Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Internet meme Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Internet meme in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Internet meme has an estimated audience of 4,969,877 people in Italy.

The average Internet meme fan in Italy is 35.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include TikTok, Consumer electronics, Twitch, with strongest over-indexing on TikTok (3.03× the country average).

Demographically, the Internet meme audience skews balanced with an average age of 35.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, 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 Internet meme fan in Italy is balanced, around 35.9 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for TikTok.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Topic · Subtype: Content 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 Internet meme profile in Italy.

Audience size
5M
in Italy
Gender
50.7%
49.3% male
Age
35.9
average years
Country rank
#1349
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-54%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Internet meme fans

50.7% are female, 49.3% are male, average age 35.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

50.7%
Female
49.3%
Male
Demographic split for Internet meme audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female50.7%
Male49.3%
Average age35.9
Estimated audience size4,969,877
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.9
average years
Age distribution of the Internet meme audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2924%
30-3919%
40-4916%
50+14%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.5%

of the worldwide Internet meme audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Internet meme
CountryShare
United States26.5%
China11.2%
Japan7.2%
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 Internet meme audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Internet meme fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~100K1.10×
02Calabria~200K1.05×
03Umbria~80K1.04×
04Sardinia~100K1.02×
05Abruzzo~100K1.02×
06Friuli-Venezia Giulia~100K1.02×
07Basilicata~50K1.01×
08Molise~20K1.01×
09Liguria~100K1.00×
10Marche~100K1.00×
11Aosta Valley~10K1.00×
12Puglia~300K0.98×
13Campania~500K0.96×
14Sicilia~400K0.96×
15Piedmont~400K0.96×
16Tuscany~300K0.96×
17Emilia-Romagna~400K0.95×
18Veneto~400K0.95×
19Lazio~600K0.91×
20Lombardy~700K0.85×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Internet meme audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Gaming computerTechnology & Electronics3.41×
02TwitchGames3.28×
03TikTokInternet & Social Media3.03×
04PC gameGames2.95×
05Anime conventionLiterature2.84×
06Emotional intelligenceHealth2.50×
07Home businessBusiness & Career2.50×
08Anime and manga fandomLiterature2.43×
09GamerGames2.27×
10Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.14×
11Self-loveHealth2.02×
12Mobile gameGames1.97×
13PodcastMusic & Radio1.84×
14LivemusicMusic & Radio1.83×
15Uomini e DonneMovies & TV1.77×
16SupermanMovies & TV1.77×
17Harry PotterMovies & TV1.76×
18Anime moviesMovies & TV1.60×
19Take-outFood & Beverages1.60×
20Consumer electronicsTechnology & Electronics1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Internet meme 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 Internet meme audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.37×
Social Media UsageJOY1.35×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.26×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Internet meme audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.73×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.79×
IndulgenceJOY0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Internet meme have in Italy?

Internet meme has an estimated audience of 4,969,877 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Internet meme fans?

50.7% of Internet meme fans are female, 49.3% are male, with an average age of 35.9 years.

03

Which brands do Internet meme fans like most?

Internet meme fans show strongest brand affinity for TikTok (3.03×), Consumer electronics (1.51×), and Twitch (3.28×) over the country average.

04

Where do Internet meme fans live in Italy?

Internet meme fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~700K), Lazio (reach ~600K), and Campania (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Internet meme fans also like?

Beyond Internet meme itself, the audience over-indexes on Consumer electronics (1.51×), Twitch (3.28×), Harry Potter (1.76×), and Mobile game (1.97×) 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 Internet meme. 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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