Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Reading Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Reading in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Reading has an estimated audience of 37,323,056 people in Italy.

The average Reading fan in Italy is 41.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Robert Redford, DAZN, Pride, with strongest over-indexing on Robert Redford (1.8× the country average).

Demographically, the Reading audience skews balanced with an average age of 41.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Extroversion.

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

The typical Reading fan in Italy is balanced, around 41.6 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Robert Redford.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

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 Reading profile in Italy.

Audience size
37.3M
in Italy
Gender
53.4%
46.6% male
Age
41.6
average years
Country rank
#17
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Reading fans

53.4% are female, 46.6% are male, average age 41.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.4%
Female
46.6%
Male
Demographic split for Reading audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female53.4%
Male46.6%
Average age41.6
Estimated audience size37,323,056
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.6
average years
Age distribution of the Reading audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2916%
30-3920%
40-4921%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.1%

of the worldwide Reading audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Reading
CountryShare
United States22.3%
Japan8.3%
India5.8%
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 Reading audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Reading fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Puglia~3M1.36×
02Campania~5M1.35×
03Sicilia~4M1.30×
04Lombardy~8M1.23×
05Lazio~5.5M1.21×
06Calabria~1.5M1.17×
07Tuscany~2.5M1.09×
08Veneto~3M1.01×
09Piedmont~2.5M1.00×
10Marche~900K1.00×
11Emilia-Romagna~3M0.99×
12Friuli-Venezia Giulia~600K0.92×
13Abruzzo~800K0.91×
14Basilicata~300K0.91×
15Liguria~900K0.90×
16Umbria~500K0.90×
17Molise~200K0.88×
18Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~600K0.87×
19Aosta Valley~80K0.85×
20Sardinia~800K0.80×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Reading audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Red Velvet (band)Music & Radio2.37×
02WebtoonInternet & Social Media2.10×
03Maluma (singer)Music & Radio2.05×
04Target CorporationShopping2.03×
05Stephen CurrySports2.00×
06Jake PaulInternet & Social Media1.96×
07Fairy TailLiterature1.85×
08Secret EscapesTravel & Leisure1.82×
09Robert RedfordMovies & TV1.80×
10Hunter × HunterLiterature1.80×
11Bill MurrayMovies & TV1.78×
12InuyashaLiterature1.73×
13Jodie FosterMovies & TV1.71×
14FeyenoordSports1.63×
15Sigourney WeaverMovies & TV1.59×
16Zoe SaldanaMovies & TV1.58×
17Jane FondaMovies & TV1.54×
18DAZNMovies & TV1.53×
19PridePolitics & Society1.52×
20Jensen AcklesMovies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Reading 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 Reading audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.18×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.11×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.09×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Reading audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.83×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.85×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Reading have in Italy?

Reading has an estimated audience of 37,323,056 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Reading fans?

53.4% of Reading fans are female, 46.6% are male, with an average age of 41.6 years.

03

Which brands do Reading fans like most?

Reading fans show strongest brand affinity for Robert Redford (1.8×), DAZN (1.53×), and Pride (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do Reading fans live in Italy?

Reading fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~8M), Lazio (reach ~5.5M), and Campania (reach ~5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Reading fans also like?

Beyond Reading itself, the audience over-indexes on DAZN (1.53×), Pride (1.52×), Zoe Saldana (1.58×), and Hunter × Hunter (1.8×) 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 Reading. 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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