Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Esselunga Target Market in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Esselunga in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Esselunga has an estimated audience of 18,817,519 people in Italy.

The average Esselunga fan in Italy is 44.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont.

Top brand affinities include Carrefour Market, Online grocer, Shopping cart, with strongest over-indexing on Carrefour Market (1.65× the country average).

Demographically, the Esselunga audience skews more female with an average age of 44.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Pet Ownership, Indulgence.

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

The typical Esselunga fan in Italy is more female, around 44.2 years old, with strong Pet Ownership tendencies and a notable affinity for Carrefour Market.

Category: Shopping · Type: Brand · Subtype: Supermarket

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 Esselunga profile in Italy.

Audience size
18.8M
in Italy
Gender
64.5%
35.5% male
Age
44.2
average years
Country rank
#137
Brand in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Esselunga

64.5% are female, 35.5% are male, average age 44.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

64.5%
Female
35.5%
Male
Demographic split for Esselunga audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female64.5%
Male35.5%
Average age44.2
Estimated audience size18,817,519
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.2
average years
Age distribution of the Esselunga audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2914%
30-3920%
40-4924%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

90.4%

of the worldwide Esselunga audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Esselunga
CountryShare
Italy90.4%
United States1.5%
Germany0.8%
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 Esselunga audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Esselunga customers by region in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Lombardy~8M4.92×
02Tuscany~3M3.83×
03Emilia-Romagna~3.5M2.32×
04Piedmont~3M2.31×
05Liguria~1M2.02×
06Veneto~1M0.83×
07Lazio~2M0.82×
08Aosta Valley~20K0.48×
09Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~200K0.44×
10Molise~30K0.35×
11Umbria~100K0.32×
12Basilicata~50K0.27×
13Marche~100K0.26×
14Friuli-Venezia Giulia~90K0.26×
15Puglia~300K0.22×
16Calabria~100K0.22×
17Abruzzo~90K0.22×
18Sardinia~100K0.21×
19Sicilia~300K0.20×
20Campania~400K0.19×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Esselunga audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Molotov (band)Music & Radio2.93×
02AmazonFreshShopping2.84×
03Online grocerShopping2.72×
04University of InsubriaBusiness & Career2.10×
05Linate AirportTravel & Leisure2.07×
06AesopBeauty & Wellness2.00×
07Luciano PavarottiMusic & Radio1.87×
08Super Smash Bros. BrawlGames1.87×
09HESPRESSNews1.76×
10Real estate economicsBusiness & Career1.75×
11JollibeeFood & Beverages1.71×
12Loyalty programShopping1.70×
13Al Ahly SCSports1.70×
14Trujillo, PeruTravel & Leisure1.66×
15Carrefour MarketShopping1.65×
16National University of San MarcosBusiness & Career1.63×
17Shopping cartFashion & Accessoires1.59×
18Malpensa AirportTravel & Leisure1.59×
19GuayaquilTravel & Leisure1.52×
20Vehicle for hireCars & Mobility1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Esselunga 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 Esselunga audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.87×
IndulgenceJOY0.84×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.81×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Esselunga audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN0.61×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.61×
IndividualismJOY0.63×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Esselunga's target market in Italy?

Esselunga's target market in Italy covers an estimated 18,817,519 people, concentrated in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna.

02

What is the gender split and age of Esselunga customers?

64.5% of the Esselunga audience are female, 35.5% are male, with an average age of 44.2 years.

03

Which brands do Esselunga fans like most?

Esselunga fans show strongest brand affinity for Carrefour Market (1.65×), Online grocer (2.72×), and Shopping cart (1.59×) over the country average.

04

Where do Esselunga fans live in Italy?

Esselunga fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~8M), Emilia-Romagna (reach ~3.5M), and Piedmont (reach ~3M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Esselunga fans also like?

Beyond Esselunga itself, the audience over-indexes on Online grocer (2.72×), Shopping cart (1.59×), Real estate economics (1.75×), and Loyalty program (1.7×) 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 Esselunga. 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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