Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Alcoholic beverages Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Alcoholic beverages in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Alcoholic beverages has an estimated audience of 13,545,699 people in India.

#53among Lifestyle cluster in India
#198among Topic in India#11in Food & Beverages

The average Alcoholic beverages fan in India is 33.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

The audience is concentrated in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka.

Top brand affinities include Distilled beverage, Beer, Wine, with strongest over-indexing on Distilled beverage (1.98× the country average).

Demographically, the Alcoholic beverages audience skews more male with an average age of 33.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Tradition.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 29 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Alcoholic beverages fan in India is more male, around 33.7 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Distilled beverage.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Alcoholic beverages profile in India.

Audience size
13.5M
in India
Gender
25.3%
74.7% male
Age
33.7
average years
Country rank
#257
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Alcoholic beverages fans

25.3% are female, 74.7% are male, average age 33.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

25.3%
Female
74.7%
Male
Demographic split for Alcoholic beverages audience in India
MetricValue
Female25.3%
Male74.7%
Average age33.7
Estimated audience size13,545,699
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 33.7
average years
Age distribution of the Alcoholic beverages audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1920%
20-2939%
30-3922%
40-4911%
50+7%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.6%

of the worldwide Alcoholic beverages audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Alcoholic beverages
CountryShare
United States21.0%
Japan6.1%
Italy5.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the India average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Alcoholic beverages audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Alcoholic beverages fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Goa~20K1.41×
02Uttarakhand~90K1.29×
03Karnataka~400K1.24×
04Sikkim~6K1.08×
05Manipur~20K1.07×
06Meghalaya~10K1.06×
07Tamil Nadu~300K1.05×
08Punjab (region)~200K1.04×
09Maharashtra~700K1.03×
10Nagaland~10K1.03×
11Mizoram~9K1.02×
12Arunachal Pradesh~8K1.02×
13Telangana~200K0.99×
14Kerala~200K0.96×
15Jammu and Kashmir~60K0.96×
16Himachal Pradesh~50K0.96×
17Tripura~20K0.96×
18Haryana~200K0.94×
19Odisha~100K0.92×
20Chhattisgarh~80K0.92×
21Andhra Pradesh~100K0.89×
22Assam~100K0.86×
23West Bengal~400K0.83×
24Jharkhand~100K0.83×
25Madhya Pradesh~200K0.78×
26Gujarat~300K0.75×
27Uttar Pradesh~500K0.74×
28Rajasthan~200K0.68×
29Bihar~200K0.63×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Alcoholic beverages audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01TequilaFood & Beverages3.06×
02Distilled beverageFood & Beverages1.98×
03ACTORSMusic & Radio1.93×
04Blended whiskeyFood & Beverages1.92×
05BeerFood & Beverages1.76×
06Scotch whiskyFood & Beverages1.70×
07Artificial nailsBeauty & Wellness1.70×
08Global DesiShopping1.69×
09Nail polishBeauty & Wellness1.69×
10WineFood & Beverages1.67×
11LagerFood & Beverages1.63×
12BacardiFood & Beverages1.60×
13Nail artBeauty & Wellness1.58×
14LipstickBeauty & Wellness1.57×
15Nail salonBeauty & Wellness1.55×
16Google NewsNews1.53×
17Eye linerBeauty & Wellness1.53×
18Anarkali Salwar SuitFashion & Accessoires1.52×
19BangleFashion & Accessoires1.52×
20Irish whiskeyFood & Beverages1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Alcoholic beverages 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 Alcoholic beverages audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.25×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.01×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.00×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Alcoholic beverages audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.71×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.80×
TravellingTHRILL0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Alcoholic beverages have in India?

Alcoholic beverages has an estimated audience of 13,545,699 people in India, concentrated in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

02

What is the gender split and age of Alcoholic beverages fans?

25.3% of Alcoholic beverages fans are female, 74.7% are male, with an average age of 33.7 years.

03

Which brands do Alcoholic beverages fans like most?

Alcoholic beverages fans show strongest brand affinity for Distilled beverage (1.98×), Beer (1.76×), and Wine (1.67×) over the country average.

04

Where do Alcoholic beverages fans live in India?

Alcoholic beverages fans in India are most concentrated in Maharashtra (reach ~700K), Uttar Pradesh (reach ~500K), and Karnataka (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Alcoholic beverages fans also like?

Beyond Alcoholic beverages itself, the audience over-indexes on Beer (1.76×), Wine (1.67×), Anarkali Salwar Suit (1.52×), and Scotch whisky (1.7×) compared to the India average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in India who actively search for Alcoholic beverages. 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 India. 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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