Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Short story Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Short story in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Short story has an estimated audience of 5,835,905 people in India.

The average Short story fan in India is 31.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

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

Top brand affinities include ONEUS, Urdu, XXXTentacion, with strongest over-indexing on ONEUS (3.91× the country average).

Demographically, the Short story audience skews more male with an average age of 31.6, 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 Short story fan in India is more male, around 31.6 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for ONEUS.

Category: Literature · 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 Short story profile in India.

Audience size
5.8M
in India
Gender
30.7%
69.3% male
Age
31.6
average years
Country rank
#972
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-37%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Short story fans

30.7% are female, 69.3% are male, average age 31.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

30.7%
Female
69.3%
Male
Demographic split for Short story audience in India
MetricValue
Female30.7%
Male69.3%
Average age31.6
Estimated audience size5,835,905
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 31.6
average years
Age distribution of the Short story audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1935%
20-2929%
30-3917%
40-4911%
50+8%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.1%

of the worldwide Short story audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Short story
CountryShare
United States17.4%
Brazil7.6%
Italy6.9%
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 Short story audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Short story fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Nagaland~8K1.95×
02Manipur~10K1.34×
03Uttarakhand~40K1.28×
04Meghalaya~8K1.25×
05Goa~7K1.22×
06Tripura~9K1.17×
07Tamil Nadu~200K1.15×
08Arunachal Pradesh~4K1.08×
09Chhattisgarh~40K1.03×
10Sikkim~3K1.02×
11Telangana~90K1.01×
12Mizoram~4K1.00×
13Jharkhand~50K0.98×
14West Bengal~200K0.95×
15Assam~50K0.92×
16Maharashtra~300K0.91×
17Madhya Pradesh~100K0.91×
18Kerala~80K0.90×
19Uttar Pradesh~200K0.85×
20Karnataka~100K0.83×
21Jammu and Kashmir~20K0.83×
22Bihar~90K0.82×
23Odisha~50K0.80×
24Andhra Pradesh~60K0.78×
25Punjab (region)~60K0.74×
26Haryana~60K0.73×
27Himachal Pradesh~20K0.72×
28Rajasthan~90K0.69×
29Gujarat~100K0.65×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Short story audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01ONEUSMusic & Radio3.91×
02GhazalLiterature3.46×
03NovelLiterature3.00×
04BTSMusic & Radio2.82×
05UrduPolitics & Society2.73×
06Hindustani classical musicMusic & Radio2.71×
07Spoken wordBusiness & Career2.52×
08E-book readersTechnology & Electronics2.50×
09Urdu poetryLiterature2.48×
10Saudi ArabiaTravel & Leisure2.31×
11Fiction booksLiterature1.94×
12PoetryLiterature1.87×
13DubaiTravel & Leisure1.85×
14Harry PotterMovies & TV1.80×
15ActingBusiness & Career1.72×
16hotstarMovies & TV1.62×
17PakistanTravel & Leisure1.59×
18PhilosophyBusiness & Career1.57×
19XXXTentacionMusic & Radio1.56×
20Bollywood moviesMovies & TV1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Short story 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 Short story audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.55×
IndividualismJOY1.37×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.27×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Short story audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.86×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.95×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Short story have in India?

Short story has an estimated audience of 5,835,905 people in India, concentrated in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

02

What is the gender split and age of Short story fans?

30.7% of Short story fans are female, 69.3% are male, with an average age of 31.6 years.

03

Which brands do Short story fans like most?

Short story fans show strongest brand affinity for ONEUS (3.91×), Urdu (2.73×), and XXXTentacion (1.56×) over the country average.

04

Where do Short story fans live in India?

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

05

What other brands do Short story fans also like?

Beyond Short story itself, the audience over-indexes on Urdu (2.73×), XXXTentacion (1.56×), Bollywood movies (1.56×), and Harry Potter (1.8×) 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 Short story. 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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