Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Ligue 1 Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Ligue 1 in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Ligue 1 has an estimated audience of 5,033,522 people in Italy.

The average Ligue 1 fan in Italy is 33.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Manchester City F.C., La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus F.C., with strongest over-indexing on Manchester City F.C. (4.77× the country average).

Demographically, the Ligue 1 audience skews more male with an average age of 33.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, 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 Ligue 1 fan in Italy is more male, around 33.7 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Manchester City F.C..

Category: Sports · Type: Event · Subtype: Soccer

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 Ligue 1 profile in Italy.

Audience size
5M
in Italy
Gender
39.2%
60.8% male
Age
33.7
average years
Country rank
#1325
Event in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+23%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Ligue 1 fans

39.2% are female, 60.8% are male, average age 33.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

39.2%
Female
60.8%
Male
Demographic split for Ligue 1 audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female39.2%
Male60.8%
Average age33.7
Estimated audience size5,033,522
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 33.7
average years
Age distribution of the Ligue 1 audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1935%
20-2922%
30-3917%
40-4915%
50+11%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.3%

of the worldwide Ligue 1 audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Ligue 1
CountryShare
France18.2%
Indonesia9.5%
Italy7.3%
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 Ligue 1 audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Ligue 1 fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Lombardy~1M1.39×
02Liguria~200K1.38×
03Piedmont~500K1.32×
04Lazio~800K1.28×
05Veneto~500K1.28×
06Tuscany~400K1.26×
07Emilia-Romagna~500K1.16×
08Friuli-Venezia Giulia~100K1.09×
09Campania~600K0.98×
10Puglia~300K0.97×
11Marche~100K0.93×
12Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~90K0.91×
13Sicilia~400K0.88×
14Sardinia~100K0.87×
15Abruzzo~90K0.83×
16Calabria~100K0.82×
17Umbria~70K0.82×
18Aosta Valley~9K0.71×
19Basilicata~30K0.65×
20Molise~10K0.59×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Ligue 1 audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Ligue 1 audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Manchester City F.C.Sports4.77×
02FC Bayern MunichSports3.89×
03Gaming computerTechnology & Electronics3.44×
04FortniteGames3.33×
05WholesaleFashion & Accessoires3.33×
06TwitchGames3.16×
07BundesligaSports2.69×
08La Gazzetta dello SportSports2.59×
09Juventus F.C.Sports2.51×
10Inter MilanSports2.23×
11TikTokInternet & Social Media2.17×
12corriere dello sportSports2.07×
13UniEuroShopping2.06×
14Jasmine PaoliniSports2.03×
15TuttosportSports1.95×
16Video gamesGames1.87×
17GamesGames1.61×
18Harry PotterMovies & TV1.57×
19Consumer electronicsTechnology & Electronics1.51×
20CuisineFood & Beverages1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Ligue 1 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 Ligue 1 audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER0.98×
Social Media UsageJOY0.94×
IndividualismJOY0.93×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Ligue 1 audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.18×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.19×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.29×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Ligue 1 have in Italy?

Ligue 1 has an estimated audience of 5,033,522 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Ligue 1 fans?

39.2% of Ligue 1 fans are female, 60.8% are male, with an average age of 33.7 years.

03

Which brands do Ligue 1 fans like most?

Ligue 1 fans show strongest brand affinity for Manchester City F.C. (4.77×), La Gazzetta dello Sport (2.59×), and Juventus F.C. (2.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Ligue 1 fans live in Italy?

Ligue 1 fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~1M), Lazio (reach ~800K), and Campania (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Ligue 1 fans also like?

Beyond Ligue 1 itself, the audience over-indexes on La Gazzetta dello Sport (2.59×), Juventus F.C. (2.51×), FC Bayern Munich (3.89×), and Games (1.61×) 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 Ligue 1. 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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