Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Online Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Online in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Online has an estimated audience of 2,653,531 people in France.

The average Online fan in France is 42.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Hauts-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Love & Sex, Christmas Gift, Christmas tree, with strongest over-indexing on Love & Sex (263.3× the country average).

Demographically, the Online audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Individualism.

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

The typical Online fan in France is balanced, around 42.1 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Love & Sex.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

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 Online profile in France.

Audience size
2.7M
in France
Gender
52.1%
47.9% male
Age
42.1
average years
Country rank
#1681
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Demographics of Online fans

52.1% are female, 47.9% are male, average age 42.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.1%
Female
47.9%
Male
Demographic split for Online audience in France
MetricValue
Female52.1%
Male47.9%
Average age42.1
Estimated audience size2,653,531
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.1
average years
Age distribution of the Online audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2918%
30-3918%
40-4921%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.6%

of the worldwide Online audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Online
CountryShare
United States14.4%
Japan4.6%
India4.0%
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 Online audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Online fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Hauts-de-France~600K2.62×
02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~400K1.15×
03Île-de-France~500K1.11×
04Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~200K0.99×
05Grand Est~200K0.97×
06Centre-Val de Loire~90K0.89×
07Nouvelle-Aquitaine~200K0.86×
08Occitanie~200K0.85×
09Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~90K0.83×
10Corsica~10K0.83×
11Normandy~100K0.82×
12Pays de la Loire~100K0.75×
13Brittany~90K0.70×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Online audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Love & SexKids & Family263.30×
02SelfridgesShopping244.26×
03Christmas GiftKids & Family34.97×
04Christmas treeKids & Family27.97×
05Plants vs. ZombiesGames24.48×
06Girl powerPolitics & Society17.48×
07Broadcasting of sports eventsMovies & TV13.11×
08Breast Cancer awarenessHealth12.24×
09SexologyKids & Family11.36×
10Kitchen gardenHome & Garden10.49×
11DentistryBusiness & Career10.49×
12Zoom lensTechnology & Electronics9.62×
13Islamic bankingBusiness & Career9.62×
14Sustainable productsPolitics & Society8.04×
15HormoneHealth7.78×
16Online bankingBusiness & Career4.18×
17BlaBlaCarCars & Mobility3.61×
18RedditInternet & Social Media3.61×
19Midi LibreNews2.98×
20YouTubeMovies & TV1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Online 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 Online audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE2.73×
IndividualismJOY1.63×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.55×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Online audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.85×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.87×
Community OrientationOPEN0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Online have in France?

Online has an estimated audience of 2,653,531 people in France, concentrated in Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France.

02

What is the gender split and age of Online fans?

52.1% of Online fans are female, 47.9% are male, with an average age of 42.1 years.

03

Which brands do Online fans like most?

Online fans show strongest brand affinity for Love & Sex (263.3×), Christmas Gift (34.97×), and Christmas tree (27.97×) over the country average.

04

Where do Online fans live in France?

Online fans in France are most concentrated in Hauts-de-France (reach ~600K), Île-de-France (reach ~500K), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Online fans also like?

Beyond Online itself, the audience over-indexes on Christmas Gift (34.97×), Christmas tree (27.97×), Broadcasting of sports events (13.11×), and Kitchen garden (10.49×) 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 Online. 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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