Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Diwali Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Diwali in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Diwali has an estimated audience of 10,308,641 people in India.

Diwali has an estimated audience of 10,308,641 people in India. 31.4% are female, 68.6% are male, average age 30.9. Top brand affinities: Credit cards, Discounts and allowances, True Detective, OnePlus, Real property.

Top brand affinities include Credit cards, Discounts and allowances, True Detective, with strongest over-indexing on Credit cards (1.69× the country average).

Demographically, the Diwali audience skews more male with an average age of 30.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Price Sensitivity.

The typical Diwali fan in India is more male, around 30.9 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Credit cards.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Event

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 Diwali profile in India.

Audience size
10.3M
in India
Gender
31.4%
68.6% male
Age
30.9
average years
Country rank
#408
Event in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-35%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Diwali fans

31.4% are female, 68.6% are male, average age 30.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

31.4%
Female
68.6%
Male
Demographic split for Diwali audience in India
MetricValue
Female31.4%
Male68.6%
Average age30.9
Estimated audience size10,308,641
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 30.9
average years
Age distribution of the Diwali audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1939%
20-2928%
30-3915%
40-4910%
50+8%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

50.6%

of the worldwide Diwali audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Diwali
CountryShare
India50.6%
United States11.7%
Malaysia4.2%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Diwali audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Ford FiestaCars & Mobility3.32×
02TinderInternet & Social Media2.45×
03JumpsuitFashion & Accessoires2.10×
04CC creamBeauty & Wellness1.78×
05True DetectiveMovies & TV1.77×
06American AirlinesTravel & Leisure1.77×
07Air FranceTravel & Leisure1.72×
08Discounts and allowancesShopping1.71×
09Credit cardsBusiness & Career1.69×
10Real propertyHome & Garden1.69×
11Lip glossBeauty & Wellness1.68×
12Face powderBeauty & Wellness1.68×
13Anti-aging creamBeauty & Wellness1.62×
14Eye shadowBeauty & Wellness1.62×
15Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages1.62×
16Efficient energy useTechnology & Electronics1.60×
17Eyelash extensionsBeauty & Wellness1.59×
18OnePlusTechnology & Electronics1.58×
19Eye linerBeauty & Wellness1.55×
20Outlet storeShopping1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Diwali 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 Diwali audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.45×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.18×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Diwali audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.73×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.84×
Social Media UsageJOY0.85×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

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