Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Nike Target Market in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Nike in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Nike has an estimated audience of 5,188,002 people in India.

The average Nike fan in India is 29.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

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

Top brand affinities include Millie Bobby Brown, New Balance, Puma, with strongest over-indexing on Millie Bobby Brown (4.13× the country average).

Demographically, the Nike audience skews more male with an average age of 29.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Luxury Orientation, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical Nike fan in India is more male, around 29.7 years old, with strong Luxury Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Millie Bobby Brown.

Category: Fashion & Accessoires · Type: Brand · Subtype: Sportswear

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 Nike profile in India.

Audience size
5.2M
in India
Gender
21.0%
79.0% male
Age
29.7
average years
Country rank
#1142
Brand in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+3%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Nike

21.0% are female, 79.0% are male, average age 29.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

21.0%
Female
79.0%
Male
Demographic split for Nike audience in India
MetricValue
Female21.0%
Male79.0%
Average age29.7
Estimated audience size5,188,002
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 29.7
average years
Age distribution of the Nike audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1939%
20-2932%
30-3917%
40-498%
50+5%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.3%

of the worldwide Nike audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Nike
CountryShare
United States24.3%
Japan9.6%
Germany6.1%
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 Nike audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Nike customers by region in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sikkim~4K1.74×
02Goa~9K1.60×
03Karnataka~200K1.51×
04Gujarat~200K1.49×
05Haryana~100K1.49×
06Mizoram~5K1.36×
07Punjab (region)~90K1.32×
08Maharashtra~300K1.30×
09Uttarakhand~30K1.19×
10Telangana~80K1.09×
11Rajasthan~100K1.06×
12Meghalaya~6K1.05×
13Manipur~6K0.93×
14Nagaland~3K0.91×
15Assam~40K0.84×
16Chhattisgarh~30K0.84×
17Jharkhand~40K0.82×
18Uttar Pradesh~200K0.81×
19Himachal Pradesh~20K0.81×
20Arunachal Pradesh~2K0.78×
21Madhya Pradesh~80K0.76×
22Kerala~60K0.74×
23West Bengal~100K0.73×
24Tamil Nadu~90K0.71×
25Jammu and Kashmir~20K0.70×
26Tripura~5K0.66×
27Andhra Pradesh~40K0.60×
28Bihar~60K0.58×
29Odisha~30K0.57×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Nike audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01New BalanceFashion & Accessoires4.37×
02Millie Bobby BrownMovies & TV4.13×
03Travis ScottMusic & Radio3.89×
04Lifestyle brandFashion & Accessoires3.24×
05BestsellerLiterature3.00×
06PumaFashion & Accessoires2.92×
07Sadie SinkMovies & TV2.66×
08BalenciagaFashion & Accessoires2.54×
09AdidasFashion & Accessoires2.47×
10StreetwearFashion & Accessoires2.14×
11FirstCry.comShopping2.12×
12Louis VuittonFashion & Accessoires1.98×
13Sportswear (activewear)Fashion & Accessoires1.88×
14Party dressFashion & Accessoires1.83×
15GucciFashion & Accessoires1.76×
16Scorpions (band)Music & Radio1.72×
17H&MShopping1.67×
18BTSMusic & Radio1.59×
19Men's FitnessSports1.59×
20Manchester United F.C.Sports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Nike 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 Nike audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.23×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.20×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Nike audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.71×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.77×
Community OrientationOPEN0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Nike's target market in India?

Nike's target market in India covers an estimated 5,188,002 people, concentrated in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

02

What is the gender split and age of Nike customers?

21.0% of the Nike audience are female, 79.0% are male, with an average age of 29.7 years.

03

Which brands do Nike fans like most?

Nike fans show strongest brand affinity for Millie Bobby Brown (4.13×), New Balance (4.37×), and Puma (2.92×) over the country average.

04

Where do Nike fans live in India?

Nike fans in India are most concentrated in Maharashtra (reach ~300K), Gujarat (reach ~200K), and Uttar Pradesh (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Nike fans also like?

Beyond Nike itself, the audience over-indexes on New Balance (4.37×), Puma (2.92×), Adidas (2.47×), and Party dress (1.83×) 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 Nike. 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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