Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Chocolate Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Chocolate in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Chocolate has an estimated audience of 8,523,700 people in France.

The average Chocolate fan in France is 42.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Kitchen, Desserts, Real property, with strongest over-indexing on Kitchen (2.45× the country average).

Demographically, the Chocolate audience skews more female with an average age of 42.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Community Orientation.

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

The typical Chocolate fan in France is more female, around 42.6 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Kitchen.

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

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 Chocolate profile in France.

Audience size
8.5M
in France
Gender
64.6%
35.4% male
Age
42.6
average years
Country rank
#327
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 Chocolate fans

64.6% are female, 35.4% are male, average age 42.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

64.6%
Female
35.4%
Male
Demographic split for Chocolate audience in France
MetricValue
Female64.6%
Male35.4%
Average age42.6
Estimated audience size8,523,700
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.6
average years
Age distribution of the Chocolate audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2919%
30-3920%
40-4922%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.8%

of the worldwide Chocolate audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Chocolate
CountryShare
United States17.2%
Brazil5.7%
Italy4.8%
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 Chocolate audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Chocolate fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~2.5M1.65×
02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~1.5M1.30×
03Hauts-de-France~800K1.07×
04Grand Est~700K1.04×
05Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~600K1.01×
06Occitanie~700K0.98×
07Nouvelle-Aquitaine~700K0.97×
08Normandy~400K0.93×
09Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~300K0.90×
10Pays de la Loire~400K0.87×
11Centre-Val de Loire~300K0.85×
12Brittany~300K0.84×
13Corsica~30K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Chocolate audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Permanent residencyBusiness & Career3.00×
02TinderInternet & Social Media3.00×
03Kitchen gardenHome & Garden3.00×
04FiberglassTechnology & Electronics3.00×
05ImprovisationMusic & Radio3.00×
06LunchFood & Beverages2.67×
07KitchenHome & Garden2.45×
08CandyFood & Beverages2.30×
09Western UnionBusiness & Career2.25×
10DessertsFood & Beverages2.20×
11Take-outFood & Beverages2.10×
12King JouetShopping1.94×
13Real propertyHome & Garden1.90×
14MilkFood & Beverages1.89×
15VoloteaTravel & Leisure1.78×
16ConfectioneryFood & Beverages1.77×
17PâtisserieFood & Beverages1.61×
18Organic foodFood & Beverages1.58×
19MeatFood & Beverages1.53×
20ApartmentBusiness & Career1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Chocolate 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 Chocolate audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM3.00×
Community OrientationOPEN1.89×
IndulgenceJOY1.77×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Chocolate audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.87×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.91×
Social Media UsageJOY0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Chocolate have in France?

Chocolate has an estimated audience of 8,523,700 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Chocolate fans?

64.6% of Chocolate fans are female, 35.4% are male, with an average age of 42.6 years.

03

Which brands do Chocolate fans like most?

Chocolate fans show strongest brand affinity for Kitchen (2.45×), Desserts (2.2×), and Real property (1.9×) over the country average.

04

Where do Chocolate fans live in France?

Chocolate fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~2.5M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~1.5M), and Hauts-de-France (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Chocolate fans also like?

Beyond Chocolate itself, the audience over-indexes on Desserts (2.2×), Real property (1.9×), Candy (2.3×), and Permanent residency (3×) 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 Chocolate. 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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