Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Sushi Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Sushi in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Sushi has an estimated audience of 7,515,699 people in Italy.

The average Sushi fan in Italy is 39.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Veneto.

Top brand affinities include Sashimi, Fusion cuisine, Clerks, with strongest over-indexing on Sashimi (2.67× the country average).

Demographically, the Sushi audience skews more female with an average age of 39.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Quality Awareness, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical Sushi fan in Italy is more female, around 39.8 years old, with strong Quality Awareness tendencies and a notable affinity for Sashimi.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Dish

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 Sushi profile in Italy.

Audience size
7.5M
in Italy
Gender
59.7%
40.3% male
Age
39.8
average years
Country rank
#772
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Sushi fans

59.7% are female, 40.3% are male, average age 39.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

59.7%
Female
40.3%
Male
Demographic split for Sushi audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female59.7%
Male40.3%
Average age39.8
Estimated audience size7,515,699
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.8
average years
Age distribution of the Sushi audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2920%
30-3922%
40-4921%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.4%

of the worldwide Sushi audience comes from Italy.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Sushi
CountryShare
United States12.8%
Japan11.0%
Italy7.4%
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 Sushi audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Sushi fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Veneto~1M1.77×
02Emilia-Romagna~1M1.61×
03Piedmont~900K1.59×
04Lombardy~2M1.49×
05Tuscany~700K1.33×
06Lazio~1M1.15×
07Friuli-Venezia Giulia~200K1.09×
08Liguria~200K1.04×
09Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~100K1.03×
10Puglia~500K0.90×
11Marche~200K0.86×
12Sicilia~500K0.80×
13Abruzzo~100K0.77×
14Umbria~90K0.77×
15Campania~600K0.75×
16Calabria~200K0.74×
17Sardinia~200K0.73×
18Aosta Valley~10K0.70×
19Basilicata~40K0.57×
20Molise~20K0.44×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Sushi audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01SashimiFood & Beverages2.67×
02ClerksMovies & TV2.63×
03Stan SmithSports2.28×
04InterRailCars & Mobility2.26×
05UdonFood & Beverages2.11×
06TempuraFood & Beverages1.87×
07Ji Chang-wookMovies & TV1.83×
08WasabiFood & Beverages1.82×
09BatangasTravel & Leisure1.79×
10TeriyakiFood & Beverages1.75×
11JollibeeFood & Beverages1.72×
12Troian BellisarioMovies & TV1.70×
13Matt BomerMovies & TV1.66×
14Fusion cuisineFood & Beverages1.63×
15FavijInternet & Social Media1.62×
16WokFood & Beverages1.58×
17TeppanyakiFood & Beverages1.54×
18Seafood restaurantFood & Beverages1.52×
19Kegel exerciseHealth1.52×
20Cameron MonaghanMovies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Sushi 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 Sushi audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.95×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.93×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.87×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Sushi audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY0.43×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.55×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.56×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Sushi have in Italy?

Sushi has an estimated audience of 7,515,699 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

What is the gender split and age of Sushi fans?

59.7% of Sushi fans are female, 40.3% are male, with an average age of 39.8 years.

03

Which brands do Sushi fans like most?

Sushi fans show strongest brand affinity for Sashimi (2.67×), Fusion cuisine (1.63×), and Clerks (2.63×) over the country average.

04

Where do Sushi fans live in Italy?

Sushi fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~2M), Lazio (reach ~1M), and Veneto (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Sushi fans also like?

Beyond Sushi itself, the audience over-indexes on Fusion cuisine (1.63×), Clerks (2.63×), Tempura (1.87×), and Stan Smith (2.28×) 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 Sushi. 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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