Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Manga Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Manga in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Manga has an estimated audience of 4,181,044 people in Spain.

The average Manga fan in Spain is 36.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Catalonia.

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

Top brand affinities include Entertainment, Movies, Harry Potter, with strongest over-indexing on Entertainment (1.57× the country average).

Demographically, the Manga audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Extroversion.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 17 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Manga fan in Spain is balanced, around 36.7 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Entertainment.

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 Manga profile in Spain.

Audience size
4.2M
in Spain
Gender
47.4%
52.6% male
Age
36.7
average years
Country rank
#813
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Manga fans

47.4% are female, 52.6% are male, average age 36.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.4%
Female
52.6%
Male
Demographic split for Manga audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female47.4%
Male52.6%
Average age36.7
Estimated audience size4,181,044
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.7
average years
Age distribution of the Manga audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-1925%
20-2924%
30-3918%
40-4918%
50+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.0%

of the worldwide Manga audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Manga
CountryShare
United States15.8%
Japan13.4%
China12.2%
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 Manga audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Manga fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Canary Islands~300K1.45×
02Catalonia~1M1.27×
03Region of Murcia~200K1.27×
04Comunidad Valenciana~500K1.16×
05Community of Madrid~700K1.06×
06Andalusia~900K1.05×
07Galicia~200K1.03×
08Balearic Islands~100K1.01×
09Castilla-La Mancha~200K0.98×
10Aragon~100K0.95×
11Basque Autonomous Country~100K0.93×
12La Rioja~20K0.88×
13Extremadura~80K0.87×
14Castile and León~200K0.85×
15Cantabria~40K0.84×
16Navarre~40K0.83×
17Principality of Asturias~80K0.82×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Manga audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Final FantasyGames4.36×
02Anime & CosplayFashion & Accessoires4.22×
03Anime conventionLiterature4.20×
04CrunchyrollGames4.03×
05Anime and manga fandomLiterature3.91×
06Japanese artArts & Culture3.79×
07CosplayGames3.78×
08Pokémon (video game series)Games3.38×
09One PieceMovies & TV2.68×
10Anime moviesMovies & TV2.49×
11ComicsLiterature2.42×
12SupermanMovies & TV2.35×
13Harry PotterMovies & TV2.25×
14Animated moviesMovies & TV2.11×
15Mobile gameGames1.86×
16Stranger ThingsMovies & TV1.85×
17Online gamesGames1.84×
18MoviesMovies & TV1.66×
19EntertainmentMovies & TV1.57×
20TikTokInternet & Social Media1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Manga 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 Manga audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.39×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.30×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Manga audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.75×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.79×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Manga have in Spain?

Manga has an estimated audience of 4,181,044 people in Spain, concentrated in Catalonia and Andalusia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Manga fans?

47.4% of Manga fans are female, 52.6% are male, with an average age of 36.7 years.

03

Which brands do Manga fans like most?

Manga fans show strongest brand affinity for Entertainment (1.57×), Movies (1.66×), and Harry Potter (2.25×) over the country average.

04

Where do Manga fans live in Spain?

Manga fans in Spain are most concentrated in Catalonia (reach ~1M), Andalusia (reach ~900K), and Community of Madrid (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Manga fans also like?

Beyond Manga itself, the audience over-indexes on Movies (1.66×), Harry Potter (2.25×), Anime convention (4.2×), and Anime and manga fandom (3.91×) 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 Manga. 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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