Rascasse Audience Intelligence

RTBF Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about RTBF in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. RTBF has an estimated audience of 4,336,034 people in France.

The average RTBF fan in France is 45.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include TF1, Google News, Patrick Bruel, with strongest over-indexing on TF1 (1.82× the country average).

Demographically, the RTBF audience skews balanced with an average age of 45.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Urban Lifestyle.

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

The typical RTBF fan in France is balanced, around 45.6 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for TF1.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel

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 RTBF profile in France.

Audience size
4.3M
in France
Gender
47.7%
52.3% male
Age
45.6
average years
Country rank
#908
TV Channel in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+22%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of RTBF

47.7% are female, 52.3% are male, average age 45.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.7%
Female
52.3%
Male
Demographic split for RTBF audience in France
MetricValue
Female47.7%
Male52.3%
Average age45.6
Estimated audience size4,336,034
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.6
average years
Age distribution of the RTBF audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2915%
30-3918%
40-4923%
50+37%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

49.2%

of the worldwide RTBF audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for RTBF
CountryShare
France49.2%
Belgium31.7%
United Kingdom2.0%
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 RTBF audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

RTBF fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Hauts-de-France~600K1.69×
02Grand Est~400K1.14×
03Brittany~200K1.08×
04Occitanie~400K1.04×
05Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K1.00×
06Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~300K0.98×
07Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~200K0.95×
08Île-de-France~700K0.93×
09Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~500K0.93×
10Pays de la Loire~200K0.87×
11Normandy~200K0.83×
12Centre-Val de Loire~100K0.83×
13Corsica~20K0.80×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for RTBF audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Johnny HallydayMusic & Radio2.51×
02AlloCinéMovies & TV1.94×
03France InfoMovies & TV1.91×
04Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.83×
05France TélévisionsMovies & TV1.83×
06TF1Movies & TV1.82×
07Google NewsNews1.80×
08MSNNews1.80×
09Patrick BruelMusic & Radio1.79×
10France 3Movies & TV1.69×
11transaviaTravel & Leisure1.67×
12SNCFCars & Mobility1.66×
13OrangeTechnology & Electronics1.60×
14PoliticsPolitics & Society1.59×
15Comedy moviesMovies & TV1.56×
16Rock musicMusic & Radio1.55×
17PsychologyBusiness & Career1.55×
18CatsPets & Animals1.55×
19CanadaTravel & Leisure1.53×
20DogsPets & Animals1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the RTBF 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 RTBF audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.43×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.42×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.39×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by RTBF audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.92×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.03×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.07×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does RTBF have in France?

RTBF has an estimated audience of 4,336,034 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France.

02

What is the gender split and age of RTBF fans?

47.7% of RTBF fans are female, 52.3% are male, with an average age of 45.6 years.

03

Which brands do RTBF fans like most?

RTBF fans show strongest brand affinity for TF1 (1.82×), Google News (1.8×), and Patrick Bruel (1.79×) over the country average.

04

Where do RTBF fans live in France?

RTBF fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~700K), Hauts-de-France (reach ~600K), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do RTBF fans also like?

Beyond RTBF itself, the audience over-indexes on Google News (1.8×), Patrick Bruel (1.79×), Comedy movies (1.56×), and AlloCiné (1.94×) 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 RTBF. 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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