Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NFL Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about NFL in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. NFL has an estimated audience of 2,795,693 people in France.

The average NFL fan in France is 33.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Consumer electronics, American football, Premier League, with strongest over-indexing on Consumer electronics (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the NFL audience skews more male with an average age of 33.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Mindfulness.

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

The typical NFL fan in France is more male, around 33.3 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Consumer electronics.

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: American football

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 NFL profile in France.

Audience size
2.8M
in France
Gender
33.2%
66.8% male
Age
33.3
average years
Country rank
#1575
Event in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of NFL fans

33.2% are female, 66.8% are male, average age 33.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

33.2%
Female
66.8%
Male
Demographic split for NFL audience in France
MetricValue
Female33.2%
Male66.8%
Average age33.3
Estimated audience size2,795,693
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 33.3
average years
Age distribution of the NFL audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1934%
20-2924%
30-3916%
40-4914%
50+11%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.1%

of the worldwide NFL audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NFL
CountryShare
United States60.1%
Canada4.3%
China3.2%
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 NFL audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NFL fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~700K1.41×
02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~300K1.13×
03Nouvelle-Aquitaine~300K1.12×
04Occitanie~200K1.11×
05Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~200K1.05×
06Centre-Val de Loire~100K1.02×
07Grand Est~200K1.01×
08Brittany~100K1.00×
09Pays de la Loire~100K0.98×
10Normandy~100K0.93×
11Hauts-de-France~200K0.84×
12Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~90K0.84×
13Corsica~8K0.60×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for NFL audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Luka DončićSports6.35×
02Super BowlSports4.19×
03NBA FinalsSports2.45×
04American footballSports1.98×
05Manchester City F.C.Sports1.80×
06La LigaSports1.79×
07BundesligaSports1.78×
08Makeup TutorialsBeauty & Wellness1.74×
09FC Bayern MunichSports1.73×
10Serie ASports1.73×
11Self-loveHealth1.70×
12Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics1.68×
13Premier LeagueSports1.67×
14UEFA Europa LeagueSports1.65×
15Video hosting serviceTechnology & Electronics1.58×
16Lace wigBeauty & Wellness1.58×
17AfrobeatMusic & Radio1.54×
18Manchester United F.C.Sports1.52×
19WinamaxGames1.52×
20Consumer electronicsTechnology & Electronics1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NFL 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 NFL audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.77×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.22×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.20×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by NFL audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE0.94×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.96×
IndulgenceJOY0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does NFL have in France?

NFL has an estimated audience of 2,795,693 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of NFL fans?

33.2% of NFL fans are female, 66.8% are male, with an average age of 33.3 years.

03

Which brands do NFL fans like most?

NFL fans show strongest brand affinity for Consumer electronics (1.51×), American football (1.98×), and Premier League (1.67×) over the country average.

04

Where do NFL fans live in France?

NFL fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~700K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~300K), and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do NFL fans also like?

Beyond NFL itself, the audience over-indexes on American football (1.98×), Premier League (1.67×), Manchester City F.C. (1.8×), and FC Bayern Munich (1.73×) 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 NFL. 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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