Rascasse Audience Intelligence

FIFA World Cup Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about FIFA World Cup in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 14,661,798 people in France.

The average FIFA World Cup fan in France is 34.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1, Foot Mercato, with strongest over-indexing on Paris Saint-Germain (1.99× the country average).

Demographically, the FIFA World Cup audience skews more male with an average age of 34.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Social Media Usage.

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

The typical FIFA World Cup fan in France is more male, around 34.4 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Paris Saint-Germain.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Soccer

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 FIFA World Cup profile in France.

Audience size
14.7M
in France
Gender
27.2%
72.8% male
Age
34.4
average years
Country rank
#101
Event in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+2336%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of FIFA World Cup fans

27.2% are female, 72.8% are male, average age 34.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

27.2%
Female
72.8%
Male
Demographic split for FIFA World Cup audience in France
MetricValue
Female27.2%
Male72.8%
Average age34.4
Estimated audience size14,661,798
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.4
average years
Age distribution of the FIFA World Cup audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1932%
20-2923%
30-3917%
40-4914%
50+14%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.5%

of the worldwide FIFA World Cup audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for FIFA World Cup
CountryShare
United States19.1%
India8.1%
United Kingdom7.9%
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 FIFA World Cup audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

FIFA World Cup fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~100K1.89×
02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~60K1.10×
03Grand Est~40K1.08×
04Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~30K1.08×
05Occitanie~40K1.03×
06Normandy~20K0.95×
07Nouvelle-Aquitaine~40K0.94×
08Centre-Val de Loire~20K0.93×
09Corsica~2K0.93×
10Hauts-de-France~30K0.92×
11Pays de la Loire~20K0.92×
12Brittany~20K0.89×
13Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~20K0.88×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for FIFA World Cup audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Ousmane DembéléSports3.45×
02Didier DeschampsSports3.04×
03Manchester City F.C.Sports2.89×
04BundesligaSports2.88×
05Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)Sports2.87×
06France FootballSports2.81×
07Foot MercatoSports2.78×
08UEFA Europa LeagueSports2.57×
09Ligue 1Sports2.47×
10Premier LeagueSports2.46×
11UEFA Champions LeagueSports2.37×
12FC Bayern MunichSports2.28×
13Manchester United F.C.Sports2.22×
14Real Madrid C.F.Sports2.18×
15Olympique LyonnaisSports2.10×
16Paris Saint-GermainSports1.99×
17EurosportSports1.95×
18SoccerSports1.91×
19L'ÉquipeSports1.71×
20ConforamaHome & Garden1.65×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the FIFA World Cup 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 FIFA World Cup audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.07×
Social Media UsageJOY1.05×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.01×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by FIFA World Cup audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE0.70×
CreativityOPEN0.70×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.70×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does FIFA World Cup have in France?

FIFA World Cup has an estimated audience of 14,661,798 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of FIFA World Cup fans?

27.2% of FIFA World Cup fans are female, 72.8% are male, with an average age of 34.4 years.

03

Which brands do FIFA World Cup fans like most?

FIFA World Cup fans show strongest brand affinity for Paris Saint-Germain (1.99×), Ligue 1 (2.47×), and Foot Mercato (2.78×) over the country average.

04

Where do FIFA World Cup fans live in France?

FIFA World Cup fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~100K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~60K), and Occitanie (reach ~40K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do FIFA World Cup fans also like?

Beyond FIFA World Cup itself, the audience over-indexes on Ligue 1 (2.47×), Foot Mercato (2.78×), Soccer (1.91×), and UEFA Champions League (2.37×) 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 FIFA World Cup. 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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