Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Software engineering Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Software engineering in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Software engineering has an estimated audience of 5,875,032 people in India.

The average Software engineering fan in India is 30.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

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

Top brand affinities include Information technology, Harry Potter, Programming language, with strongest over-indexing on Information technology (2.39× the country average).

Demographically, the Software engineering audience skews more male with an average age of 30.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Career Orientation.

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

The typical Software engineering fan in India is more male, around 30.9 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Information technology.

Category: Business & Career · 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 Software engineering profile in India.

Audience size
5.9M
in India
Gender
27.3%
72.7% male
Age
30.9
average years
Country rank
#963
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-21%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Software engineering fans

27.3% are female, 72.7% are male, average age 30.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

27.3%
Female
72.7%
Male
Demographic split for Software engineering audience in India
MetricValue
Female27.3%
Male72.7%
Average age30.9
Estimated audience size5,875,032
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 30.9
average years
Age distribution of the Software engineering audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1938%
20-2930%
30-3916%
40-4910%
50+7%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.8%

of the worldwide Software engineering audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Software engineering
CountryShare
United States15.0%
India6.8%
Germany4.8%
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 Software engineering audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Software engineering fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Andhra Pradesh~100K1.79×
02Telangana~100K1.56×
03Maharashtra~400K1.49×
04Karnataka~200K1.46×
05Madhya Pradesh~200K1.44×
06Tamil Nadu~200K1.37×
07Uttar Pradesh~400K1.24×
08Odisha~80K1.20×
09Jharkhand~60K1.14×
10Bihar~100K1.11×
11Punjab (region)~90K1.11×
12Gujarat~200K1.08×
13Uttarakhand~30K1.08×
14Kerala~90K1.04×
15Himachal Pradesh~20K0.97×
16Haryana~70K0.94×
17Chhattisgarh~40K0.94×
18West Bengal~200K0.92×
19Rajasthan~100K0.92×
20Sikkim~2K0.86×
21Goa~5K0.84×
22Manipur~6K0.79×
23Nagaland~3K0.79×
24Arunachal Pradesh~3K0.79×
25Tripura~6K0.78×
26Mizoram~3K0.77×
27Assam~40K0.75×
28Meghalaya~4K0.73×
29Jammu and Kashmir~20K0.70×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Software engineering audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01GitHubInternet & Social Media3.66×
02PHPTechnology & Electronics3.66×
03Node.jsTechnology & Electronics3.62×
04JavaScriptTechnology & Electronics3.58×
05Programming languageTechnology & Electronics3.54×
06Python (programming language)Technology & Electronics3.45×
07C++Technology & Electronics3.39×
08Software developmentBusiness & Career3.31×
09Computer engineeringBusiness & Career3.31×
10Computer programmingTechnology & Electronics3.29×
11LinuxTechnology & Electronics2.90×
12Information technologyBusiness & Career2.39×
13Web developmentBusiness & Career2.20×
14Harry PotterMovies & TV1.73×
15Weather ReportMusic & Radio1.68×
16GeminiTechnology & Electronics1.63×
17Artificial intelligenceTechnology & Electronics1.60×
18Cloud computingTechnology & Electronics1.59×
19SoftwareTechnology & Electronics1.52×
20hotstarMovies & TV1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Software engineering 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 Software engineering audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.51×
Career OrientationPOWER1.26×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Software engineering audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.85×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.88×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.90×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Software engineering have in India?

Software engineering has an estimated audience of 5,875,032 people in India, concentrated in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

02

What is the gender split and age of Software engineering fans?

27.3% of Software engineering fans are female, 72.7% are male, with an average age of 30.9 years.

03

Which brands do Software engineering fans like most?

Software engineering fans show strongest brand affinity for Information technology (2.39×), Harry Potter (1.73×), and Programming language (3.54×) over the country average.

04

Where do Software engineering fans live in India?

Software engineering fans in India are most concentrated in Maharashtra (reach ~400K), Uttar Pradesh (reach ~400K), and Karnataka (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Software engineering fans also like?

Beyond Software engineering itself, the audience over-indexes on Harry Potter (1.73×), Programming language (3.54×), Software (1.52×), and GitHub (3.66×) 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 Software engineering. 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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