Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Poetry Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Poetry in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Poetry has an estimated audience of 16,667,264 people in India.

The average Poetry fan in India is 31.8 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Uttar Pradesh.

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

Top brand affinities include Urdu, Urdu poetry, Spoken word, with strongest over-indexing on Urdu (1.94× the country average).

Demographically, the Poetry audience skews more male with an average age of 31.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Individualism.

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

The typical Poetry fan in India is more male, around 31.8 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Urdu.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Field of study

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 Poetry profile in India.

Audience size
16.7M
in India
Gender
29.4%
70.6% male
Age
31.8
average years
Country rank
#174
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-16%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Poetry fans

29.4% are female, 70.6% are male, average age 31.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

29.4%
Female
70.6%
Male
Demographic split for Poetry audience in India
MetricValue
Female29.4%
Male70.6%
Average age31.8
Estimated audience size16,667,264
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 31.8
average years
Age distribution of the Poetry audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1936%
20-2928%
30-3917%
40-4911%
50+8%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.3%

of the worldwide Poetry audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Poetry
CountryShare
United States18.9%
India6.3%
Italy5.6%
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 Poetry audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Poetry fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Jammu and Kashmir~100K1.61×
02Madhya Pradesh~400K1.28×
03Meghalaya~20K1.27×
04Nagaland~10K1.27×
05Bihar~400K1.23×
06Arunachal Pradesh~10K1.20×
07Tripura~30K1.19×
08Assam~200K1.17×
09Uttar Pradesh~900K1.14×
10Mizoram~10K1.11×
11Chhattisgarh~100K1.10×
12Manipur~20K1.10×
13Jharkhand~100K1.05×
14Maharashtra~800K1.02×
15Uttarakhand~80K1.02×
16Sikkim~7K0.95×
17West Bengal~500K0.93×
18Himachal Pradesh~60K0.92×
19Rajasthan~300K0.88×
20Telangana~200K0.79×
21Gujarat~400K0.78×
22Karnataka~300K0.78×
23Punjab (region)~200K0.78×
24Odisha~100K0.78×
25Tamil Nadu~300K0.77×
26Haryana~200K0.76×
27Goa~10K0.75×
28Andhra Pradesh~100K0.62×
29Kerala~100K0.57×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Poetry audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Javed AkhtarLiterature2.82×
02GhazalLiterature2.59×
03Hindi literatureLiterature2.34×
04Urdu poetryLiterature2.32×
05Spoken wordBusiness & Career2.15×
06UrduPolitics & Society1.94×
07Hindustani classical musicMusic & Radio1.79×
08Short storyLiterature1.78×
09Saudi ArabiaTravel & Leisure1.74×
10ONEUSMusic & Radio1.72×
11Creative writingBusiness & Career1.69×
12WritingLiterature1.68×
13KarachiTravel & Leisure1.65×
14BTSMusic & Radio1.63×
15United Arab EmiratesTravel & Leisure1.62×
16NovelLiterature1.58×
17KOLARSMusic & Radio1.55×
18Folk musicMusic & Radio1.54×
19E-book readersTechnology & Electronics1.53×
20PapyrusPolitics & Society1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Poetry 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 Poetry audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.31×
IndividualismJOY1.18×
Community OrientationOPEN1.13×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Poetry audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.86×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.89×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Poetry have in India?

Poetry has an estimated audience of 16,667,264 people in India, concentrated in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

02

What is the gender split and age of Poetry fans?

29.4% of Poetry fans are female, 70.6% are male, with an average age of 31.8 years.

03

Which brands do Poetry fans like most?

Poetry fans show strongest brand affinity for Urdu (1.94×), Urdu poetry (2.32×), and Spoken word (2.15×) over the country average.

04

Where do Poetry fans live in India?

Poetry fans in India are most concentrated in Uttar Pradesh (reach ~900K), Maharashtra (reach ~800K), and West Bengal (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Poetry fans also like?

Beyond Poetry itself, the audience over-indexes on Urdu poetry (2.32×), Spoken word (2.15×), ONEUS (1.72×), and Ghazal (2.59×) 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 Poetry. 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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