Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Social network Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Social network in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Social network has an estimated audience of 29,866,496 people in Italy.

The average Social network fan in Italy is 42.8 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include WhatsApp, Personal finance, Wikipedia, with strongest over-indexing on WhatsApp (2.03× the country average).

Demographically, the Social network audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Social Media Usage.

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

The typical Social network fan in Italy is balanced, around 42.8 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for WhatsApp.

Category: Internet & Social Media · 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 Social network profile in Italy.

Audience size
29.9M
in Italy
Gender
52.8%
47.2% male
Age
42.8
average years
Country rank
#49
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-30%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Social network fans

52.8% are female, 47.2% are male, average age 42.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.8%
Female
47.2%
Male
Demographic split for Social network audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female52.8%
Male47.2%
Average age42.8
Estimated audience size29,866,496
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.8
average years
Age distribution of the Social network audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2916%
30-3921%
40-4923%
50+28%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.9%

of the worldwide Social network audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Social network
CountryShare
United States19.1%
Brazil5.1%
Italy4.9%
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 Social network audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Social network fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sicilia~3.5M1.32×
02Puglia~2.5M1.29×
03Campania~4M1.25×
04Calabria~1M1.20×
05Lazio~4.5M1.19×
06Lombardy~6M1.11×
07Piedmont~2.5M1.11×
08Tuscany~2M1.04×
09Veneto~2.5M1.03×
10Basilicata~300K0.98×
11Abruzzo~600K0.97×
12Friuli-Venezia Giulia~500K0.95×
13Emilia-Romagna~2.5M0.94×
14Marche~700K0.94×
15Sardinia~800K0.91×
16Umbria~400K0.89×
17Molise~100K0.89×
18Aosta Valley~70K0.89×
19Liguria~700K0.86×
20Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~400K0.76×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Social network audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01BreastfeedingKids & Family2.28×
02WikipediaInternet & Social Media2.26×
03SatireLiterature2.21×
04MediasetTechnology & Electronics2.15×
05ImprovisationMusic & Radio2.08×
06New TestamentPolitics & Society2.07×
07WhatsAppInternet & Social Media2.03×
08TinderInternet & Social Media2.02×
09RoseHome & Garden1.92×
10ChampagneFood & Beverages1.91×
11General practitionerHealth1.89×
12DentistryBusiness & Career1.88×
13Subway SurfersGames1.87×
14EniCars & Mobility1.81×
15VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.74×
16Doctor of MedicineBusiness & Career1.68×
17Personal financeBusiness & Career1.57×
18Broadcasting of sports eventsMovies & TV1.56×
19Instant messagingInternet & Social Media1.55×
20Singer-songwriterMusic & Radio1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Social network 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 Social network audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.15×
Social Media UsageJOY1.09×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.08×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Social network audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.89×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.90×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.92×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Social network have in Italy?

Social network has an estimated audience of 29,866,496 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Social network fans?

52.8% of Social network fans are female, 47.2% are male, with an average age of 42.8 years.

03

Which brands do Social network fans like most?

Social network fans show strongest brand affinity for WhatsApp (2.03×), Personal finance (1.57×), and Wikipedia (2.26×) over the country average.

04

Where do Social network fans live in Italy?

Social network fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~6M), Lazio (reach ~4.5M), and Campania (reach ~4M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Social network fans also like?

Beyond Social network itself, the audience over-indexes on Personal finance (1.57×), Wikipedia (2.26×), Mediaset (2.15×), and Volunteering (1.74×) 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 Social network. 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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