Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Maltese (dog) Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Maltese (dog) in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Maltese (dog) has an estimated audience of 4,199,247 people in Italy.

Maltese (dog) has an estimated audience of 4,199,247 people in Italy. 66.7% are female, 33.3% are male, average age 40.3. Top brand affinities: Pet adoption, Pet sitting, Pet store, Dogs, Dog agility.

Top brand affinities include Pet adoption, Pet sitting, Pet store, with strongest over-indexing on Pet adoption (12.28× the country average).

Demographically, the Maltese (dog) audience skews more female with an average age of 40.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Pet Ownership, Risk Appetite.

The typical Maltese (dog) fan in Italy is more female, around 40.3 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 Maltese (dog) profile in Italy.

Audience size
4.2M
in Italy
Gender
66.7%
33.3% male
Age
40.3
average years
Country rank
#1641
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-3%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Maltese (dog) fans

66.7% are female, 33.3% are male, average age 40.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

66.7%
Female
33.3%
Male
Demographic split for Maltese (dog) audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female66.7%
Male33.3%
Average age40.3
Estimated audience size4,199,247
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.3
average years
Age distribution of the Maltese (dog) audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1920%
20-2917%
30-3917%
40-4922%
50+24%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.9%

of the worldwide Maltese (dog) audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Maltese (dog)
CountryShare
United States24.8%
Japan17.8%
Germany6.8%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Maltese (dog) audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Maltese (dog) audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Pet adoptionPets & Animals12.28×
02Pet sittingPets & Animals7.67×
03Electric toothbrushHealth7.56×
04Dog agilityPets & Animals6.30×
05Cane CorsoFood & Beverages5.88×
06Dog trainingPets & Animals5.67×
07Dog groomingPets & Animals4.99×
08Household goodsHome & Garden4.61×
09Hair ExtensionsBeauty & Wellness3.93×
10Border ColliePets & Animals3.75×
11RottweilerPets & Animals3.74×
12Pet storePets & Animals3.66×
13Draught beerFood & Beverages3.54×
14Influencer marketingInternet & Social Media2.93×
15Pet foodPets & Animals2.78×
16Golden RetrieverPets & Animals2.75×
17CleanlinessHome & Garden2.66×
18Veterinary medicineBusiness & Career2.51×
19DogsPets & Animals2.17×
20Do it yourself (DIY)Home & Garden1.60×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Maltese (dog) 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 Maltese (dog) audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY2.12×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.39×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.27×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Maltese (dog) audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.68×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.74×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.76×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Italy who actively search for Maltese (dog). 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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