Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Protein Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Protein in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Protein has an estimated audience of 3,998,128 people in India.

The average Protein fan in India is 32.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Uttar Pradesh.

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

Top brand affinities include Street food, Nutrient, Finger food, with strongest over-indexing on Street food (1.76× the country average).

Demographically, the Protein audience skews more male with an average age of 32.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Healthy Lifestyle.

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

The typical Protein fan in India is more male, around 32.3 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Street food.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

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 Protein profile in India.

Audience size
4M
in India
Gender
38.7%
61.3% male
Age
32.3
average years
Country rank
#1548
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Protein fans

38.7% are female, 61.3% are male, average age 32.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

38.7%
Female
61.3%
Male
Demographic split for Protein audience in India
MetricValue
Female38.7%
Male61.3%
Average age32.3
Estimated audience size3,998,128
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 32.3
average years
Age distribution of the Protein audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1931%
20-2932%
30-3918%
40-4911%
50+8%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.2%

of the worldwide Protein audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Protein
CountryShare
United States22.5%
Japan5.0%
United Kingdom4.7%
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 Protein audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Protein fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Uttarakhand~30K1.70×
02Haryana~70K1.41×
03Punjab (region)~70K1.39×
04Uttar Pradesh~300K1.38×
05Jammu and Kashmir~30K1.37×
06Madhya Pradesh~100K1.26×
07Himachal Pradesh~20K1.21×
08Chhattisgarh~30K1.12×
09Manipur~6K1.12×
10Jharkhand~40K1.03×
11Nagaland~3K1.02×
12Maharashtra~200K1.01×
13Rajasthan~90K1.00×
14Bihar~80K1.00×
15Meghalaya~4K0.99×
16Karnataka~90K0.91×
17Tripura~5K0.89×
18Goa~4K0.87×
19Sikkim~2K0.87×
20Tamil Nadu~80K0.85×
21Telangana~50K0.85×
22Mizoram~2K0.82×
23Arunachal Pradesh~2K0.82×
24Assam~30K0.81×
25Odisha~30K0.77×
26Andhra Pradesh~40K0.76×
27Gujarat~80K0.71×
28Kerala~40K0.63×
29West Bengal~80K0.61×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Protein audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Finger foodFood & Beverages2.95×
02Wild fisheriesTravel & Leisure2.75×
03SpearfishingSports2.58×
04Food scienceBusiness & Career2.48×
05Gulab jamunFood & Beverages1.88×
06CarbohydrateHealth1.85×
07KinesiologyHealth1.80×
08CountertopHome & Garden1.79×
09Street foodFood & Beverages1.76×
10MehndiFashion & Accessoires1.74×
11Microwave ovenHome & Garden1.69×
12Chemical substanceBusiness & Career1.66×
13NutrientFood & Beverages1.63×
14SinkHome & Garden1.62×
15BiologyHealth1.59×
16DinamalarNews1.58×
17Natural resourcePolitics & Society1.55×
18Oneindia TamilNews1.54×
19EmbroideryHome & Garden1.50×
20Wind turbineHome & Garden1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Protein 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 Protein audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.24×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.08×
IndulgenceJOY1.03×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Protein audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.65×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.68×
IndividualismJOY0.72×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Protein have in India?

Protein has an estimated audience of 3,998,128 people in India, concentrated in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

02

What is the gender split and age of Protein fans?

38.7% of Protein fans are female, 61.3% are male, with an average age of 32.3 years.

03

Which brands do Protein fans like most?

Protein fans show strongest brand affinity for Street food (1.76×), Nutrient (1.63×), and Finger food (2.95×) over the country average.

04

Where do Protein fans live in India?

Protein fans in India are most concentrated in Uttar Pradesh (reach ~300K), Maharashtra (reach ~200K), and Madhya Pradesh (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Protein fans also like?

Beyond Protein itself, the audience over-indexes on Nutrient (1.63×), Finger food (2.95×), Food science (2.48×), and Carbohydrate (1.85×) 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 Protein. 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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