Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Spanish cuisine Audience in Spain

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Spanish cuisine in Spain — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Spanish cuisine has an estimated audience of 4,707,707 people in Spain.

The average Spanish cuisine fan in Spain is 48.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Catalonia.

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

Top brand affinities include Latin American cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine, Retail banking, with strongest over-indexing on Latin American cuisine (7.15× the country average).

Demographically, the Spanish cuisine audience skews more female with an average age of 48.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical Spanish cuisine fan in Spain is more female, around 48.0 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Latin American cuisine.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Cuisine

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 Spanish cuisine profile in Spain.

Audience size
4.7M
in Spain
Gender
59.0%
41.0% male
Age
48.0
average years
Country rank
#702
Topic in Spain
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+18%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Spanish cuisine fans

59.0% are female, 41.0% are male, average age 48.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

59.0%
Female
41.0%
Male
Demographic split for Spanish cuisine audience in Spain
MetricValue
Female59.0%
Male41.0%
Average age48.0
Estimated audience size4,707,707
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 48.0
average years
Age distribution of the Spanish cuisine audience in Spain
Age bracketShare%
16-195%
20-2910%
30-3917%
40-4926%
50+42%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.3%

of the worldwide Spanish cuisine audience comes from Spain.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Spanish cuisine
CountryShare
United States11.5%
Japan10.2%
Brazil7.1%
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 Spanish cuisine audience in Spain is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Spanish cuisine fans by region: top regions in Spain
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Catalonia~1.5M1.58×
02Community of Madrid~1M1.28×
03Balearic Islands~200K1.27×
04La Rioja~40K1.14×
05Comunidad Valenciana~600K1.12×
06Canary Islands~300K1.08×
07Cantabria~60K1.01×
08Navarre~60K1.01×
09Extremadura~100K0.99×
10Andalusia~900K0.98×
11Principality of Asturias~100K0.97×
12Region of Murcia~200K0.95×
13Aragon~100K0.95×
14Castilla-La Mancha~200K0.94×
15Castile and León~200K0.93×
16Galicia~200K0.91×
17Basque Autonomous Country~200K0.90×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Spanish cuisine audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Middle Eastern cuisineFood & Beverages8.18×
02Retail bankingBusiness & Career7.39×
03Latin American cuisineFood & Beverages7.15×
04CamcordersTechnology & Electronics5.58×
05Greek cuisineFood & Beverages5.21×
06German cuisineFood & Beverages5.08×
07Mediterranean cuisineFood & Beverages4.68×
08Mexican cuisineFood & Beverages4.36×
09AviationBusiness & Career3.83×
10Soft drinksFood & Beverages3.51×
11DancehallsMusic & Radio3.44×
12RabbitsPets & Animals3.04×
13Fashion showFashion & Accessoires2.87×
14SeafoodFood & Beverages2.75×
15BoatingTravel & Leisure2.72×
16VolunteeringPolitics & Society2.71×
17Local foodFood & Beverages2.47×
18Italian cuisineFood & Beverages2.32×
19Gourmet FoodsFood & Beverages2.14×
20FIFA World CupSports1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Spanish cuisine 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 Spanish cuisine audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.60×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.33×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.25×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Spanish cuisine audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.79×
Community OrientationOPEN0.80×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Spanish cuisine have in Spain?

Spanish cuisine has an estimated audience of 4,707,707 people in Spain, concentrated in Catalonia and Community of Madrid.

02

What is the gender split and age of Spanish cuisine fans?

59.0% of Spanish cuisine fans are female, 41.0% are male, with an average age of 48.0 years.

03

Which brands do Spanish cuisine fans like most?

Spanish cuisine fans show strongest brand affinity for Latin American cuisine (7.15×), Mediterranean cuisine (4.68×), and Retail banking (7.39×) over the country average.

04

Where do Spanish cuisine fans live in Spain?

Spanish cuisine fans in Spain are most concentrated in Catalonia (reach ~1.5M), Community of Madrid (reach ~1M), and Andalusia (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Spanish cuisine fans also like?

Beyond Spanish cuisine itself, the audience over-indexes on Mediterranean cuisine (4.68×), Retail banking (7.39×), Middle Eastern cuisine (8.18×), and Aviation (3.83×) 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 Spanish cuisine. 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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