Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Free software Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Free software in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Free software has an estimated audience of 4,175,922 people in France.

Free software has an estimated audience of 4,175,922 people in France. 47.8% are female, 52.2% are male, average age 40.9. Top brand affinities: Google Drive, Google Maps, Ouest France, Computer servers, Real property.

Top brand affinities include Google Drive, Google Maps, Ouest France, with strongest over-indexing on Google Drive (3.56× the country average).

Demographically, the Free software audience skews balanced with an average age of 40.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Community Orientation.

The typical Free software fan in France is balanced, around 40.9 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Google Drive.

Category: Technology & Electronics · 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 Free software profile in France.

Audience size
4.2M
in France
Gender
47.8%
52.2% male
Age
40.9
average years
Country rank
#938
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-61%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Free software fans

47.8% are female, 52.2% are male, average age 40.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.8%
Female
52.2%
Male
Demographic split for Free software audience in France
MetricValue
Female47.8%
Male52.2%
Average age40.9
Estimated audience size4,175,922
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.9
average years
Age distribution of the Free software audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2919%
30-3920%
40-4921%
50+24%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.2%

of the worldwide Free software audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Free software
CountryShare
United States17.6%
Brazil5.8%
India5.7%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Free software audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Computer serversTechnology & Electronics6.38×
02MySQLTechnology & Electronics5.63×
03Google DriveTechnology & Electronics3.56×
04Desktop computersTechnology & Electronics3.38×
05Office 365Technology & Electronics3.28×
06Permanent residencyBusiness & Career3.00×
07TinderInternet & Social Media3.00×
08Kitchen gardenHome & Garden3.00×
09Google MapsInternet & Social Media2.92×
10Instant GamingGames2.63×
11Western UnionBusiness & Career2.53×
12Real propertyHome & Garden2.18×
13Indeed.comBusiness & Career1.95×
14WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.88×
15InnovationBusiness & Career1.82×
16TotalEnergiesCars & Mobility1.75×
17Midi LibreNews1.69×
18Ouest FranceNews1.59×
19FnacShopping1.56×
20Ouest-FranceNews1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Free software 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 Free software audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM3.00×
Community OrientationOPEN1.72×
IndulgenceJOY1.66×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Free software audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.69×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.82×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.86×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in France who actively search for Free software. 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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