Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 11,162,862 people in Italy.

The average American football fan in Italy is 39.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Borussia Dortmund, Gaza City, State of Palestine, with strongest over-indexing on Borussia Dortmund (1.76× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 39.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Social Media Usage.

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

The typical American football fan in Italy is more male, around 39.4 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Borussia Dortmund.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the American football profile in Italy.

Audience size
11.2M
in Italy
Gender
37.0%
63.0% male
Age
39.4
average years
Country rank
#420
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

37.0% are female, 63.0% are male, average age 39.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

37.0%
Female
63.0%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female37.0%
Male63.0%
Average age39.4
Estimated audience size11,162,862
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.4
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2917%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.4%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Italy average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the American football audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~400K1.81×
02Lombardy~2M1.09×
03Veneto~1M1.08×
04Tuscany~800K1.04×
05Aosta Valley~30K1.04×
06Emilia-Romagna~900K1.03×
07Molise~50K1.01×
08Friuli-Venezia Giulia~200K1.00×
09Umbria~200K0.98×
10Basilicata~100K0.97×
11Lazio~1.5M0.95×
12Campania~1M0.94×
13Marche~300K0.94×
14Sardinia~300K0.93×
15Abruzzo~200K0.93×
16Piedmont~800K0.92×
17Calabria~300K0.92×
18Sicilia~900K0.91×
19Liguria~300K0.91×
20Puglia~700K0.87×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Gaza CityTravel & Leisure2.00×
02FIFA Women's World CupSports2.00×
03KuwaitTravel & Leisure2.00×
04Card manipulationGames2.00×
05MasrawyNews2.00×
06Big Sky ConferenceSports1.85×
07Tony PoptamasMusic & Radio1.80×
08Borussia DortmundSports1.76×
09TTNGMusic & Radio1.70×
10Alexandru Ioan CuzaPolitics & Society1.64×
11Bucataras.roFood & Beverages1.61×
12Leonardo BalerdiSports1.59×
13ZiuaNews1.57×
14ChișinăuTravel & Leisure1.56×
15Team LazarusSports1.56×
16State of PalestinePolitics & Society1.52×
17TuttoJuve.comSports1.52×
18StirileProTVMovies & TV1.52×
19AgadirTravel & Leisure1.52×
20Andra (singer)Music & Radio1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football 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 American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.01×
Social Media UsageJOY0.91×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.88×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY0.72×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.75×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.75×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in Italy?

American football has an estimated audience of 11,162,862 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

37.0% of American football fans are female, 63.0% are male, with an average age of 39.4 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for Borussia Dortmund (1.76×), Gaza City (2×), and State of Palestine (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in Italy?

American football fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~2M), Lazio (reach ~1.5M), and Campania (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do American football fans also like?

Beyond American football itself, the audience over-indexes on Gaza City (2×), State of Palestine (1.52×), TuttoJuve.com (1.52×), and FIFA Women's World Cup (2×) compared to the Italy average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Italy who actively search for American football. 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 Italy. 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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