Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Soap opera Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Soap opera in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Soap opera has an estimated audience of 2,312,784 people in France.

The average Soap opera fan in France is 36.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Hilary Swank, Plus belle la vie, Patrick Bruel, with strongest over-indexing on Hilary Swank (16.65× the country average).

Demographically, the Soap opera audience skews more female with an average age of 36.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Family Orientation.

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

The typical Soap opera fan in France is more female, around 36.5 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Hilary Swank.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic

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 Soap opera profile in France.

Audience size
2.3M
in France
Gender
65.1%
34.9% male
Age
36.5
average years
Country rank
#1988
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-3%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Soap opera fans

65.1% are female, 34.9% are male, average age 36.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

65.1%
Female
34.9%
Male
Demographic split for Soap opera audience in France
MetricValue
Female65.1%
Male34.9%
Average age36.5
Estimated audience size2,312,784
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.5
average years
Age distribution of the Soap opera audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1931%
20-2919%
30-3915%
40-4915%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.6%

of the worldwide Soap opera audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Soap opera
CountryShare
United States15.1%
Japan10.4%
United Kingdom8.3%
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 Soap opera audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Soap opera fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~600K1.34×
02Grand Est~200K1.19×
03Occitanie~200K1.07×
04Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~300K1.03×
05Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~100K1.03×
06Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~200K0.99×
07Brittany~100K0.99×
08Nouvelle-Aquitaine~200K0.98×
09Corsica~10K0.97×
10Pays de la Loire~100K0.94×
11Centre-Val de Loire~80K0.94×
12Hauts-de-France~200K0.92×
13Normandy~100K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Soap opera audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Hilary SwankMovies & TV16.65×
02Plus belle la vieMovies & TV4.96×
03vertbaudetFashion & Accessoires3.09×
04Julien ClercMusic & Radio2.97×
05Hugues AufrayMovies & TV2.79×
06KiabiFashion & Accessoires2.76×
07GémoFashion & Accessoires2.76×
08Sophie MarceauMovies & TV2.71×
09Patrick BruelMusic & Radio2.49×
10Yves Rocher (company)Beauty & Wellness2.33×
11Carrefour ExpressShopping2.31×
12Celine DionMusic & Radio2.11×
13Charlotte CardinMusic & Radio2.07×
14Star Academy (France)Movies & TV2.03×
15Météo-FranceNews1.73×
16AuchanShopping1.67×
17LidlShopping1.59×
18Brico DépôtShopping1.57×
19ClothingFashion & Accessoires1.52×
20IKEAHome & Garden1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Soap opera 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 Soap opera audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.41×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.34×
IndulgenceJOY1.29×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Soap opera audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.75×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.78×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Soap opera have in France?

Soap opera has an estimated audience of 2,312,784 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Soap opera fans?

65.1% of Soap opera fans are female, 34.9% are male, with an average age of 36.5 years.

03

Which brands do Soap opera fans like most?

Soap opera fans show strongest brand affinity for Hilary Swank (16.65×), Plus belle la vie (4.96×), and Patrick Bruel (2.49×) over the country average.

04

Where do Soap opera fans live in France?

Soap opera fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~600K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~300K), and Grand Est (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Soap opera fans also like?

Beyond Soap opera itself, the audience over-indexes on Plus belle la vie (4.96×), Patrick Bruel (2.49×), Clothing (1.52×), and Kiabi (2.76×) 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 Soap opera. 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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