Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Detective fiction Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Detective fiction in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Detective fiction has an estimated audience of 2,048,974 people in Spain.

The average Detective fiction fan in Spain is 40.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Andalusia.

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

Top brand affinities include E-book readers, Non-fiction books, Crime fiction, with strongest over-indexing on E-book readers (6.13× the country average).

Demographically, the Detective fiction audience skews more female with an average age of 40.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Community Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 15 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Detective fiction fan in Spain is more female, around 40.8 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for E-book readers.

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 Detective fiction profile in Spain.

Audience size
2M
in Spain
Gender
65.8%
34.2% male
Age
40.8
average years
Country rank
#1978
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-49%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Detective fiction fans

65.8% are female, 34.2% are male, average age 40.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

65.8%
Female
34.2%
Male
Demographic split for Detective fiction audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female65.8%
Male34.2%
Average age40.8
Estimated audience size2,048,974
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.8
average years
Age distribution of the Detective fiction audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2917%
30-3917%
40-4923%
50+25%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.5%

of the worldwide Detective fiction audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Detective fiction
CountryShare
United States20.6%
China6.8%
Japan6.4%
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 Detective fiction audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Detective fiction fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Navarre~30K1.17×
02Extremadura~50K1.13×
03Principality of Asturias~50K1.07×
04Region of Murcia~70K1.04×
05Aragon~60K1.04×
06Castilla-La Mancha~80K1.00×
07Balearic Islands~60K1.00×
08Castile and León~90K0.98×
09Canary Islands~100K0.97×
10Galicia~90K0.96×
11Basque Autonomous Country~70K0.96×
12Comunidad Valenciana~200K0.92×
13Andalusia~400K0.90×
14Catalonia~300K0.89×
15Community of Madrid~300K0.87×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Detective fiction audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Crime fictionLiterature7.88×
02Book discussion clubLiterature7.47×
03GoodreadsLiterature6.67×
04Non-fiction booksLiterature6.43×
05E-book readersTechnology & Electronics6.13×
06Amazon KindleLiterature5.15×
07Creative writingBusiness & Career4.63×
08Romance novelsLiterature4.31×
09LibraryLiterature4.22×
10NovelLiterature3.98×
11Harry PotterMovies & TV2.83×
12Short storyLiterature2.81×
13Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.64×
14SupermanMovies & TV2.59×
15Fiction booksLiterature2.33×
16LiteratureBusiness & Career2.05×
17BooksLiterature1.98×
18TikTokInternet & Social Media1.68×
19MoviesMovies & TV1.66×
20BeautyBeauty & Wellness1.57×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Detective 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 Detective fiction audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.81×
Community OrientationOPEN1.62×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.53×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Detective fiction audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.00×
IndulgenceJOY1.04×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.04×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Detective fiction have in Spain?

Detective fiction has an estimated audience of 2,048,974 people in Spain, concentrated in Andalusia and Catalonia.

02

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

65.8% of Detective fiction fans are female, 34.2% are male, with an average age of 40.8 years.

03

Which brands do Detective fiction fans like most?

Detective fiction fans show strongest brand affinity for E-book readers (6.13×), Non-fiction books (6.43×), and Crime fiction (7.88×) over the country average.

04

Where do Detective fiction fans live in Spain?

Detective 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 Detective fiction fans also like?

Beyond Detective fiction itself, the audience over-indexes on Non-fiction books (6.43×), Crime fiction (7.88×), Novel (3.98×), and Harry Potter (2.83×) 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 Detective 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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