Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Reading Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Reading in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Reading has an estimated audience of 8,886,810 people in Netherlands.

The average Reading fan in Netherlands is 43.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Zuid-Holland.

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

Top brand affinities include Sunweb, Manga, Anime convention, with strongest over-indexing on Sunweb (1.78× the country average).

Demographically, the Reading audience skews more female with an average age of 43.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Pet Ownership.

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

The typical Reading fan in Netherlands is more female, around 43.5 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Sunweb.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

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 Reading profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
8.9M
in Netherlands
Gender
55.9%
44.1% male
Age
43.5
average years
Country rank
#23
Topic in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-23%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Reading fans

55.9% are female, 44.1% are male, average age 43.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.9%
Female
44.1%
Male
Demographic split for Reading audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female55.9%
Male44.1%
Average age43.5
Estimated audience size8,886,810
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.5
average years
Age distribution of the Reading audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2916%
30-3917%
40-4922%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.2%

of the worldwide Reading audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Reading
CountryShare
United States22.3%
Japan8.3%
India5.8%
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 Reading audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Reading fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Holland~2.5M1.70×
02Zuid-Holland~3M1.58×
03Flevoland~300K1.09×
04Gelderland~1M1.07×
05North Brabant~1.5M1.06×
06Overijssel~600K1.00×
07Limburg~600K0.95×
08Friesland~300K0.95×
09Groningen~300K0.90×
10Drenthe~200K0.89×
11Zeeland~100K0.70×
12Utrecht~400K0.58×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Reading audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Anime conventionLiterature2.09×
02One PieceMovies & TV1.90×
03MangaLiterature1.84×
04BabyparkShopping1.80×
05SunwebTravel & Leisure1.78×
06PridePolitics & Society1.73×
07HarrodsShopping1.67×
08BestsellerLiterature1.66×
09Radio 1Music & Radio1.65×
10Zara LarssonMusic & Radio1.64×
11CelloMusic & Radio1.63×
12Electric guitarMusic & Radio1.61×
13NBA FinalsSports1.61×
14CrystalFashion & Accessoires1.59×
15Loods 5Home & Garden1.56×
16Gaming computerTechnology & Electronics1.56×
17National parkTravel & Leisure1.54×
18Amsterdam Dance EventMusic & Radio1.53×
19Isabel MarantFashion & Accessoires1.52×
20Love & SexKids & Family1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Reading 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 Reading audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.32×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.29×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.26×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Reading audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.66×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.70×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.71×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Reading have in Netherlands?

Reading has an estimated audience of 8,886,810 people in Netherlands, concentrated in Zuid-Holland and North Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of Reading fans?

55.9% of Reading fans are female, 44.1% are male, with an average age of 43.5 years.

03

Which brands do Reading fans like most?

Reading fans show strongest brand affinity for Sunweb (1.78×), Manga (1.84×), and Anime convention (2.09×) over the country average.

04

Where do Reading fans live in Netherlands?

Reading fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in Zuid-Holland (reach ~3M), North Holland (reach ~2.5M), and North Brabant (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Reading fans also like?

Beyond Reading itself, the audience over-indexes on Manga (1.84×), Anime convention (2.09×), Electric guitar (1.61×), and Loods 5 (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 Reading. 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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