Rascasse Audience Intelligence

YouTube Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about YouTube in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. YouTube has an estimated audience of 31,767,879 people in India.

The average YouTube fan in India is 33.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

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

Top brand affinities include Bhojpuri language, Angela White (athlete), Ayesha Khan, with strongest over-indexing on Bhojpuri language (1.58× the country average).

Demographically, the YouTube audience skews more male with an average age of 33.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Family Orientation.

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

The typical YouTube fan in India is more male, around 33.5 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Bhojpuri language.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 YouTube profile in India.

Audience size
31.8M
in India
Gender
24.4%
75.6% male
Age
33.5
average years
Country rank
#46
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of YouTube

24.4% are female, 75.6% are male, average age 33.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

24.4%
Female
75.6%
Male
Demographic split for YouTube audience in India
MetricValue
Female24.4%
Male75.6%
Average age33.5
Estimated audience size31,767,879
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 33.5
average years
Age distribution of the YouTube audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1928%
20-2931%
30-3919%
40-4912%
50+10%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.5%

of the worldwide YouTube audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for YouTube
CountryShare
China10.1%
United States5.2%
India1.5%
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 YouTube audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

YouTube fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Andhra Pradesh~600K1.44×
02Telangana~600K1.40×
03Tamil Nadu~1M1.31×
04Maharashtra~2M1.28×
05Gujarat~1M1.27×
06Rajasthan~900K1.26×
07Bihar~800K1.26×
08Punjab (region)~500K1.24×
09Haryana~500K1.23×
10Madhya Pradesh~700K1.22×
11Uttar Pradesh~2M1.18×
12Karnataka~900K1.12×
13Kerala~500K1.10×
14Uttarakhand~200K1.07×
15Chhattisgarh~200K1.05×
16Odisha~300K1.01×
17West Bengal~1M0.99×
18Jharkhand~300K0.98×
19Assam~300K0.82×
20Himachal Pradesh~100K0.82×
21Mizoram~20K0.81×
22Jammu and Kashmir~100K0.77×
23Manipur~30K0.74×
24Goa~20K0.72×
25Meghalaya~20K0.67×
26Tripura~30K0.66×
27Sikkim~8K0.59×
28Nagaland~10K0.58×
29Arunachal Pradesh~8K0.42×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for YouTube audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01VideophoneTechnology & Electronics2.52×
02Bihari languagesPolitics & Society2.42×
03Angela White (athlete)Movies & TV1.94×
04vikiMovies & TV1.92×
05Siwan, BiharTravel & Leisure1.82×
06Sheikh HasinaPolitics & Society1.81×
07Prime Minister of BangladeshPolitics & Society1.81×
08BegusaraiTravel & Leisure1.77×
09Chaupal, Himachal PradeshTravel & Leisure1.72×
10Trending VideosInternet & Social Media1.71×
11Shimla districtTravel & Leisure1.71×
12Avneet KaurMovies & TV1.63×
13Crime Patrol (TV series)Movies & TV1.61×
14Gulshan KumarBusiness & Career1.60×
15Neha (actress)Movies & TV1.59×
16Bhojpuri languagePolitics & Society1.58×
17Ayesha KhanMovies & TV1.57×
18Bhojpuri cinemaMovies & TV1.56×
19Sneha (actress)Movies & TV1.56×
20Love songMusic & Radio1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the YouTube 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 YouTube audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.77×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.74×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.73×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by YouTube audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.43×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.46×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.47×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does YouTube have in India?

YouTube has an estimated audience of 31,767,879 people in India, concentrated in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

02

What is the gender split and age of YouTube fans?

24.4% of YouTube fans are female, 75.6% are male, with an average age of 33.5 years.

03

Which brands do YouTube fans like most?

YouTube fans show strongest brand affinity for Bhojpuri language (1.58×), Angela White (athlete) (1.94×), and Ayesha Khan (1.57×) over the country average.

04

Where do YouTube fans live in India?

YouTube fans in India are most concentrated in Maharashtra (reach ~2M), Uttar Pradesh (reach ~2M), and Gujarat (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do YouTube fans also like?

Beyond YouTube itself, the audience over-indexes on Angela White (athlete) (1.94×), Ayesha Khan (1.57×), Bihari languages (2.42×), and Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh (1.72×) 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 YouTube. 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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