Canal+ Audience in France
Canal+ has an estimated audience of 9,758,630 people in France. 45.0% are female, 55.0% are male, average age 40.0. Top regions: Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Top brand affinities: AlloCiné, Foot Mercato, Virginie Efira, Eurosport, France Inter.
The average Canal+ fan in France is 40.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Île-de-France. The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Top brand affinities include AlloCiné, Foot Mercato, Virginie Efira, with strongest over-indexing on AlloCiné (1.5× the country average). Demographically, the Canal+ audience skews balanced with an average age of 40.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Spirituality. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.
Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel
Audience demographics of Canal+
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 45.0% |
| Male | 55.0% |
| Average age | 40.0 |
| Estimated audience size | 9,758,630 |
Audience persona
The typical Canal+ fan in France is balanced, around 40.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for AlloCiné.
Canal+ fans by region: top regions in France
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| Île-de-France | ~1.5M | 0.83× |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | ~1M | 0.96× |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | ~1M | 1.25× |
| Occitanie | ~1M | 1.23× |
| Hauts-de-France | ~800K | 0.93× |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ~700K | 0.96× |
| Grand Est | ~700K | 0.86× |
| Pays de la Loire | ~600K | 1.04× |
| Brittany | ~500K | 1.14× |
| Normandy | ~500K | 1.01× |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | ~400K | 0.98× |
| Centre-Val de Loire | ~400K | 0.99× |
| Corsica | ~40K | 0.86× |
Top brand affinities of Canal+ fans
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| AlloCiné | 1.5× | Movies & TV |
| Foot Mercato | 1.55× | Sports |
| Virginie Efira | 2.39× | Movies & TV |
| Eurosport | 1.54× | Sports |
| France Inter | 1.54× | Music & Radio |
| Pay television | 1.64× | Movies & TV |
| Mediapart | 1.61× | News |
| True Detective | 1.68× | Movies & TV |
| Catherine Deneuve | 2.03× | Fashion & Accessoires |
| Michael Schumacher | 1.81× | Sports |
| Charles Leclerc | 1.81× | Sports |
| Marion Cotillard | 1.5× | Movies & TV |
| France Football | 1.62× | Sports |
| Jean Dujardin | 1.71× | Movies & TV |
| Alain Delon | 1.64× | Movies & TV |
| Jim Carrey | 1.6× | Movies & TV |
| Gilles Lellouche | 1.75× | Movies & TV |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | 1.77× | Movies & TV |
| Pierre Richard | 1.78× | Movies & TV |
| Vincent Cassel | 1.81× | Movies & TV |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriotism | CONSERVATISM | 1.17 |
| Spirituality | BALANCE | 1.05 |
| Tradition | CONSERVATISM | 1.05 |
| Risk Appetite | THRILL | 1.02 |
| Social Media Usage | JOY | 1.01 |
| Need for Security | CONSERVATISM | 1 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| France | 35.5% |
| Brazil | 5.0% |
| United States | 4.5% |
See Canal+ audiences in other countries
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Frequently asked questions
How many fans does Canal+ have in France?
Canal+ has an estimated audience of 9,758,630 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
What is the gender split and age of Canal+ fans?
45.0% of Canal+ fans are female, 55.0% are male, with an average age of 40.0 years.
Which brands do Canal+ fans like most?
Canal+ fans show strongest brand affinity for AlloCiné (1.5×), Foot Mercato (1.55×), and Virginie Efira (2.39×) over the country average.
Where do Canal+ fans live in France?
Canal+ fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~1.5M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~1M), and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do Canal+ fans also like?
Beyond Canal+ itself, the audience over-indexes on Foot Mercato (1.55×), Virginie Efira (2.39×), Eurosport (1.54×), and France Inter (1.54×) compared to the France average.
How to read this data
Audience size is the estimated number of people in France who actively search for Canal+. 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.