13× the country average).

Demographically, the True Detective audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Sustainability.

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

The typical True Detective fan in Germany is balanced, around 36.3 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Fargo (film).

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Movie / TV Show / Series · Subtype: TV series

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 True Detective profile in Germany.

Audience size
4.3M
in Germany
Gender
52.8%♀
47.2% male
Age
36.3
average years
Country rank
#1333
Movie / TV Show / Series in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-30%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of True Detective viewers

52.8% are female, 47.2% are male, average age 36.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.8%
Female
47.2%
Male
Demographic split for True Detective audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female52.8%
Male47.2%
Average age36.3
Estimated audience size4,329,610
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.3
average years
Age distribution of the True Detective audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1928%
20-2918%
30-3920%
40-4921%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.3%

of the worldwide True Detective audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for True Detective
CountryShare
United States30.5%
India13.4%
Brazil11.5%
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 True Detective audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

True Detective fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Berlin~300K1.47×
02Hamburg~100K1.27×
03Hessen~400K1.20×
04Nordrhein-Westfalen~1M1.14×
05Bremen~40K1.10×
06Schleswig-Holstein~200K1.03×
07Niedersachsen~400K0.99×
08Bayern~700K0.98×
09Baden-Württemberg~600K0.94×
10Rheinland-Pfalz~200K0.92×
11Brandenburg~100K0.88×
12Saarland~50K0.88×
13Sachsen~200K0.87×
14Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~70K0.83×
15Sachsen-Anhalt~90K0.78×
16Thüringen~90K0.75×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — True Detective, Germany
0.75×1.00×1.47×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for True Detective audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Fargo (film)Movies & TV51.13×
02Z NationMovies & TV27.43×
03Twin PeaksMovies & TV23.58×
04Dragon Ball SuperGames20.00×
05The SopranosMovies & TV17.54×
06LivestreamTechnology & Electronics16.91×
07Better Call SaulMovies & TV16.60×
08True crimeMovies & TV15.26×
09Teacher educationBusiness & Career14.87×
10David LynchMovies & TV14.44×
11Criminal MindsMovies & TV14.31×
12Matthew McConaugheyMovies & TV13.60×
13Black Mirror (TV series)Movies & TV12.82×
14Mel GibsonMovies & TV10.94×
15Crime fictionLiterature9.58×
16Internet Movie DatabaseMovies & TV9.51×
17Henry CavillMovies & TV7.36×
18ExpediaTravel & Leisure7.17×
19Bruce WillisMovies & TV6.98×
20Christian UlmenMovies & TV4.47×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the True Detective 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 True Detective audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.89×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.81×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.58×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by True Detective audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.73×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.75×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.76×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does True Detective have in Germany?

True Detective has an estimated audience of 4,329,610 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of True Detective viewers?

52.8% of True Detective fans are female, 47.2% are male, with an average age of 36.3 years.

03

Which brands do True Detective fans like most?

True Detective fans show strongest brand affinity for Fargo (film) (51.13×), Teacher education (14.87×), and Twin Peaks (23.58×) over the country average.

04

Where do True Detective fans live in Germany?

True Detective fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~1M), Bayern (reach ~700K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do True Detective fans also like?

Beyond True Detective itself, the audience over-indexes on Teacher education (14.87×), Twin Peaks (23.58×), Livestream (16.91×), and Crime fiction (9.58×) 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 True Detective. 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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