Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mystery fiction Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mystery fiction in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mystery fiction has an estimated audience of 3,392,408 people in Spain.

The average Mystery fiction fan in Spain is 45.2 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, Detective fiction, Crime fiction, with strongest over-indexing on Non-fiction books (5.77× the country average).

Demographically, the Mystery fiction audience skews more female with an average age of 45.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Need for Security.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 6 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Mystery fiction fan in Spain is more female, around 45.2 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation 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 Mystery fiction profile in Spain.

Audience size
3.4M
in Spain
Gender
59.9%
40.1% male
Age
45.2
average years
Country rank
#1072
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 Mystery fiction fans

59.9% are female, 40.1% are male, average age 45.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

59.9%
Female
40.1%
Male
Demographic split for Mystery fiction audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female59.9%
Male40.1%
Average age45.2
Estimated audience size3,392,408
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.2
average years
Age distribution of the Mystery fiction audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2914%
30-3917%
40-4924%
50+35%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.5%

of the worldwide Mystery fiction audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mystery fiction
CountryShare
United States21.7%
United Kingdom5.3%
China4.0%
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 Mystery fiction audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mystery fiction fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Castile and León~200K1.12×
02Canary Islands~200K1.08×
03Comunidad Valenciana~400K0.98×
04Andalusia~600K0.95×
05Catalonia~600K0.94×
06Community of Madrid~500K0.94×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mystery fiction audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Detective fictionLiterature7.03×
02Crime fictionLiterature5.82×
03Non-fiction booksLiterature5.77×
04Contemporary romanceLiterature5.15×
05Book discussion clubLiterature4.82×
06VideotelephonyTechnology & Electronics3.96×
07Dog harnessPets & Animals3.87×
08TV talkshowsMovies & TV3.71×
09E-book readersTechnology & Electronics3.46×
10Romance novelsLiterature3.00×
11NovelLiterature2.92×
12Creative writingBusiness & Career2.86×
13Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.65×
14El País (Uruguay)News2.18×
15Harry PotterMovies & TV2.16×
16Fiction booksLiterature2.00×
17TikTokInternet & Social Media1.74×
18LiteratureBusiness & Career1.70×
19MoviesMovies & TV1.66×
20AthleteMusic & Radio1.60×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mystery 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 Mystery fiction audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.37×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.36×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.34×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mystery fiction audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.91×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.96×
Sports ActivityPOWER1.00×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mystery fiction have in Spain?

Mystery fiction has an estimated audience of 3,392,408 people in Spain, concentrated in Andalusia and Catalonia.

02

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

59.9% of Mystery fiction fans are female, 40.1% are male, with an average age of 45.2 years.

03

Which brands do Mystery fiction fans like most?

Mystery fiction fans show strongest brand affinity for Non-fiction books (5.77×), Detective fiction (7.03×), and Crime fiction (5.82×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mystery fiction fans live in Spain?

Mystery fiction fans in Spain are most concentrated in Andalusia (reach ~600K), Catalonia (reach ~600K), and Community of Madrid (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Mystery fiction fans also like?

Beyond Mystery fiction itself, the audience over-indexes on Detective fiction (7.03×), Crime fiction (5.82×), Movies (1.66×), and Novel (2.92×) 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 Mystery 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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