Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Metal Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Metal in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Metal has an estimated audience of 7,255,908 people in Italy.

The average Metal fan in Italy is 42.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Veneto, Lazio.

Top brand affinities include Plug-in hybrid, Singer-songwriter, Innovation, with strongest over-indexing on Plug-in hybrid (2.82× the country average).

Demographically, the Metal audience skews more male with an average age of 42.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Quality Awareness.

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

The typical Metal fan in Italy is more male, around 42.7 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Plug-in hybrid.

Category: Music & Radio · 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 Metal profile in Italy.

Audience size
7.3M
in Italy
Gender
39.4%
60.6% male
Age
42.7
average years
Country rank
#814
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-6%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Metal fans

39.4% are female, 60.6% are male, average age 42.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

39.4%
Female
60.6%
Male
Demographic split for Metal audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female39.4%
Male60.6%
Average age42.7
Estimated audience size7,255,908
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.7
average years
Age distribution of the Metal audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2915%
30-3920%
40-4923%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.6%

of the worldwide Metal audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Metal
CountryShare
United States24.9%
United Kingdom5.5%
Italy4.6%
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 Metal audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Metal fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Veneto~900K1.60×
02Lombardy~2M1.38×
03Friuli-Venezia Giulia~200K1.35×
04Liguria~200K1.18×
05Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~200K1.16×
06Piedmont~600K1.15×
07Emilia-Romagna~700K1.10×
08Tuscany~500K1.08×
09Lazio~900K1.02×
10Sicilia~600K0.99×
11Sardinia~200K0.96×
12Puglia~500K0.93×
13Campania~700K0.90×
14Marche~200K0.87×
15Basilicata~60K0.87×
16Aosta Valley~20K0.84×
17Abruzzo~100K0.82×
18Umbria~100K0.81×
19Molise~30K0.80×
20Calabria~200K0.79×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Car washCars & Mobility3.02×
02Plug-in hybridCars & Mobility2.82×
03Air conditioningTechnology & Electronics2.54×
04OmegaFashion & Accessoires2.37×
053D printingTechnology & Electronics2.21×
06Wedding PlannersKids & Family2.19×
07DAZNMovies & TV2.01×
08Solar panelHome & Garden1.84×
09Modern architectureArts & Culture1.78×
10InnovationBusiness & Career1.76×
11Obi (store)Shopping1.76×
12WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.70×
13Sustainable energyHome & Garden1.69×
14Adriatic SeaTravel & Leisure1.64×
15Hardware storeHome & Garden1.60×
16Wine cellarFood & Beverages1.57×
17VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.51×
18Financial servicesBusiness & Career1.51×
19Wedding dressFashion & Accessoires1.51×
20Singer-songwriterMusic & Radio1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Metal 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 Metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.36×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.33×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.27×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.77×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.78×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Metal have in Italy?

Metal has an estimated audience of 7,255,908 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Veneto.

02

What is the gender split and age of Metal fans?

39.4% of Metal fans are female, 60.6% are male, with an average age of 42.7 years.

03

Which brands do Metal fans like most?

Metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Plug-in hybrid (2.82×), Singer-songwriter (1.5×), and Innovation (1.76×) over the country average.

04

Where do Metal fans live in Italy?

Metal fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~2M), Veneto (reach ~900K), and Lazio (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Metal fans also like?

Beyond Metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Singer-songwriter (1.5×), Innovation (1.76×), Air conditioning (2.54×), and Wikipedia (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 Metal. 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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