Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Non-fiction books Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Non-fiction books in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Non-fiction books has an estimated audience of 3,668,518 people in Italy.

The average Non-fiction books fan in Italy is 41.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Virtual community, Plays, Acting, with strongest over-indexing on Virtual community (7.91× the country average).

Demographically, the Non-fiction books audience skews more female with an average age of 41.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Community Orientation.

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

The typical Non-fiction books fan in Italy is more female, around 41.6 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Virtual community.

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 Non-fiction books profile in Italy.

Audience size
3.7M
in Italy
Gender
65.1%
34.9% male
Age
41.6
average years
Country rank
#1916
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-17%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Non-fiction books fans

65.1% are female, 34.9% are male, average age 41.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

65.1%
Female
34.9%
Male
Demographic split for Non-fiction books audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female65.1%
Male34.9%
Average age41.6
Estimated audience size3,668,518
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.6
average years
Age distribution of the Non-fiction books audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2917%
30-3917%
40-4920%
50+29%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.6%

of the worldwide Non-fiction books audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Non-fiction books
CountryShare
United States16.6%
Japan8.0%
India5.1%
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 Non-fiction books audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Non-fiction books fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Umbria~70K1.11×
02Friuli-Venezia Giulia~80K1.09×
03Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~70K1.07×
04Sardinia~100K1.04×
05Marche~90K1.03×
06Calabria~100K1.02×
07Basilicata~30K1.02×
08Abruzzo~80K1.00×
09Molise~20K1.00×
10Aosta Valley~9K1.00×
11Liguria~100K0.99×
12Tuscany~200K0.97×
13Sicilia~300K0.96×
14Puglia~200K0.96×
15Piedmont~300K0.95×
16Campania~400K0.94×
17Emilia-Romagna~300K0.94×
18Veneto~300K0.94×
19Lazio~400K0.92×
20Lombardy~600K0.88×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Non-fiction books audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Employment websiteBusiness & Career8.75×
02Job interviewBusiness & Career8.74×
03Virtual communityTechnology & Electronics7.91×
04TV game showsMovies & TV7.71×
05Teacher educationBusiness & Career7.26×
06Professional developmentBusiness & Career6.80×
07PlaysLiterature6.49×
08Primary educationKids & Family5.69×
09SkyscannerTravel & Leisure5.00×
10Master of Business AdministrationBusiness & Career4.93×
11E-book readersTechnology & Electronics4.90×
12ActingBusiness & Career4.88×
13Electronic publishingNews4.50×
14Romance novelsLiterature4.45×
15BalletMusic & Radio4.27×
16Breaking newsMovies & TV4.16×
17Charity and causesBusiness & Career4.11×
18GuitarMusic & Radio3.71×
19TrainingSports3.55×
20XInternet & Social Media2.88×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Non-fiction books 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 Non-fiction books audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER2.13×
Community OrientationOPEN2.07×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER2.03×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Non-fiction books audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.77×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.88×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Non-fiction books have in Italy?

Non-fiction books has an estimated audience of 3,668,518 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Non-fiction books fans?

65.1% of Non-fiction books fans are female, 34.9% are male, with an average age of 41.6 years.

03

Which brands do Non-fiction books fans like most?

Non-fiction books fans show strongest brand affinity for Virtual community (7.91×), Plays (6.49×), and Acting (4.88×) over the country average.

04

Where do Non-fiction books fans live in Italy?

Non-fiction books fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~600K), Lazio (reach ~400K), and Campania (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Non-fiction books fans also like?

Beyond Non-fiction books itself, the audience over-indexes on Plays (6.49×), Acting (4.88×), Professional development (6.8×), and TV game shows (7.71×) 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 Non-fiction books. 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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