Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Wikipedia Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Wikipedia in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 8,830,526 people in France.

The average Wikipedia fan in France is 43.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Creative Commons, Video hosting service, UGC, with strongest over-indexing on Creative Commons (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the Wikipedia audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Mindfulness.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 6 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Wikipedia fan in France is balanced, around 43.0 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Creative Commons.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 Wikipedia profile in France.

Audience size
8.8M
in France
Gender
47.4%
52.6% male
Age
43.0
average years
Country rank
#311
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Wikipedia

47.4% are female, 52.6% are male, average age 43.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.4%
Female
52.6%
Male
Demographic split for Wikipedia audience in France
MetricValue
Female47.4%
Male52.6%
Average age43.0
Estimated audience size8,830,526
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.0
average years
Age distribution of the Wikipedia audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.1%

of the worldwide Wikipedia audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Wikipedia
CountryShare
United States21.9%
Germany6.8%
United Kingdom5.0%
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 Wikipedia audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Wikipedia fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Normandy~500K1.20×
02Île-de-France~2M1.13×
03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~1M1.11×
04Grand Est~800K1.07×
05Brittany~500K1.07×
06Hauts-de-France~800K1.01×
07Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~400K1.01×
08Centre-Val de Loire~300K1.00×
09Pays de la Loire~500K0.99×
10Nouvelle-Aquitaine~700K0.97×
11Occitanie~700K0.97×
12Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~600K0.90×
13Corsica~30K0.58×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Wikipedia audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics1.59×
02AdSenseTechnology & Electronics1.57×
03Video hosting serviceTechnology & Electronics1.55×
04UGCBusiness & Career1.55×
05PayPalBusiness & Career1.55×
06The CloserMovies & TV1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.11×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.09×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.09×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Wikipedia audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.84×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.85×
TravellingTHRILL0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Wikipedia have in France?

Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 8,830,526 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Wikipedia fans?

47.4% of Wikipedia fans are female, 52.6% are male, with an average age of 43.0 years.

03

Which brands do Wikipedia fans like most?

Wikipedia fans show strongest brand affinity for Creative Commons (1.59×), Video hosting service (1.55×), and UGC (1.55×) over the country average.

04

Where do Wikipedia fans live in France?

Wikipedia fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~2M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~1M), and Hauts-de-France (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Wikipedia fans also like?

Beyond Wikipedia itself, the audience over-indexes on Video hosting service (1.55×), UGC (1.55×), PayPal (1.55×), and The Closer (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 Wikipedia. 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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