Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mystery fiction Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mystery fiction in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mystery fiction has an estimated audience of 4,996,766 people in Italy.

The average Mystery fiction fan in Italy is 43.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Non-fiction books, Harry Potter, Novel, with strongest over-indexing on Non-fiction books (4.46× the country average).

Demographically, the Mystery fiction audience skews more female with an average age of 43.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Individualism.

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

The typical Mystery fiction fan in Italy is more female, around 43.8 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Non-fiction books.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

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 Mystery fiction profile in Italy.

Audience size
5M
in Italy
Gender
57.6%
42.4% male
Age
43.8
average years
Country rank
#1339
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 Mystery fiction fans

57.6% are female, 42.4% are male, average age 43.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.6%
Female
42.4%
Male
Demographic split for Mystery fiction audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female57.6%
Male42.4%
Average age43.8
Estimated audience size4,996,766
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.8
average years
Age distribution of the Mystery fiction audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2914%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+33%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.7%

of the worldwide Mystery fiction audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mystery fiction
CountryShare
United States21.7%
United Kingdom5.3%
China4.0%
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 Mystery fiction audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mystery fiction fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Lombardy~1M1.36×
02Lazio~800K1.36×
03Veneto~500K1.16×
04Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~100K1.13×
05Emilia-Romagna~500K1.11×
06Tuscany~400K1.11×
07Campania~600K1.10×
08Piedmont~400K1.09×
09Sicilia~500K1.04×
10Friuli-Venezia Giulia~100K1.02×
11Aosta Valley~10K1.00×
12Puglia~300K0.97×
13Molise~20K0.97×
14Liguria~100K0.95×
15Marche~100K0.94×
16Umbria~80K0.94×
17Basilicata~40K0.94×
18Calabria~100K0.91×
19Abruzzo~100K0.91×
20Sardinia~100K0.90×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mystery fiction audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Detective fictionLiterature4.97×
02Public libraryLiterature4.82×
03Non-fiction booksLiterature4.46×
04Crime fictionLiterature3.70×
05Contemporary romanceLiterature3.51×
06ReviewShopping3.08×
07Romance novelsLiterature2.47×
08NovelLiterature2.46×
09Short storyLiterature2.29×
10BooksellingLiterature2.18×
11Electronic publishingNews2.12×
12Harry PotterMovies & TV2.11×
13Creative writingBusiness & Career2.10×
14Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.02×
15Libero (newspaper)News1.67×
16LiteratureBusiness & Career1.59×
17Fiction booksLiterature1.59×
18ComicsLiterature1.59×
19TikTokInternet & Social Media1.57×
20PoetryLiterature1.57×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mystery fiction 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 Mystery fiction audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.61×
IndividualismJOY1.54×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.36×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mystery fiction audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.89×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.91×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.92×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mystery fiction have in Italy?

Mystery fiction has an estimated audience of 4,996,766 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Mystery fiction fans?

57.6% of Mystery fiction fans are female, 42.4% are male, with an average age of 43.8 years.

03

Which brands do Mystery fiction fans like most?

Mystery fiction fans show strongest brand affinity for Non-fiction books (4.46×), Harry Potter (2.11×), and Novel (2.46×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mystery fiction fans live in Italy?

Mystery fiction 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 Mystery fiction fans also like?

Beyond Mystery fiction itself, the audience over-indexes on Harry Potter (2.11×), Novel (2.46×), Detective fiction (4.97×), and TikTok (1.57×) 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 Mystery fiction. 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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