Rascasse Audience Intelligence

New Balance Target Market in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about New Balance in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. New Balance has an estimated audience of 5,227,505 people in France.

The average New Balance fan in France is 34.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Top brand affinities include Puma, ASICS, Beauty, with strongest over-indexing on Puma (6.75× the country average).

Demographically, the New Balance audience skews balanced with an average age of 34.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Luxury Orientation.

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

The typical New Balance fan in France is balanced, around 34.7 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Puma.

Category: Fashion & Accessoires · Type: Brand · Subtype: Sportswear

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 New Balance profile in France.

Audience size
5.2M
in France
Gender
51.1%
48.9% male
Age
34.7
average years
Country rank
#687
Brand in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-39%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of New Balance

51.1% are female, 48.9% are male, average age 34.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.1%
Female
48.9%
Male
Demographic split for New Balance audience in France
MetricValue
Female51.1%
Male48.9%
Average age34.7
Estimated audience size5,227,505
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.7
average years
Age distribution of the New Balance audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1927%
20-2927%
30-3919%
40-4915%
50+12%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.2%

of the worldwide New Balance audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for New Balance
CountryShare
United States20.8%
Japan7.1%
Italy5.1%
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 New Balance audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

New Balance customers by region in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~1.5M1.59×
02Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~600K1.42×
03Corsica~40K1.29×
04Hauts-de-France~500K1.09×
05Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~700K1.05×
06Occitanie~500K1.04×
07Grand Est~400K0.93×
08Normandy~200K0.84×
09Centre-Val de Loire~200K0.84×
10Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K0.76×
11Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~200K0.76×
12Pays de la Loire~200K0.71×
13Brittany~200K0.69×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for New Balance audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01PumaFashion & Accessoires6.75×
02Fila (company)Fashion & Accessoires5.55×
03ASICSFashion & Accessoires4.29×
04JD SportsShopping3.14×
05Foot LockerShopping2.68×
06Sneakers (footwear)Fashion & Accessoires2.66×
07Road runningSports2.54×
08Sportswear (activewear)Fashion & Accessoires2.19×
09NikeFashion & Accessoires2.11×
10UniqloShopping1.92×
11DecathlonShopping1.77×
12UEFA Champions LeagueSports1.73×
13PrimarkShopping1.72×
14FootwearFashion & Accessoires1.70×
15EtamFashion & Accessoires1.70×
16Real Madrid C.F.Sports1.61×
17FIFA World CupSports1.55×
18Ligue 1Sports1.52×
19BeautyBeauty & Wellness1.51×
20H&MShopping1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the New Balance 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 New Balance audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.69×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.47×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.38×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by New Balance audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.71×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.74×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is New Balance's target market in France?

New Balance's target market in France covers an estimated 5,227,505 people, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of New Balance customers?

51.1% of the New Balance audience are female, 48.9% are male, with an average age of 34.7 years.

03

Which brands do New Balance fans like most?

New Balance fans show strongest brand affinity for Puma (6.75×), ASICS (4.29×), and Beauty (1.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do New Balance fans live in France?

New Balance fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~1.5M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~700K), and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do New Balance fans also like?

Beyond New Balance itself, the audience over-indexes on ASICS (4.29×), Beauty (1.51×), Sneakers (footwear) (2.66×), and JD Sports (3.14×) 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 New Balance. 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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