Rascasse Audience Intelligence

MSN Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about MSN in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. MSN has an estimated audience of 10,751,320 people in France.

The average MSN fan in France is 48.9 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 Google News, Journal des Femmes, Voici, with strongest over-indexing on Google News (2.56× the country average).

Demographically, the MSN audience skews more female with an average age of 48.9, 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 MSN fan in France is more female, around 48.9 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for Google News.

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 MSN profile in France.

Audience size
10.8M
in France
Gender
60.3%
39.7% male
Age
48.9
average years
Country rank
#212
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of MSN

60.3% are female, 39.7% are male, average age 48.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.3%
Female
39.7%
Male
Demographic split for MSN audience in France
MetricValue
Female60.3%
Male39.7%
Average age48.9
Estimated audience size10,751,320
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 48.9
average years
Age distribution of the MSN audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-194%
20-2910%
30-3916%
40-4921%
50+48%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.9%

of the worldwide MSN audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for MSN
CountryShare
United States40.0%
Brazil7.5%
Japan7.0%
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 MSN audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

MSN fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~900K1.16×
02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~1.5M1.10×
03Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~500K1.09×
04Occitanie~1M1.08×
05Nouvelle-Aquitaine~1M1.04×
06Centre-Val de Loire~400K1.04×
07Hauts-de-France~1M1.02×
08Brittany~500K0.98×
09Normandy~500K0.98×
10Grand Est~900K0.97×
11Pays de la Loire~600K0.97×
12Île-de-France~2M0.93×
13Corsica~40K0.65×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for MSN audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Journal des FemmesNews6.93×
02RMC (France)Music & Radio4.97×
03VoiciNews3.27×
04Florent PagnyMusic & Radio3.17×
05OscaroCars & Mobility2.91×
06Johnny HallydayMusic & Radio2.77×
07Foot MercatoSports2.59×
08Google NewsNews2.56×
09MotoGPSports2.46×
10Patrick BruelMusic & Radio2.33×
11Celine DionMusic & Radio2.17×
12France InfoMovies & TV2.13×
13Guillaume CanetMovies & TV1.92×
14L'ÉquipeSports1.87×
15Star AcademyMovies & TV1.84×
16France 3Movies & TV1.81×
17SNCFCars & Mobility1.75×
18BoursoramaBusiness & Career1.61×
19Pop musicMusic & Radio1.60×
20Discount storesShopping1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the MSN 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 MSN audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.50×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.43×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.42×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by MSN audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.93×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.93×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does MSN have in France?

MSN has an estimated audience of 10,751,320 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of MSN fans?

60.3% of MSN fans are female, 39.7% are male, with an average age of 48.9 years.

03

Which brands do MSN fans like most?

MSN fans show strongest brand affinity for Google News (2.56×), Journal des Femmes (6.93×), and Voici (3.27×) over the country average.

04

Where do MSN fans live in France?

MSN fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~2M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~1.5M), and Occitanie (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do MSN fans also like?

Beyond MSN itself, the audience over-indexes on Journal des Femmes (6.93×), Voici (3.27×), Oscaro (2.91×), and Patrick Bruel (2.33×) 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 MSN. 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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