Rascasse Audience Intelligence

NRC Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about NRC in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. NRC has an estimated audience of 2,163,157 people in Netherlands.

The average NRC fan in Netherlands is 41.8 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Zuid-Holland.

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

Top brand affinities include Online newspaper, ABN AMRO, Airbnb, with strongest over-indexing on Online newspaper (3.22× the country average).

Demographically, the NRC audience skews more female with an average age of 41.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Career Orientation.

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

The typical NRC fan in Netherlands is more female, around 41.8 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Online newspaper.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

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 NRC profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
2.2M
in Netherlands
Gender
60.5%
39.5% male
Age
41.8
average years
Country rank
#480
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of NRC

60.5% are female, 39.5% are male, average age 41.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.5%
Female
39.5%
Male
Demographic split for NRC audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female60.5%
Male39.5%
Average age41.8
Estimated audience size2,163,157
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.8
average years
Age distribution of the NRC audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2918%
30-3918%
40-4925%
50+25%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

71.0%

of the worldwide NRC audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for NRC
CountryShare
Netherlands71.0%
United States10.5%
Japan4.0%
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 NRC audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

NRC fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Holland~600K1.58×
02Zuid-Holland~700K1.34×
03Gelderland~400K1.33×
04Groningen~80K1.13×
05Friesland~90K1.06×
06Overijssel~200K1.00×
07Limburg~100K0.96×
08Drenthe~60K0.96×
09North Brabant~300K0.91×
10Flevoland~40K0.69×
11Utrecht~100K0.68×
12Zeeland~20K0.39×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for NRC audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Henry CavillMovies & TV3.35×
02Online newspaperNews3.22×
03Sustainable clothingFashion & Accessoires3.10×
04Film festivalMovies & TV2.49×
05Career developmentBusiness & Career2.17×
06AuctionShopping1.95×
07ABN AMROBusiness & Career1.87×
08TV talkshowsMovies & TV1.86×
09Renewable energyBusiness & Career1.83×
10InnovationBusiness & Career1.82×
11Charitable organizationPolitics & Society1.78×
12Organic foodFood & Beverages1.76×
13AirbnbTravel & Leisure1.70×
14Sustainable energyHome & Garden1.67×
15Tabloid (newspaper format)Literature1.66×
16AutoweekCars & Mobility1.66×
17SustainabilityPolitics & Society1.64×
18MuseumArts & Culture1.60×
19CanadaTravel & Leisure1.55×
20Contemporary artArts & Culture1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the NRC 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 NRC audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.86×
Career OrientationPOWER1.84×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.65×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by NRC audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.88×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.93×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does NRC have in Netherlands?

NRC has an estimated audience of 2,163,157 people in Netherlands, concentrated in Zuid-Holland and North Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of NRC fans?

60.5% of NRC fans are female, 39.5% are male, with an average age of 41.8 years.

03

Which brands do NRC fans like most?

NRC fans show strongest brand affinity for Online newspaper (3.22×), ABN AMRO (1.87×), and Airbnb (1.7×) over the country average.

04

Where do NRC fans live in Netherlands?

NRC fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in Zuid-Holland (reach ~700K), North Holland (reach ~600K), and Gelderland (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do NRC fans also like?

Beyond NRC itself, the audience over-indexes on ABN AMRO (1.87×), Airbnb (1.7×), Canada (1.55×), and Charitable organization (1.78×) 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 NRC. 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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