Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local news Audience in Indonesia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local news in Indonesia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local news has an estimated audience of 2,614,085 people in Indonesia.

#582among Topic in Indonesia
#3in News

The average Local news fan in Indonesia is 36.8 years old, more male, and lives primarily in West Java.

The audience is concentrated in West Java, East Java, Central Java.

Top brand affinities include It (novel), Google Books, Online newspaper, with strongest over-indexing on It (novel) (11.28× the country average).

Demographically, the Local news audience skews more male with an average age of 36.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Travelling, Early Adopter Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 34 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Local news fan in Indonesia is more male, around 36.8 years old, with strong Travelling tendencies and a notable affinity for It (novel).

Category: News · 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 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Local news profile in Indonesia.

Audience size
2.6M
in Indonesia
Gender
42.2%
57.8% male
Age
36.8
average years
Country rank
#788
Topic in Indonesia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local news fans

42.2% are female, 57.8% are male, average age 36.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

42.2%
Female
57.8%
Male
Demographic split for Local news audience in Indonesia
MetricValue
Female42.2%
Male57.8%
Average age36.8
Estimated audience size2,614,085
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.8
average years
Age distribution of the Local news audience in Indonesia
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2931%
30-3923%
40-4917%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.6%

of the worldwide Local news audience comes from Indonesia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local news
CountryShare
United States34.1%
India8.0%
United Kingdom6.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Indonesia average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Local news audience in Indonesia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local news fans by region: top regions in Indonesia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Kalimantan~9K1.09×
02West Sulawesi~10K1.07×
03North Sulawesi~30K1.05×
04Bengkulu~20K1.05×
05Bangka-Belitung Islands~10K1.05×
06Papua (province)~20K1.04×
07East Nusa Tenggara~30K1.03×
08West Nusa Tenggara~30K1.02×
09Central Sulawesi~20K1.02×
10Southeast Sulawesi~20K1.02×
11North Maluku~9K1.02×
12Jambi~30K1.01×
13Riau Islands~30K1.01×
14Bali~50K1.00×
15Central Kalimantan~20K1.00×
16Gorontalo (disambiguation)(2)~10K1.00×
17West Papua~8K1.00×
18Aceh~30K0.99×
19Maluku~10K0.99×
20West Kalimantan~40K0.98×
21South Kalimantan~30K0.98×
22Lampung~50K0.97×
23West Sumatra~40K0.97×
24East Kalimantan~40K0.97×
25Riau~60K0.96×
26South Sumatra~60K0.95×
27South Sulawesi~70K0.94×
28Special Region of Yogyakarta~40K0.94×
29North Sumatra~100K0.92×
30Banten~90K0.90×
31Jakarta~200K0.86×
32Central Java~200K0.84×
33East Java~200K0.81×
34West Java~300K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local news audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Broadcast journalismMovies & TV20.78×
02Wonder GirlsMusic & Radio17.27×
03SuPeR jUnIoR (sUjU)Music & Radio15.64×
04ikonMusic & Radio15.03×
05Term life insuranceBusiness & Career13.61×
06Online newspaperNews11.36×
07It (novel)Literature11.28×
08Forex FactoryBusiness & Career10.65×
09Park Bo-gumMovies & TV10.26×
10Google BooksLiterature10.05×
11MyanmarTravel & Leisure8.97×
12Korean TourPOI8.84×
13Ji Chang-wookMovies & TV7.91×
14Electronic publishingNews7.88×
15CrowdfundingBusiness & Career7.33×
16Beauty & StyleBeauty & Wellness6.47×
17Korean moviesMovies & TV6.35×
18Breaking newsMovies & TV5.54×
19Crime fictionLiterature5.29×
20TikTokInternet & Social Media3.98×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local news 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 Local news audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL3.45×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER3.28×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM2.23×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local news audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.07×
Social Media UsageJOY1.12×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.53×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local news have in Indonesia?

Local news has an estimated audience of 2,614,085 people in Indonesia, concentrated in West Java and East Java.

02

What is the gender split and age of Local news fans?

42.2% of Local news fans are female, 57.8% are male, with an average age of 36.8 years.

03

Which brands do Local news fans like most?

Local news fans show strongest brand affinity for It (novel) (11.28×), Google Books (10.05×), and Online newspaper (11.36×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local news fans live in Indonesia?

Local news fans in Indonesia are most concentrated in West Java (reach ~300K), East Java (reach ~200K), and Central Java (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Local news fans also like?

Beyond Local news itself, the audience over-indexes on Google Books (10.05×), Online newspaper (11.36×), TikTok (3.98×), and Korean movies (6.35×) compared to the Indonesia average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Indonesia who actively search for Local news. 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 Indonesia. 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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