Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Confectionery Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Confectionery in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Confectionery has an estimated audience of 12,948,266 people in Italy.

The average Confectionery fan in Italy is 44.3 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Message in a Bottle (film), Cake, TEZENIS, with strongest over-indexing on Message in a Bottle (film) (2.31× the country average).

Demographically, the Confectionery audience skews more female with an average age of 44.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Creativity.

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

The typical Confectionery fan in Italy is more female, around 44.3 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Message in a Bottle (film).

Category: Food & Beverages · 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 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Confectionery profile in Italy.

Audience size
12.9M
in Italy
Gender
67.6%
32.4% male
Age
44.3
average years
Country rank
#333
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Confectionery fans

67.6% are female, 32.4% are male, average age 44.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

67.6%
Female
32.4%
Male
Demographic split for Confectionery audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female67.6%
Male32.4%
Average age44.3
Estimated audience size12,948,266
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.3
average years
Age distribution of the Confectionery audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2914%
30-3920%
40-4923%
50+33%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.8%

of the worldwide Confectionery audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Confectionery
CountryShare
United States13.3%
Japan11.5%
Brazil8.3%
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 Confectionery audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Confectionery fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Aosta Valley~40K1.30×
02Molise~70K1.17×
03Basilicata~100K1.07×
04Lombardy~2.5M1.04×
05Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~200K1.02×
06Umbria~200K0.99×
07Veneto~1M0.98×
08Friuli-Venezia Giulia~200K0.97×
09Emilia-Romagna~1M0.96×
10Abruzzo~300K0.96×
11Calabria~400K0.95×
12Liguria~300K0.95×
13Sardinia~300K0.94×
14Marche~300K0.94×
15Piedmont~900K0.91×
16Puglia~800K0.90×
17Tuscany~800K0.90×
18Sicilia~1M0.89×
19Lazio~1.5M0.88×
20Campania~1M0.86×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Confectionery audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Birthday cakeFood & Beverages5.78×
02Cake decoratingFood & Beverages3.98×
03CalzedoniaFashion & Accessoires3.85×
04Wedding cakeFood & Beverages3.79×
05Nail salonBeauty & Wellness3.58×
06Artificial nailsBeauty & Wellness3.53×
07TEZENISFashion & Accessoires3.52×
08PedicureBeauty & Wellness3.27×
09ManicureBeauty & Wellness3.14×
10CakeFood & Beverages3.00×
11EyelashBeauty & Wellness2.95×
12Nail artBeauty & Wellness2.94×
13CandyFood & Beverages2.85×
14OVSFashion & Accessoires2.72×
15PrimarkShopping2.67×
16SkirtFashion & Accessoires2.52×
17Message in a Bottle (film)Movies & TV2.31×
18PastryFood & Beverages2.14×
19WomanKids & Family1.71×
20Consumer electronicsTechnology & Electronics1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Confectionery 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 Confectionery audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.64×
CreativityOPEN1.58×
IndividualismJOY1.52×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Confectionery audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.52×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.53×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.73×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Confectionery have in Italy?

Confectionery has an estimated audience of 12,948,266 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Confectionery fans?

67.6% of Confectionery fans are female, 32.4% are male, with an average age of 44.3 years.

03

Which brands do Confectionery fans like most?

Confectionery fans show strongest brand affinity for Message in a Bottle (film) (2.31×), Cake (3×), and TEZENIS (3.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do Confectionery fans live in Italy?

Confectionery fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~2.5M), 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 Confectionery fans also like?

Beyond Confectionery itself, the audience over-indexes on Cake (3×), TEZENIS (3.52×), Artificial nails (3.53×), and Calzedonia (3.85×) 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 Confectionery. 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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