Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Public transport Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Public transport in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Public transport has an estimated audience of 5,535,395 people in Italy.

The average Public transport fan in Italy is 44.0 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Vehicle for hire, Freenow, Telepass, with strongest over-indexing on Vehicle for hire (18.56× the country average).

Demographically, the Public transport audience skews more male with an average age of 44.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Need for Security.

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

The typical Public transport fan in Italy is more male, around 44.0 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Vehicle for hire.

Category: Cars & Mobility · 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 Public transport profile in Italy.

Audience size
5.5M
in Italy
Gender
40.9%
59.1% male
Age
44.0
average years
Country rank
#1178
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-38%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Public transport fans

40.9% are female, 59.1% are male, average age 44.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

40.9%
Female
59.1%
Male
Demographic split for Public transport audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female40.9%
Male59.1%
Average age44.0
Estimated audience size5,535,395
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.0
average years
Age distribution of the Public transport audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2914%
30-3920%
40-4923%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.5%

of the worldwide Public transport audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Public transport
CountryShare
United States18.3%
Brazil6.1%
United Kingdom5.3%
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 Public transport audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Public transport fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Campania~800K1.26×
02Puglia~500K1.23×
03Lazio~800K1.20×
04Sicilia~600K1.18×
05Veneto~500K1.06×
06Tuscany~400K1.05×
07Calabria~200K1.05×
08Marche~100K1.01×
09Abruzzo~100K1.01×
10Lombardy~1M1.00×
11Friuli-Venezia Giulia~100K0.98×
12Emilia-Romagna~400K0.97×
13Piedmont~400K0.97×
14Umbria~90K0.97×
15Basilicata~50K0.97×
16Molise~30K0.97×
17Aosta Valley~10K0.97×
18Liguria~100K0.96×
19Sardinia~100K0.92×
20Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~100K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Public transport audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01FreenowCars & Mobility32.09×
02Vehicle for hireCars & Mobility18.56×
03Gruppo Torinese TrasportiCars & Mobility8.62×
04CommutingCars & Mobility8.58×
05Haul truckCars & Mobility7.06×
06TaxicabCars & Mobility6.08×
07Dump truckCars & Mobility5.27×
08Solar powerHome & Garden5.09×
09PhotovoltaicsHome & Garden4.53×
10TelepassBusiness & Career3.82×
11BusCars & Mobility3.55×
12Sustainable energyHome & Garden3.52×
13Renewable energyBusiness & Career2.91×
14TransportCars & Mobility2.24×
15Libero (newspaper)News1.91×
16DagospiaNews1.90×
17Message in a Bottle (film)Movies & TV1.74×
18MilanTravel & Leisure1.61×
19EducationBusiness & Career1.55×
20BusinessBusiness & Career1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Public transport 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 Public transport audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.84×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.69×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.67×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Public transport audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.95×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.06×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.07×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Public transport have in Italy?

Public transport has an estimated audience of 5,535,395 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Public transport fans?

40.9% of Public transport fans are female, 59.1% are male, with an average age of 44.0 years.

03

Which brands do Public transport fans like most?

Public transport fans show strongest brand affinity for Vehicle for hire (18.56×), Freenow (32.09×), and Telepass (3.82×) over the country average.

04

Where do Public transport fans live in Italy?

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

05

What other brands do Public transport fans also like?

Beyond Public transport itself, the audience over-indexes on Freenow (32.09×), Telepass (3.82×), Sustainable energy (3.52×), and Transport (2.24×) 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 Public transport. 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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