Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Romance novels Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Romance novels in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Romance novels has an estimated audience of 4,159,097 people in Spain.

The average Romance novels fan in Spain is 46.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Andalusia.

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

Top brand affinities include Dog harness, E-book readers, Non-fiction books, with strongest over-indexing on Dog harness (4.13× the country average).

Demographically, the Romance novels audience skews more female with an average age of 46.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Indulgence.

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

The typical Romance novels fan in Spain is more female, around 46.2 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for Dog harness.

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 Romance novels profile in Spain.

Audience size
4.2M
in Spain
Gender
68.2%
31.8% male
Age
46.2
average years
Country rank
#819
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-26%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Romance novels fans

68.2% are female, 31.8% are male, average age 46.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

68.2%
Female
31.8%
Male
Demographic split for Romance novels audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female68.2%
Male31.8%
Average age46.2
Estimated audience size4,159,097
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.2
average years
Age distribution of the Romance novels audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2913%
30-3917%
40-4925%
50+38%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.5%

of the worldwide Romance novels audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Romance novels
CountryShare
United States17.6%
China4.9%
India4.5%
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 Romance novels audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Romance novels fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01La Rioja~40K1.32×
02Cantabria~60K1.10×
03Navarre~60K1.09×
04Extremadura~90K1.06×
05Principality of Asturias~100K1.02×
06Region of Murcia~100K0.99×
07Aragon~100K0.99×
08Castilla-La Mancha~200K0.97×
09Balearic Islands~100K0.97×
10Castile and León~200K0.95×
11Canary Islands~200K0.94×
12Galicia~200K0.94×
13Basque Autonomous Country~100K0.94×
14Comunidad Valenciana~400K0.90×
15Andalusia~700K0.85×
16Catalonia~600K0.83×
17Community of Madrid~600K0.82×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Romance novels audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Dog harnessPets & Animals4.13×
02Outlander (film)Movies & TV4.00×
03Contemporary romanceLiterature3.52×
04E-book readersTechnology & Electronics3.34×
05Marketing strategyBusiness & Career3.27×
06Non-fiction booksLiterature3.10×
07TV game showsMovies & TV2.96×
08Crime fictionLiterature2.85×
09Creative writingBusiness & Career2.74×
10TV talkshowsMovies & TV2.59×
11Detective fictionLiterature2.55×
12CleaningHome & Garden2.43×
13VideotelephonyTechnology & Electronics2.35×
14Expensive TasteBusiness & Career2.25×
15NovelLiterature2.15×
16Healthy habitsHealth2.04×
17Home DesignHome & Garden1.81×
18HipercorShopping1.70×
19StradivariusShopping1.62×
20Harry PotterMovies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Romance novels 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 Romance novels audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.13×
IndulgenceJOY1.11×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.10×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Romance novels audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.60×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.68×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.69×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Romance novels have in Spain?

Romance novels has an estimated audience of 4,159,097 people in Spain, concentrated in Andalusia and Catalonia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Romance novels fans?

68.2% of Romance novels fans are female, 31.8% are male, with an average age of 46.2 years.

03

Which brands do Romance novels fans like most?

Romance novels fans show strongest brand affinity for Dog harness (4.13×), E-book readers (3.34×), and Non-fiction books (3.1×) over the country average.

04

Where do Romance novels fans live in Spain?

Romance novels fans in Spain are most concentrated in Andalusia (reach ~700K), Catalonia (reach ~600K), and Community of Madrid (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Romance novels fans also like?

Beyond Romance novels itself, the audience over-indexes on E-book readers (3.34×), Non-fiction books (3.1×), Creative writing (2.74×), and Novel (2.15×) 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 Romance novels. 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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