Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Crime fiction Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Crime fiction in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Crime fiction has an estimated audience of 2,063,877 people in Spain.

The average Crime fiction fan in Spain is 43.3 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Andalusia.

The audience is concentrated in Andalusia, Catalonia, Community of Madrid.

Top brand affinities include Non-fiction books, Book discussion club, Harry Potter, with strongest over-indexing on Non-fiction books (12.5× the country average).

Demographically, the Crime fiction audience skews more female with an average age of 43.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Mindfulness.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 14 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Crime fiction fan in Spain is more female, around 43.3 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Non-fiction books.

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 Crime fiction profile in Spain.

Audience size
2.1M
in Spain
Gender
65.8%
34.2% male
Age
43.3
average years
Country rank
#1958
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-28%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Crime fiction fans

65.8% are female, 34.2% are male, average age 43.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

65.8%
Female
34.2%
Male
Demographic split for Crime fiction audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female65.8%
Male34.2%
Average age43.3
Estimated audience size2,063,877
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.3
average years
Age distribution of the Crime fiction audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2914%
30-3916%
40-4925%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.2%

of the worldwide Crime fiction audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Crime fiction
CountryShare
United States23.8%
United Kingdom7.4%
Germany6.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Spain average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Crime fiction audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Crime fiction fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Extremadura~50K1.16×
02Principality of Asturias~50K1.10×
03Region of Murcia~70K1.06×
04Aragon~60K1.06×
05Castilla-La Mancha~90K1.02×
06Balearic Islands~60K1.02×
07Canary Islands~100K0.99×
08Castile and León~90K0.99×
09Galicia~90K0.97×
10Basque Autonomous Country~70K0.97×
11Comunidad Valenciana~200K0.93×
12Andalusia~400K0.91×
13Catalonia~300K0.91×
14Community of Madrid~300K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Crime fiction audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01colleen hooverLiterature33.02×
02QuotationBusiness & Career16.93×
03Book discussion clubLiterature16.86×
04GoodreadsLiterature14.57×
05Non-fiction booksLiterature12.50×
06Young-adult fictionLiterature11.68×
07Amazon KindleLiterature9.21×
08Psychological thrillerLiterature8.92×
09Frases de AmorInternet & Social Media8.85×
10Detective fictionLiterature8.33×
11E-book readersTechnology & Electronics8.17×
12LibraryLiterature7.91×
13Creative writingBusiness & Career6.47×
14Mystery fictionLiterature5.88×
15BooksellingLiterature5.74×
16Stranger ThingsMovies & TV5.50×
17NovelLiterature5.31×
18SupermanMovies & TV5.30×
19Harry PotterMovies & TV4.99×
20TikTokInternet & Social Media3.04×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Crime 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 Crime fiction audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY3.15×
MindfulnessBALANCE3.11×
Community OrientationOPEN2.60×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Crime fiction audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.66×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.90×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Crime fiction have in Spain?

Crime fiction has an estimated audience of 2,063,877 people in Spain, concentrated in Andalusia and Catalonia.

02

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

65.8% of Crime fiction fans are female, 34.2% are male, with an average age of 43.3 years.

03

Which brands do Crime fiction fans like most?

Crime fiction fans show strongest brand affinity for Non-fiction books (12.5×), Book discussion club (16.86×), and Harry Potter (4.99×) over the country average.

04

Where do Crime fiction fans live in Spain?

Crime fiction fans in Spain are most concentrated in Andalusia (reach ~400K), Catalonia (reach ~300K), and Community of Madrid (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Crime fiction fans also like?

Beyond Crime fiction itself, the audience over-indexes on Book discussion club (16.86×), Harry Potter (4.99×), Goodreads (14.57×), and E-book readers (8.17×) compared to the Spain average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Spain who actively search for Crime 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 Spain. 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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