Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Bestseller Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Bestseller in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Bestseller has an estimated audience of 2,818,436 people in France.

The average Bestseller fan in France is 40.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie.

Top brand affinities include Patrick Bruel, Garden, Paris Match, with strongest over-indexing on Patrick Bruel (1.86× the country average).

Demographically, the Bestseller audience skews more female with an average age of 40.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as DIY Mentality, Creativity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Bestseller fan in France is more female, around 40.5 years old, with strong DIY Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Patrick Bruel.

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 Bestseller profile in France.

Audience size
2.8M
in France
Gender
73.1%
26.9% male
Age
40.5
average years
Country rank
#1557
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Demographics of Bestseller fans

73.1% are female, 26.9% are male, average age 40.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

73.1%
Female
26.9%
Male
Demographic split for Bestseller audience in France
MetricValue
Female73.1%
Male26.9%
Average age40.5
Estimated audience size2,818,436
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.5
average years
Age distribution of the Bestseller audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2918%
30-3917%
40-4920%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.8%

of the worldwide Bestseller audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Bestseller
CountryShare
United States18.0%
Japan11.6%
Germany6.2%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the France average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Bestseller audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Bestseller fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~600K1.24×
02Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~200K1.19×
03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~400K1.17×
04Occitanie~300K1.06×
05Grand Est~200K1.05×
06Nouvelle-Aquitaine~300K1.02×
07Pays de la Loire~200K0.99×
08Corsica~10K0.99×
09Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~100K0.96×
10Hauts-de-France~200K0.94×
11Brittany~100K0.92×
12Normandy~100K0.91×
13Centre-Val de Loire~90K0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Bestseller audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Paris MatchNews2.17×
02Stress (biology)Health2.00×
03LinensHome & Garden1.98×
04VoiciNews1.96×
05Yves Rocher (company)Beauty & Wellness1.93×
06Patrick BruelMusic & Radio1.86×
07France InfoMovies & TV1.86×
08TherapyHealth1.81×
09MSNNews1.73×
10Black Friday (shopping)Shopping1.68×
11Ouest-FranceNews1.67×
12EmailTechnology & Electronics1.66×
13LingerieFashion & Accessoires1.66×
14FnacShopping1.61×
15CanadaTravel & Leisure1.53×
16EtamFashion & Accessoires1.52×
17ConforamaHome & Garden1.52×
18City of LondonTravel & Leisure1.52×
19GardenHome & Garden1.51×
20Guillaume CanetMovies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Bestseller 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 Bestseller audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.34×
CreativityOPEN1.21×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.20×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Bestseller audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN0.51×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.57×
IndividualismJOY0.71×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Bestseller have in France?

Bestseller has an estimated audience of 2,818,436 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Bestseller fans?

73.1% of Bestseller fans are female, 26.9% are male, with an average age of 40.5 years.

03

Which brands do Bestseller fans like most?

Bestseller fans show strongest brand affinity for Patrick Bruel (1.86×), Garden (1.51×), and Paris Match (2.17×) over the country average.

04

Where do Bestseller fans live in France?

Bestseller fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~600K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~400K), and Occitanie (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Bestseller fans also like?

Beyond Bestseller itself, the audience over-indexes on Garden (1.51×), Paris Match (2.17×), Ouest-France (1.67×), and France Info (1.86×) compared to the France average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in France who actively search for Bestseller. 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 France. 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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