Rascasse Audience Intelligence

COS Target Market in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about COS in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. COS has an estimated audience of 3,375,455 people in France.

The average COS fan in France is 36.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Top brand affinities include Primark, Lidl, La Redoute, with strongest over-indexing on Primark (2.22× the country average).

Demographically, the COS audience skews more female with an average age of 36.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Design Affinity, Individualism.

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

The typical COS fan in France is more female, around 36.2 years old, with strong Design Affinity tendencies and a notable affinity for Primark.

Category: Shopping · Type: Brand · Subtype: Mainstream fashion shop

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 COS profile in France.

Audience size
3.4M
in France
Gender
75.0%
25.0% male
Age
36.2
average years
Country rank
#1258
Brand in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-9%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of COS

75.0% are female, 25.0% are male, average age 36.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

75.0%
Female
25.0%
Male
Demographic split for COS audience in France
MetricValue
Female75.0%
Male25.0%
Average age36.2
Estimated audience size3,375,455
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.2
average years
Age distribution of the COS audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2925%
30-3918%
40-4918%
50+14%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.8%

of the worldwide COS audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for COS
CountryShare
China11.1%
Germany9.4%
Japan8.6%
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 COS audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

COS customers by region in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~1.5M2.53×
02Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~400K1.40×
03Corsica~20K1.13×
04Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~400K1.07×
05Occitanie~300K0.97×
06Grand Est~300K0.94×
07Nouvelle-Aquitaine~300K0.93×
08Pays de la Loire~100K0.77×
09Hauts-de-France~200K0.71×
10Centre-Val de Loire~90K0.70×
11Brittany~100K0.67×
12Normandy~100K0.61×
13Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~80K0.59×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for COS audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01PimkieShopping2.68×
02DecorationHome & Garden2.32×
03Dog loversPets & Animals2.32×
04PrimarkShopping2.22×
05Maisons du MondeHome & Garden2.18×
06Architecture & DesignBusiness & Career2.16×
07StradivariusShopping2.12×
08Le Bon MarchéShopping2.00×
09vertbaudetFashion & Accessoires2.00×
10ZaraShopping1.87×
11HermèsFashion & Accessoires1.84×
12DecoHome & Garden1.81×
13La RedouteShopping1.77×
14Louis VuittonFashion & Accessoires1.75×
15LidlShopping1.67×
16SephoraShopping1.63×
17Google NewsNews1.61×
18PinterestInternet & Social Media1.59×
19AldiShopping1.55×
20EtamFashion & Accessoires1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the COS 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 COS audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.33×
IndividualismJOY1.08×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.07×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by COS audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.53×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.56×
IndulgenceJOY0.69×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is COS's target market in France?

COS's target market in France covers an estimated 3,375,455 people, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of COS customers?

75.0% of the COS audience are female, 25.0% are male, with an average age of 36.2 years.

03

Which brands do COS fans like most?

COS fans show strongest brand affinity for Primark (2.22×), Lidl (1.67×), and La Redoute (1.77×) over the country average.

04

Where do COS fans live in France?

COS fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~1.5M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~400K), and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do COS fans also like?

Beyond COS itself, the audience over-indexes on Lidl (1.67×), La Redoute (1.77×), Google News (1.61×), and Etam (1.53×) 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 COS. 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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