Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Contemporary art Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Contemporary art in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Contemporary art has an estimated audience of 2,455,459 people in Netherlands.

The average Contemporary art fan in Netherlands is 41.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in North Holland.

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

Top brand affinities include Art exhibition, Modern art, Museum, with strongest over-indexing on Art exhibition (3.77× the country average).

Demographically, the Contemporary art audience skews more female with an average age of 41.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Healthy Lifestyle, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Contemporary art fan in Netherlands is more female, around 41.8 years old, with strong Healthy Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Art exhibition.

Category: Arts & Culture · Type: Topic · Subtype: Art movement

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 Contemporary art profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
2.5M
in Netherlands
Gender
63.7%
36.3% male
Age
41.8
average years
Country rank
#392
Topic in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Contemporary art fans

63.7% are female, 36.3% are male, average age 41.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

63.7%
Female
36.3%
Male
Demographic split for Contemporary art audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female63.7%
Male36.3%
Average age41.8
Estimated audience size2,455,459
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.8
average years
Age distribution of the Contemporary art audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2919%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+27%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.3%

of the worldwide Contemporary art audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Contemporary art
CountryShare
United States14.0%
China12.1%
Japan11.2%
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 Contemporary art audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Contemporary art fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Holland~900K2.08×
02Zuid-Holland~800K1.36×
03North Brabant~400K1.06×
04Utrecht~200K1.05×
05Groningen~90K1.04×
06Limburg~200K0.97×
07Gelderland~300K0.96×
08Flevoland~70K0.96×
09Overijssel~200K0.93×
10Drenthe~70K0.93×
11Zeeland~50K0.93×
12Friesland~90K0.92×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Contemporary art audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Art exhibitionArts & Culture3.77×
02Abstract artArts & Culture3.75×
03Digital artArts & Culture3.69×
04Modern artArts & Culture3.36×
05Oil paintingArts & Culture3.23×
06Watercolor paintingArts & Culture3.18×
07Conceptual artArts & Culture3.16×
08Art museumArts & Culture3.15×
09IllustrationArts & Culture3.08×
10Fine artBusiness & Career2.75×
11MuseumArts & Culture2.61×
12DrawingHome & Garden2.48×
13Graphic designBusiness & Career2.15×
14Modern architectureArts & Culture2.05×
15CreativityHome & Garden2.00×
16Nature photographyTechnology & Electronics1.96×
17HandicraftHome & Garden1.86×
18PaintingArts & Culture1.73×
19CraftsHome & Garden1.60×
20MoviesMovies & TV1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Contemporary art 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 Contemporary art audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.66×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.56×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.28×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Contemporary art audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.67×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.76×
TravellingTHRILL0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Contemporary art have in Netherlands?

Contemporary art has an estimated audience of 2,455,459 people in Netherlands, concentrated in North Holland and Zuid-Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of Contemporary art fans?

63.7% of Contemporary art fans are female, 36.3% are male, with an average age of 41.8 years.

03

Which brands do Contemporary art fans like most?

Contemporary art fans show strongest brand affinity for Art exhibition (3.77×), Modern art (3.36×), and Museum (2.61×) over the country average.

04

Where do Contemporary art fans live in Netherlands?

Contemporary art fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in North Holland (reach ~900K), Zuid-Holland (reach ~800K), and North Brabant (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Contemporary art fans also like?

Beyond Contemporary art itself, the audience over-indexes on Modern art (3.36×), Museum (2.61×), Art museum (3.15×), and Movies (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 Contemporary art. 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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