Rascasse Audience Intelligence

McDonald's Target Market in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about McDonald's in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. McDonald's has an estimated audience of 6,160,238 people in Netherlands.

The average McDonald's fan in Netherlands is 39.4 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Zuid-Holland.

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

Top brand affinities include Burger King, HEMA, Kruidvat, with strongest over-indexing on Burger King (2.45× the country average).

Demographically, the McDonald's audience skews balanced with an average age of 39.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Price Sensitivity.

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

The typical McDonald's fan in Netherlands is balanced, around 39.4 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Burger King.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand · Subtype: Fast food restaurants

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 McDonald's profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
6.2M
in Netherlands
Gender
54.2%
45.8% male
Age
39.4
average years
Country rank
#78
Brand in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of McDonald's

54.2% are female, 45.8% are male, average age 39.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.2%
Female
45.8%
Male
Demographic split for McDonald's audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female54.2%
Male45.8%
Average age39.4
Estimated audience size6,160,238
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.4
average years
Age distribution of the McDonald's audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2921%
30-3921%
40-4921%
50+19%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.3%

of the worldwide McDonald's audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for McDonald's
CountryShare
United States24.2%
Italy4.8%
Germany4.7%
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 McDonald's audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

McDonald's customers by region in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Brabant~1.5M1.30×
02Limburg~500K1.22×
03Gelderland~900K1.19×
04Flevoland~200K1.19×
05North Holland~1.5M1.17×
06Zuid-Holland~1.5M1.14×
07Utrecht~500K1.04×
08Overijssel~400K0.93×
09Drenthe~200K0.80×
10Friesland~200K0.76×
11Zeeland~90K0.66×
12Groningen~100K0.60×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for McDonald's audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Burger KingFood & Beverages2.45×
02WalmartShopping2.40×
03ScapinoFashion & Accessoires2.18×
04StarbucksFood & Beverages1.99×
05K3 (band)Music & Radio1.98×
06KFCFood & Beverages1.95×
07GTSTMovies & TV1.93×
08DekaMarktFood & Beverages1.91×
09Dirk van den BroekFood & Beverages1.86×
10Domino's PizzaFood & Beverages1.71×
11SubwayFood & Beverages1.69×
12HypermarketShopping1.67×
13EtosHealth1.66×
14Center ParcsTravel & Leisure1.63×
15HEMAShopping1.60×
16Jan Smit (singer)Music & Radio1.58×
17BlokkerTechnology & Electronics1.57×
18MS ModeFashion & Accessoires1.56×
19KruidvatShopping1.51×
20TemuShopping1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the McDonald's 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 McDonald's audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.27×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.19×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.17×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by McDonald's audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.58×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.64×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.69×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is McDonald's's target market in Netherlands?

McDonald's's target market in Netherlands covers an estimated 6,160,238 people, concentrated in Zuid-Holland and North Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of McDonald's customers?

54.2% of the McDonald's audience are female, 45.8% are male, with an average age of 39.4 years.

03

Which brands do McDonald's fans like most?

McDonald's fans show strongest brand affinity for Burger King (2.45×), HEMA (1.6×), and Kruidvat (1.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do McDonald's fans live in Netherlands?

McDonald's fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in Zuid-Holland (reach ~1.5M), North Holland (reach ~1.5M), and North Brabant (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do McDonald's fans also like?

Beyond McDonald's itself, the audience over-indexes on HEMA (1.6×), Kruidvat (1.51×), KFC (1.95×), and Scapino (2.18×) 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 McDonald's. 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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