Rascasse Audience Intelligence

E-books Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about E-books in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. E-books has an estimated audience of 3,553,160 people in France.

The average E-books fan in France is 41.5 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 Sports, Design, E-book readers, with strongest over-indexing on Sports (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the E-books audience skews more female with an average age of 41.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Need for Security.

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

The typical E-books fan in France is more female, around 41.5 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for Sports.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic

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 E-books profile in France.

Audience size
3.6M
in France
Gender
58.2%
41.8% male
Age
41.5
average years
Country rank
#1164
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-35%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of E-books fans

58.2% are female, 41.8% are male, average age 41.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

58.2%
Female
41.8%
Male
Demographic split for E-books audience in France
MetricValue
Female58.2%
Male41.8%
Average age41.5
Estimated audience size3,553,160
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.5
average years
Age distribution of the E-books audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2919%
30-3918%
40-4920%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.2%

of the worldwide E-books audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for E-books
CountryShare
United States19.9%
China6.0%
Japan5.9%
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 E-books audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

E-books fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~500K1.17×
02Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~300K1.12×
03Occitanie~300K1.07×
04Pays de la Loire~200K1.07×
05Île-de-France~700K1.05×
06Brittany~200K1.01×
07Nouvelle-Aquitaine~300K0.97×
08Grand Est~300K0.97×
09Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~100K0.97×
10Centre-Val de Loire~100K0.97×
11Corsica~20K0.96×
12Hauts-de-France~300K0.91×
13Normandy~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 E-books audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for E-books audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Urban fantasyLiterature6.10×
02IBooksTechnology & Electronics4.81×
03E-book readersTechnology & Electronics4.74×
04Women's fictionLiterature4.17×
05Public libraryLiterature4.09×
06Miou-MiouMovies & TV3.73×
07WattpadInternet & Social Media3.52×
08Christina RicciMovies & TV3.12×
09PapyrusPolitics & Society2.68×
10ICloudTechnology & Electronics2.60×
11Lionel JospinPolitics & Society2.30×
12Office 365Technology & Electronics2.12×
13Julien ClercMusic & Radio2.01×
14Cloud computingTechnology & Electronics1.76×
15DecorationHome & Garden1.73×
16Tablet computersTechnology & Electronics1.72×
17Charlotte CardinMusic & Radio1.67×
18SportsSports1.59×
19GeminiTechnology & Electronics1.53×
20DesignHome & Garden1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the E-books 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 E-books audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.35×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.26×
Career OrientationPOWER1.23×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by E-books audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.80×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.83×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does E-books have in France?

E-books has an estimated audience of 3,553,160 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of E-books fans?

58.2% of E-books fans are female, 41.8% are male, with an average age of 41.5 years.

03

Which brands do E-books fans like most?

E-books fans show strongest brand affinity for Sports (1.59×), Design (1.52×), and E-book readers (4.74×) over the country average.

04

Where do E-books fans live in France?

E-books fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~700K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~500K), and Occitanie (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do E-books fans also like?

Beyond E-books itself, the audience over-indexes on Design (1.52×), E-book readers (4.74×), ICloud (2.6×), and IBooks (4.81×) 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 E-books. 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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