Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Compact car Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Compact car in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Compact car has an estimated audience of 4,731,079 people in Italy.

The average Compact car fan in Italy is 44.2 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include AutoScout24, SUVs, Škoda Auto, with strongest over-indexing on AutoScout24 (2× the country average).

Demographically, the Compact car audience skews more male with an average age of 44.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Family Orientation.

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

The typical Compact car fan in Italy is more male, around 44.2 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for AutoScout24.

Category: Cars & Mobility · Type: Topic · Subtype: Car type

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 Compact car profile in Italy.

Audience size
4.7M
in Italy
Gender
32.6%
67.4% male
Age
44.2
average years
Country rank
#1433
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+40%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Compact car fans

32.6% are female, 67.4% are male, average age 44.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

32.6%
Female
67.4%
Male
Demographic split for Compact car audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female32.6%
Male67.4%
Average age44.2
Estimated audience size4,731,079
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.2
average years
Age distribution of the Compact car audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2914%
30-3921%
40-4925%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.6%

of the worldwide Compact car audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Compact car
CountryShare
United States17.8%
Italy6.6%
Japan6.1%
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 Compact car audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Compact car fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Lombardy~1.5M2.01×
02Puglia~400K1.09×
03Friuli-Venezia Giulia~100K1.07×
04Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~90K1.03×
05Basilicata~40K1.03×
06Calabria~100K1.01×
07Marche~100K1.01×
08Umbria~80K1.01×
09Liguria~100K1.00×
10Sardinia~100K1.00×
11Abruzzo~100K1.00×
12Molise~20K1.00×
13Aosta Valley~10K1.00×
14Sicilia~400K0.95×
15Emilia-Romagna~400K0.94×
16Piedmont~300K0.94×
17Tuscany~300K0.94×
18Campania~500K0.93×
19Veneto~300K0.93×
20Lazio~500K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Compact car audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Hybrid electric vehicleCars & Mobility2.37×
02Plug-in hybridCars & Mobility2.23×
03Crossover (automobile)Cars & Mobility2.21×
04AutoScout24Cars & Mobility2.00×
05RenaultCars & Mobility1.94×
06PeugeotCars & Mobility1.92×
07Used carCars & Mobility1.85×
08Diesel engineCars & Mobility1.82×
09Škoda AutoCars & Mobility1.81×
10CitroënCars & Mobility1.81×
11Solar energyHome & Garden1.72×
12Automotive designBusiness & Career1.68×
13Car dealershipCars & Mobility1.68×
14VolkswagenCars & Mobility1.67×
15HybridsCars & Mobility1.67×
16TireCars & Mobility1.62×
17ToyotaCars & Mobility1.59×
18Electric vehicleCars & Mobility1.59×
19HondaCars & Mobility1.59×
20SUVsCars & Mobility1.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Compact car 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 Compact car audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.27×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.14×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.09×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Compact car audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN0.69×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.71×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.74×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Compact car have in Italy?

Compact car has an estimated audience of 4,731,079 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Compact car fans?

32.6% of Compact car fans are female, 67.4% are male, with an average age of 44.2 years.

03

Which brands do Compact car fans like most?

Compact car fans show strongest brand affinity for AutoScout24 (2×), SUVs (1.55×), and Škoda Auto (1.81×) over the country average.

04

Where do Compact car fans live in Italy?

Compact car fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~1.5M), Lazio (reach ~500K), and Campania (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Compact car fans also like?

Beyond Compact car itself, the audience over-indexes on SUVs (1.55×), Škoda Auto (1.81×), Crossover (automobile) (2.21×), and Tire (1.62×) 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 Compact car. 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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