Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Dog lovers Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Dog lovers in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Dog lovers has an estimated audience of 6,229,447 people in Italy.

The average Dog lovers fan in Italy is 39.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Pet adoption, Pet store, Pet food, with strongest over-indexing on Pet adoption (12.93× the country average).

Demographically, the Dog lovers audience skews more female with an average age of 39.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Pet Ownership, Individualism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Dog lovers fan in Italy is more female, around 39.6 years old, with strong Pet Ownership tendencies and a notable affinity for Pet adoption.

Category: Pets & Animals · 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 Dog lovers profile in Italy.

Audience size
6.2M
in Italy
Gender
65.1%
34.9% male
Age
39.6
average years
Country rank
#1003
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-31%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Dog lovers fans

65.1% are female, 34.9% are male, average age 39.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

65.1%
Female
34.9%
Male
Demographic split for Dog lovers audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female65.1%
Male34.9%
Average age39.6
Estimated audience size6,229,447
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.6
average years
Age distribution of the Dog lovers audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2918%
30-3917%
40-4922%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.9%

of the worldwide Dog lovers audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Dog lovers
CountryShare
United States23.2%
Japan13.5%
Germany6.6%
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 Dog lovers audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Dog lovers fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Friuli-Venezia Giulia~100K1.10×
02Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~100K1.09×
03Abruzzo~100K1.08×
04Calabria~200K1.06×
05Marche~200K1.05×
06Sardinia~200K1.04×
07Liguria~200K1.04×
08Puglia~400K0.97×
09Sicilia~500K0.96×
10Piedmont~400K0.95×
11Tuscany~400K0.95×
12Campania~700K0.94×
13Emilia-Romagna~500K0.94×
14Veneto~500K0.94×
15Lazio~700K0.91×
16Lombardy~900K0.85×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Dog lovers audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Pet adoptionPets & Animals12.93×
02Dog groomingPets & Animals6.41×
03Dog trainingPets & Animals6.09×
04Pet storePets & Animals4.95×
05Pet foodPets & Animals4.39×
06GitHubInternet & Social Media4.39×
07Australian ShepherdPets & Animals4.07×
08Border ColliePets & Animals3.32×
09Emotional intelligenceHealth3.27×
10RottweilerPets & Animals3.27×
11Plug-in hybridCars & Mobility2.78×
12Animal rightsPolitics & Society2.65×
13Veterinary medicineBusiness & Career2.64×
14Robert RedfordMovies & TV2.61×
15Costume jewelryFashion & Accessoires2.49×
16Do it yourself (DIY)Home & Garden2.42×
17Local foodFood & Beverages2.19×
18Harry PotterMovies & TV2.00×
19BatmanMovies & TV1.95×
20DogsPets & Animals1.62×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Dog lovers 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 Dog lovers audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY3.23×
IndividualismJOY1.71×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.60×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Dog lovers audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.54×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.74×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Dog lovers have in Italy?

Dog lovers has an estimated audience of 6,229,447 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Dog lovers fans?

65.1% of Dog lovers fans are female, 34.9% are male, with an average age of 39.6 years.

03

Which brands do Dog lovers fans like most?

Dog lovers fans show strongest brand affinity for Pet adoption (12.93×), Pet store (4.95×), and Pet food (4.39×) over the country average.

04

Where do Dog lovers fans live in Italy?

Dog lovers fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~900K), Lazio (reach ~700K), and Campania (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Dog lovers fans also like?

Beyond Dog lovers itself, the audience over-indexes on Pet store (4.95×), Pet food (4.39×), Do it yourself (DIY) (2.42×), and Dog grooming (6.41×) 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 Dog lovers. 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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