Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Metal Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Metal in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Metal has an estimated audience of 1,561,446 people in Netherlands.

The average Metal fan in Netherlands is 43.6 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 Voetbalprimeur, Hornbach, Aldi, with strongest over-indexing on Voetbalprimeur (1.62× the country average).

Demographically, the Metal audience skews more male with an average age of 43.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Individualism, Risk Appetite.

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

The typical Metal fan in Netherlands is more male, around 43.6 years old, with strong Individualism tendencies and a notable affinity for Voetbalprimeur.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic

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 Metal profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
1.6M
in Netherlands
Gender
41.5%
58.5% male
Age
43.6
average years
Country rank
#785
Topic in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Demographics of Metal fans

41.5% are female, 58.5% are male, average age 43.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

41.5%
Female
58.5%
Male
Demographic split for Metal audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female41.5%
Male58.5%
Average age43.6
Estimated audience size1,561,446
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.6
average years
Age distribution of the Metal audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2915%
30-3919%
40-4924%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.0%

of the worldwide Metal audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Metal
CountryShare
United States24.9%
United Kingdom5.5%
Italy4.6%
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 Metal audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Metal fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Holland~400K1.32×
02Overijssel~100K1.27×
03North Brabant~300K1.24×
04Zuid-Holland~400K1.21×
05Drenthe~50K1.09×
06Friesland~60K1.08×
07Flevoland~50K1.07×
08Limburg~100K1.03×
09Groningen~50K0.99×
10Zeeland~30K0.80×
11Gelderland~100K0.65×
12Utrecht~80K0.61×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01BabyparkShopping3.76×
02One PieceMovies & TV2.38×
03CarpentryHome & Garden2.37×
04SunwebTravel & Leisure2.22×
05RV parkCars & Mobility2.21×
06ToolstationHome & Garden2.16×
07Solar energyHome & Garden1.97×
08PianoMusic & Radio1.95×
09InnovationBusiness & Career1.88×
10PlumbingHome & Garden1.74×
11MotorsportCars & Mobility1.74×
12Voetbal InternationalSports1.66×
13Marktplaats.nlShopping1.66×
14HornbachShopping1.63×
15VoetbalprimeurSports1.62×
16ScootersCars & Mobility1.61×
17LogisticsBusiness & Career1.55×
18voetbalzoneSports1.53×
19AldiShopping1.51×
20VakantieVeilingenTravel & Leisure1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Metal 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 Metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY1.33×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.32×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.32×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.81×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.84×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Metal have in Netherlands?

Metal has an estimated audience of 1,561,446 people in Netherlands, concentrated in Zuid-Holland and North Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of Metal fans?

41.5% of Metal fans are female, 58.5% are male, with an average age of 43.6 years.

03

Which brands do Metal fans like most?

Metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Voetbalprimeur (1.62×), Hornbach (1.63×), and Aldi (1.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Metal fans live in Netherlands?

Metal fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in Zuid-Holland (reach ~400K), North Holland (reach ~400K), and North Brabant (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Metal fans also like?

Beyond Metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Hornbach (1.63×), Aldi (1.51×), voetbalzone (1.53×), and Solar energy (1.97×) 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 Metal. 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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