Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Radio 538 Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Radio 538 in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Radio 538 has an estimated audience of 1,638,979 people in Netherlands.

The average Radio 538 fan in Netherlands is 42.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Zuid-Holland.

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

Top brand affinities include Shopping and fashion, Costa Rica, Valentine's Day, with strongest over-indexing on Shopping and fashion (52.01× the country average).

Demographically, the Radio 538 audience skews balanced with an average age of 42.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Tradition.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Radio 538 fan in Netherlands is balanced, around 42.0 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Shopping and fashion.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Radio Station

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 Radio 538 profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
1.6M
in Netherlands
Gender
52.9%
47.1% male
Age
42.0
average years
Country rank
#738
Radio Station in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-5%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Radio 538 fans

52.9% are female, 47.1% are male, average age 42.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.9%
Female
47.1%
Male
Demographic split for Radio 538 audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female52.9%
Male47.1%
Average age42.0
Estimated audience size1,638,979
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 42.0
average years
Age distribution of the Radio 538 audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2918%
30-3917%
40-4921%
50+29%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

93.3%

of the worldwide Radio 538 audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Radio 538
CountryShare
Netherlands93.3%
Germany1.5%
Belgium1.0%
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 Radio 538 audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Radio 538 fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Brabant~400K1.42×
02Overijssel~100K1.26×
03Flevoland~50K1.12×
04Zuid-Holland~400K1.11×
05Friesland~70K1.10×
06Gelderland~200K0.98×
07Limburg~90K0.85×
08North Holland~200K0.81×
09Drenthe~40K0.79×
10Groningen~30K0.56×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Radio 538 audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Radio 538 audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Fiber-optic communicationTechnology & Electronics186.61×
02Costa RicaTravel & Leisure184.41×
03Car2GoCars & Mobility117.06×
04Valentine's DayKids & Family79.29×
05Love & SexKids & Family57.88×
06Shopping and fashionShopping52.01×
07Exfoliation (cosmetology)Beauty & Wellness50.41×
08Game consolesTechnology & Electronics11.98×
09Live televisionMovies & TV6.34×
10Pound cakeFood & Beverages6.00×
11Helene FischerMusic & Radio5.67×
12Real estate brokerHome & Garden5.09×
13RadioTechnology & Electronics2.56×
14De TelegraafNews1.82×
15Marco BorsatoMusic & Radio1.72×
16Jumbo (supermarket)Shopping1.68×
17WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.67×
18VoetbalprimeurSports1.59×
19RabobankBusiness & Career1.54×
20Bol.comShopping1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Radio 538 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 Radio 538 audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.51×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.33×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.32×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Radio 538 audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.84×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.85×
CreativityOPEN0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Radio 538 have in Netherlands?

Radio 538 has an estimated audience of 1,638,979 people in Netherlands, concentrated in Zuid-Holland and North Brabant.

02

What is the gender split and age of Radio 538 fans?

52.9% of Radio 538 fans are female, 47.1% are male, with an average age of 42.0 years.

03

Which brands do Radio 538 fans like most?

Radio 538 fans show strongest brand affinity for Shopping and fashion (52.01×), Costa Rica (184.41×), and Valentine's Day (79.29×) over the country average.

04

Where do Radio 538 fans live in Netherlands?

Radio 538 fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in Zuid-Holland (reach ~400K), North Brabant (reach ~400K), and North Holland (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Radio 538 fans also like?

Beyond Radio 538 itself, the audience over-indexes on Costa Rica (184.41×), Valentine's Day (79.29×), Love & Sex (57.88×), and Exfoliation (cosmetology) (50.41×) 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 Radio 538. 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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