Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Rai 1 Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Rai 1 in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Rai 1 has an estimated audience of 4,484,412 people in Italy.

The average Rai 1 fan in Italy is 47.9 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Message in a Bottle (film), Massimo Ranieri, Ornella Vanoni, with strongest over-indexing on Message in a Bottle (film) (2.04× the country average).

Demographically, the Rai 1 audience skews more female with an average age of 47.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Spirituality.

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

The typical Rai 1 fan in Italy is more female, around 47.9 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Message in a Bottle (film).

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel

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 Rai 1 profile in Italy.

Audience size
4.5M
in Italy
Gender
63.7%
36.3% male
Age
47.9
average years
Country rank
#1532
TV Channel in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Rai 1

63.7% are female, 36.3% are male, average age 47.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

63.7%
Female
36.3%
Male
Demographic split for Rai 1 audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female63.7%
Male36.3%
Average age47.9
Estimated audience size4,484,412
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 47.9
average years
Age distribution of the Rai 1 audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-196%
20-2910%
30-3917%
40-4923%
50+44%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

93.2%

of the worldwide Rai 1 audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Rai 1
CountryShare
Italy93.2%
United States1.3%
Germany0.8%
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 Rai 1 audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Rai 1 fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sicilia~500K1.40×
02Lazio~700K1.29×
03Puglia~400K1.28×
04Calabria~200K1.20×
05Campania~600K1.17×
06Liguria~100K1.16×
07Tuscany~300K1.12×
08Lombardy~800K1.02×
09Emilia-Romagna~400K1.00×
10Veneto~400K1.00×
11Sardinia~100K0.96×
12Marche~100K0.95×
13Friuli-Venezia Giulia~80K0.94×
14Piedmont~300K0.93×
15Abruzzo~90K0.89×
16Basilicata~40K0.86×
17Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~70K0.84×
18Umbria~60K0.84×
19Molise~20K0.79×
20Aosta Valley~7K0.58×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Rai 1 audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Rai 1 audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Milly CarlucciMovies & TV3.65×
02Carlo ContiMovies & TV3.18×
03Massimo RanieriMovies & TV3.16×
04Affari tuoiMovies & TV3.10×
05SpagnaMusic & Radio2.69×
06Rai 3Movies & TV2.48×
07Patty PravoMusic & Radio2.30×
08Ornella VanoniMovies & TV2.27×
09Sal da VinciMovies & TV2.19×
10RAIMovies & TV2.07×
11Message in a Bottle (film)Movies & TV2.04×
12Canale 5Movies & TV1.95×
13DagospiaNews1.78×
14Il MattinoNews1.77×
153BMeteoNews1.65×
16Libero (newspaper)News1.63×
17CoopFood & Beverages1.58×
18WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.52×
19Il MessaggeroNews1.51×
20GeneticsKids & Family1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Rai 1 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 Rai 1 audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.38×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.29×
CreativityOPEN1.15×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Rai 1 audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.76×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.81×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.88×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Rai 1 have in Italy?

Rai 1 has an estimated audience of 4,484,412 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Rai 1 fans?

63.7% of Rai 1 fans are female, 36.3% are male, with an average age of 47.9 years.

03

Which brands do Rai 1 fans like most?

Rai 1 fans show strongest brand affinity for Message in a Bottle (film) (2.04×), Massimo Ranieri (3.16×), and Ornella Vanoni (2.27×) over the country average.

04

Where do Rai 1 fans live in Italy?

Rai 1 fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~800K), Lazio (reach ~700K), and Campania (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Rai 1 fans also like?

Beyond Rai 1 itself, the audience over-indexes on Massimo Ranieri (3.16×), Ornella Vanoni (2.27×), RAI (2.07×), and Sal da Vinci (2.19×) 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 Rai 1. 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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