Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mediapart Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mediapart in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mediapart has an estimated audience of 3,788,365 people in France.

The average Mediapart fan in France is 43.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include France Info, Entertainment, Courrier International, with strongest over-indexing on France Info (3.23× the country average).

Demographically, the Mediapart audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Tradition.

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

The typical Mediapart fan in France is balanced, around 43.9 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for France Info.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 Mediapart profile in France.

Audience size
3.8M
in France
Gender
45.3%
54.7% male
Age
43.9
average years
Country rank
#1059
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Mediapart

45.3% are female, 54.7% are male, average age 43.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

45.3%
Female
54.7%
Male
Demographic split for Mediapart audience in France
MetricValue
Female45.3%
Male54.7%
Average age43.9
Estimated audience size3,788,365
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.9
average years
Age distribution of the Mediapart audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2917%
30-3919%
40-4921%
50+33%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

89.9%

of the worldwide Mediapart audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mediapart
CountryShare
France89.9%
Belgium2.2%
Switzerland1.0%
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 Mediapart audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mediapart fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Brittany~300K1.43×
02Occitanie~400K1.37×
03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~500K1.26×
04Île-de-France~800K1.20×
05Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K1.19×
06Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~300K0.96×
07Pays de la Loire~200K0.96×
08Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~100K0.96×
09Centre-Val de Loire~100K0.82×
10Normandy~100K0.80×
11Grand Est~200K0.75×
12Corsica~10K0.72×
13Hauts-de-France~200K0.60×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mediapart audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Le Monde diplomatiqueNews9.09×
02Brigitte FontaineMusic & Radio7.38×
03Michel OnfrayPolitics & Society7.22×
04Cinémathèque FrançaiseMovies & TV6.54×
05Courrier InternationalNews5.41×
06Marianne (magazine)News4.30×
07Musée Jacquemart-AndréMusic & Radio4.04×
08Alain DelonMovies & TV3.89×
09Virginie EfiraMovies & TV3.38×
10ElectionPolitics & Society3.29×
11France InfoMovies & TV3.23×
12France InterMusic & Radio3.09×
13Social movementPolitics & Society2.94×
14Online newspaperNews2.46×
15Guillaume CanetMovies & TV1.91×
16Google DriveTechnology & Electronics1.84×
17PoliticsPolitics & Society1.74×
18EntertainmentMovies & TV1.61×
19Le MondeNews1.55×
20Le FigaroNews1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mediapart 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 Mediapart audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.70×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.37×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.31×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mediapart audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.73×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.75×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mediapart have in France?

Mediapart has an estimated audience of 3,788,365 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Mediapart fans?

45.3% of Mediapart fans are female, 54.7% are male, with an average age of 43.9 years.

03

Which brands do Mediapart fans like most?

Mediapart fans show strongest brand affinity for France Info (3.23×), Entertainment (1.61×), and Courrier International (5.41×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mediapart fans live in France?

Mediapart fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~800K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~500K), and Occitanie (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Mediapart fans also like?

Beyond Mediapart itself, the audience over-indexes on Entertainment (1.61×), Courrier International (5.41×), Musée Jacquemart-André (4.04×), and France Inter (3.09×) 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 Mediapart. 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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