Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Newspapers Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Newspapers in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Newspapers has an estimated audience of 11,302,991 people in India.

#54among Lifestyle cluster in India
#270among Topic in India#10in Literature

The average Newspapers fan in India is 32.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Karnataka.

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

Top brand affinities include Staff Selection Commission, Government, Union Public Service Commission, with strongest over-indexing on Staff Selection Commission (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the Newspapers audience skews more male with an average age of 32.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Career Orientation.

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

The typical Newspapers fan in India is more male, around 32.7 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Staff Selection Commission.

Category: Literature · 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 Newspapers profile in India.

Audience size
11.3M
in India
Gender
26.4%
73.6% male
Age
32.7
average years
Country rank
#352
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-22%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Newspapers fans

26.4% are female, 73.6% are male, average age 32.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

26.4%
Female
73.6%
Male
Demographic split for Newspapers audience in India
MetricValue
Female26.4%
Male73.6%
Average age32.7
Estimated audience size11,302,991
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 32.7
average years
Age distribution of the Newspapers audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1932%
20-2930%
30-3918%
40-4912%
50+9%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.8%

of the worldwide Newspapers audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Newspapers
CountryShare
United States18.4%
India5.8%
Italy5.1%
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 Newspapers audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Newspapers fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Karnataka~1M3.91×
02Odisha~200K1.44×
03Goa~20K1.39×
04Telangana~200K1.12×
05Andhra Pradesh~200K1.11×
06Maharashtra~600K1.08×
07Punjab (region)~100K0.99×
08Tamil Nadu~300K0.98×
09Haryana~100K0.98×
10Nagaland~8K0.96×
11Manipur~10K0.93×
12Gujarat~300K0.90×
13Jharkhand~90K0.90×
14Uttar Pradesh~500K0.88×
15Madhya Pradesh~200K0.87×
16Chhattisgarh~60K0.86×
17Uttarakhand~50K0.86×
18Assam~100K0.85×
19Sikkim~4K0.85×
20Tripura~10K0.82×
21Bihar~200K0.81×
22West Bengal~300K0.80×
23Kerala~100K0.80×
24Himachal Pradesh~40K0.80×
25Rajasthan~200K0.79×
26Arunachal Pradesh~5K0.79×
27Jammu and Kashmir~40K0.76×
28Meghalaya~9K0.76×
29Mizoram~6K0.71×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Newspapers audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Teen Patti GoldGames1.92×
02High Stakes GamblingGames1.73×
03The AshesSports1.70×
04Knitting patternFashion & Accessoires1.67×
05Ludo (board game)Games1.64×
06CricbuzzSports1.64×
07current affairsMovies & TV1.62×
08Poker tournamentGames1.60×
09Staff Selection CommissionPolitics & Society1.59×
10GovernmentPolitics & Society1.58×
11Union Public Service CommissionPolitics & Society1.58×
12Motivational QuotesBusiness & Career1.58×
13Knitting needleFashion & Accessoires1.57×
14ICC World Twenty20Sports1.57×
15Government Jobs AlertWebsite / Newspaper / Magazine1.57×
16Civil Services of IndiaPolitics & Society1.56×
17SweepstakesGames1.55×
18Job fairBusiness & Career1.55×
19PrintmakingArts & Culture1.51×
20QuizGames1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Newspapers 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 Newspapers audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.17×
Career OrientationPOWER1.07×
Social Media UsageJOY1.05×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Newspapers audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.76×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.80×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Newspapers have in India?

Newspapers has an estimated audience of 11,302,991 people in India, concentrated in Karnataka and Maharashtra.

02

What is the gender split and age of Newspapers fans?

26.4% of Newspapers fans are female, 73.6% are male, with an average age of 32.7 years.

03

Which brands do Newspapers fans like most?

Newspapers fans show strongest brand affinity for Staff Selection Commission (1.59×), Government (1.58×), and Union Public Service Commission (1.58×) over the country average.

04

Where do Newspapers fans live in India?

Newspapers fans in India are most concentrated in Karnataka (reach ~1M), Maharashtra (reach ~600K), and Uttar Pradesh (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Newspapers fans also like?

Beyond Newspapers itself, the audience over-indexes on Government (1.58×), Union Public Service Commission (1.58×), The Ashes (1.7×), and Quiz (1.5×) 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 Newspapers. 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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