Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Crime fiction Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Crime fiction in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Crime fiction has an estimated audience of 3,083,482 people in India.

The average Crime fiction fan in India is 29.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

The audience is concentrated in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Top brand affinities include Nicole Kidman, Harry Potter, Asia Cup, with strongest over-indexing on Nicole Kidman (14.94× the country average).

Demographically, the Crime fiction audience skews more male with an average age of 29.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Patriotism.

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

The typical Crime fiction fan in India is more male, around 29.9 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Nicole Kidman.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Crime fiction profile in India.

Audience size
3.1M
in India
Gender
32.5%
67.5% male
Age
29.9
average years
Country rank
#2000
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-57%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Crime fiction fans

32.5% are female, 67.5% are male, average age 29.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

32.5%
Female
67.5%
Male
Demographic split for Crime fiction audience in India
MetricValue
Female32.5%
Male67.5%
Average age29.9
Estimated audience size3,083,482
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 29.9
average years
Age distribution of the Crime fiction audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1940%
20-2930%
30-3916%
40-498%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.8%

of the worldwide Crime fiction audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Crime fiction
CountryShare
United States23.8%
United Kingdom7.4%
Germany6.0%
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 Crime fiction audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Crime fiction fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sikkim~2K1.51×
02Arunachal Pradesh~2K1.26×
03Nagaland~3K1.22×
04Mizoram~3K1.22×
05Meghalaya~4K1.13×
06Manipur~4K1.12×
07Goa~3K1.03×
08Tripura~4K1.02×
09Himachal Pradesh~10K0.95×
10Chhattisgarh~20K0.94×
11Uttarakhand~10K0.94×
12Jammu and Kashmir~10K0.93×
13Jharkhand~20K0.92×
14Punjab (region)~40K0.90×
15Andhra Pradesh~30K0.90×
16Odisha~30K0.89×
17Assam~30K0.89×
18Rajasthan~60K0.87×
19Madhya Pradesh~50K0.87×
20Haryana~30K0.87×
21Bihar~50K0.85×
22Telangana~40K0.81×
23Gujarat~70K0.80×
24Kerala~40K0.80×
25Tamil Nadu~60K0.77×
26West Bengal~70K0.76×
27Karnataka~60K0.73×
28Maharashtra~100K0.70×
29Uttar Pradesh~100K0.69×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Crime fiction audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Nicole KidmanMovies & TV14.94×
02colleen hooverLiterature9.10×
03Crime Patrol (TV series)Movies & TV7.00×
04Book discussion clubLiterature5.15×
05Pedro PascalMovies & TV3.53×
06Indian CricketSports2.32×
07Home videoMovies & TV2.19×
08Harry PotterMovies & TV2.18×
09Web seriesInternet & Social Media2.00×
10Film industryMovies & TV1.83×
11New Zealand national cricket teamSports1.67×
12AhmedabadTravel & Leisure1.65×
13E-book readersTechnology & Electronics1.65×
14SuccessionMovies & TV1.63×
15PeacemakerMovies & TV1.58×
16India NewsNews1.55×
17Short storyLiterature1.55×
18Hema MaliniMovies & TV1.52×
19IraqTravel & Leisure1.51×
20Asia CupSports1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Crime fiction 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 Crime fiction audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.13×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.10×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.04×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Crime fiction audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.77×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.77×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.84×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Crime fiction have in India?

Crime fiction has an estimated audience of 3,083,482 people in India, concentrated in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

02

What is the gender split and age of Crime fiction fans?

32.5% of Crime fiction fans are female, 67.5% are male, with an average age of 29.9 years.

03

Which brands do Crime fiction fans like most?

Crime fiction fans show strongest brand affinity for Nicole Kidman (14.94×), Harry Potter (2.18×), and Asia Cup (1.5×) over the country average.

04

Where do Crime fiction fans live in India?

Crime fiction fans in India are most concentrated in Maharashtra (reach ~100K), Uttar Pradesh (reach ~100K), and West Bengal (reach ~70K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Crime fiction fans also like?

Beyond Crime fiction itself, the audience over-indexes on Harry Potter (2.18×), Asia Cup (1.5×), Crime Patrol (TV series) (7×), and Peacemaker (1.58×) 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 Crime fiction. 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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