Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Instant messaging Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Instant messaging in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Instant messaging has an estimated audience of 5,635,951 people in Spain.

The average Instant messaging fan in Spain is 42.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Andalusia.

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

Top brand affinities include WhatsApp, Voice over IP, Erlang (programming language), with strongest over-indexing on WhatsApp (5.7× the country average).

Demographically, the Instant messaging audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Price Sensitivity.

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

The typical Instant messaging fan in Spain is balanced, around 42.0 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for WhatsApp.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Topic · Subtype: Content type

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 Instant messaging profile in Spain.

Audience size
5.6M
in Spain
Gender
54.8%
45.2% male
Age
42.0
average years
Country rank
#538
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-64%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Instant messaging fans

54.8% are female, 45.2% are male, average age 42.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.8%
Female
45.2%
Male
Demographic split for Instant messaging audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female54.8%
Male45.2%
Average age42.0
Estimated audience size5,635,951
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.0
average years
Age distribution of the Instant messaging audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2917%
30-3921%
40-4926%
50+23%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.8%

of the worldwide Instant messaging audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Instant messaging
CountryShare
United States19.0%
Brazil6.4%
India5.9%
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 Instant messaging audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Instant messaging fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Cantabria~80K1.15×
02Navarre~80K1.13×
03Balearic Islands~200K1.11×
04Extremadura~100K1.10×
05Principality of Asturias~100K1.05×
06Region of Murcia~200K1.02×
07Aragon~200K1.02×
08Castilla-La Mancha~200K0.99×
09Castile and León~200K0.97×
10Canary Islands~300K0.96×
11Galicia~200K0.95×
12Basque Autonomous Country~200K0.95×
13Comunidad Valenciana~600K0.92×
14Andalusia~1M0.91×
15Catalonia~900K0.88×
16Community of Madrid~800K0.86×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Instant messaging audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Erlang (programming language)Technology & Electronics11.20×
02Voice over IPTechnology & Electronics8.89×
03WhatsAppInternet & Social Media5.70×
04Android (operating system)Technology & Electronics2.13×
05IBEX 35Business & Career1.99×
06MercadonaShopping1.88×
07Mobile phonesTechnology & Electronics1.80×
08Hair productsBeauty & Wellness1.79×
09Social networkInternet & Social Media1.70×
10AutomobilesCars & Mobility1.65×
11SmartphonesTechnology & Electronics1.65×
12FamilyKids & Family1.60×
13FootwearFashion & Accessoires1.59×
14JewelryFashion & Accessoires1.58×
15BusinessBusiness & Career1.57×
16Luxury goodsFashion & Accessoires1.57×
17CosmeticsBeauty & Wellness1.56×
18BBVABusiness & Career1.54×
19TelevisionsTechnology & Electronics1.53×
20ChildKids & Family1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Instant messaging 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 Instant messaging audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.69×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.54×
Community OrientationOPEN1.46×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Instant messaging audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL0.96×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.97×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.00×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Instant messaging have in Spain?

Instant messaging has an estimated audience of 5,635,951 people in Spain, concentrated in Andalusia and Catalonia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Instant messaging fans?

54.8% of Instant messaging fans are female, 45.2% are male, with an average age of 42.0 years.

03

Which brands do Instant messaging fans like most?

Instant messaging fans show strongest brand affinity for WhatsApp (5.7×), Voice over IP (8.89×), and Erlang (programming language) (11.2×) over the country average.

04

Where do Instant messaging fans live in Spain?

Instant messaging fans in Spain are most concentrated in Andalusia (reach ~1M), Catalonia (reach ~900K), and Community of Madrid (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Instant messaging fans also like?

Beyond Instant messaging itself, the audience over-indexes on Voice over IP (8.89×), Erlang (programming language) (11.2×), BBVA (1.54×), and Android (operating system) (2.13×) 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 Instant messaging. 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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