Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Subway Target Market in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Subway in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Subway has an estimated audience of 2,468,615 people in France.

The average Subway fan in France is 35.8 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 Games, Shopping and fashion, Music, with strongest over-indexing on Games (1.82× the country average).

Demographically, the Subway audience skews balanced with an average age of 35.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Urban Lifestyle, Need for Security.

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

The typical Subway fan in France is balanced, around 35.8 years old, with strong Urban Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Games.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand · Subtype: Fast food restaurants

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 Subway profile in France.

Audience size
2.5M
in France
Gender
51.4%
48.6% male
Age
35.8
average years
Country rank
#1834
Brand in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-21%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Subway

51.4% are female, 48.6% are male, average age 35.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

51.4%
Female
48.6%
Male
Demographic split for Subway audience in France
MetricValue
Female51.4%
Male48.6%
Average age35.8
Estimated audience size2,468,615
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.8
average years
Age distribution of the Subway audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2930%
30-3918%
40-4916%
50+14%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.1%

of the worldwide Subway audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Subway
CountryShare
United States44.4%
Brazil6.0%
United Kingdom5.8%
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 Subway audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Subway customers by region in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Hauts-de-France~400K1.56×
02Île-de-France~700K1.47×
03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~300K1.12×
04Grand Est~200K1.05×
05Pays de la Loire~100K1.04×
06Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~200K1.03×
07Nouvelle-Aquitaine~200K0.98×
08Occitanie~200K0.98×
09Brittany~100K0.91×
10Normandy~100K0.91×
11Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~90K0.88×
12Centre-Val de Loire~80K0.79×
13Corsica~6K0.44×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Subway audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Rapid transitCars & Mobility5.60×
02IbizaTravel & Leisure3.54×
03SandwichFood & Beverages3.47×
04KFCFood & Beverages2.83×
05Burger KingFood & Beverages2.64×
06France InfoMovies & TV2.29×
07McDonald'sFood & Beverages1.83×
08GamesGames1.82×
09MonoprixShopping1.76×
10CanadaTravel & Leisure1.75×
11La Banque postaleBusiness & Career1.70×
12TechnologyTechnology & Electronics1.64×
13Comedy moviesMovies & TV1.63×
14Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.60×
15Pop musicMusic & Radio1.58×
16FamilyKids & Family1.55×
17Shopping and fashionShopping1.54×
18BeveragesFood & Beverages1.54×
19EducationBusiness & Career1.54×
20MusicBusiness & Career1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Subway 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 Subway audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.56×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.54×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.43×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Subway audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.88×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.92×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.96×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Subway's target market in France?

Subway's target market in France covers an estimated 2,468,615 people, concentrated in Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France.

02

What is the gender split and age of Subway customers?

51.4% of the Subway audience are female, 48.6% are male, with an average age of 35.8 years.

03

Which brands do Subway fans like most?

Subway fans show strongest brand affinity for Games (1.82×), Shopping and fashion (1.54×), and Music (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do Subway fans live in France?

Subway fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~700K), Hauts-de-France (reach ~400K), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Subway fans also like?

Beyond Subway itself, the audience over-indexes on Shopping and fashion (1.54×), Music (1.52×), Burger King (2.64×), and Beverages (1.54×) 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 Subway. 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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