Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 2,290,321 people in Netherlands.

The average American football fan in Netherlands is 38.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Zuid-Holland.

The audience is concentrated in Zuid-Holland, North Holland, North Brabant.

Top brand affinities include Arjen Robben, Marc Overmars, Tim Curry, with strongest over-indexing on Arjen Robben (1.87× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 38.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Design Affinity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 10 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical American football fan in Netherlands is more male, around 38.5 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Arjen Robben.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-12.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the American football profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
2.3M
in Netherlands
Gender
40.7%
59.3% male
Age
38.5
average years
Country rank
#436
Topic in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+35%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

40.7% are female, 59.3% are male, average age 38.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

40.7%
Female
59.3%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female40.7%
Male59.3%
Average age38.5
Estimated audience size2,290,321
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.5
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2920%
30-3919%
40-4920%
50+19%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.9%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Netherlands average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the American football audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Flevoland~80K1.23×
02North Holland~500K1.15×
03Zuid-Holland~600K1.12×
04Utrecht~200K1.08×
05Overijssel~200K1.06×
06North Brabant~400K1.04×
07Gelderland~300K1.02×
08Limburg~100K0.97×
09Groningen~70K0.87×
10Drenthe~60K0.86×
11Zeeland~40K0.85×
12Friesland~70K0.83×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Arjen RobbenSports1.87×
02Marc OvermarsSports1.79×
03PME Legend american classicFashion & Accessoires1.72×
04Preakness StakesSports1.72×
05Belmont StakesSports1.72×
06ColchesterTravel & Leisure1.63×
07Kentucky DerbySports1.62×
08Mia SaraMovies & TV1.56×
09Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)Sports1.53×
10Tim CurryMovies & TV1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football 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 American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.11×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.08×
TravellingTHRILL0.95×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.70×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.76×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in Netherlands?

American football has an estimated audience of 2,290,321 people in Netherlands, concentrated in Zuid-Holland and North Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

40.7% of American football fans are female, 59.3% are male, with an average age of 38.5 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for Arjen Robben (1.87×), Marc Overmars (1.79×), and Tim Curry (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in Netherlands?

American football fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in Zuid-Holland (reach ~600K), North Holland (reach ~500K), and North Brabant (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do American football fans also like?

Beyond American football itself, the audience over-indexes on Marc Overmars (1.79×), Tim Curry (1.52×), Kentucky Derby (1.62×), and Mia Sara (1.56×) compared to the Netherlands average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Netherlands who actively search for American football. 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 Netherlands. 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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