Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Wikipedia Audience in Netherlands

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Wikipedia in Netherlands — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 2,365,945 people in Netherlands.

The average Wikipedia fan in Netherlands is 44.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Zuid-Holland.

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

Top brand affinities include YouTube, RTL Nieuws, Amsterdam, with strongest over-indexing on YouTube (1.84× the country average).

Demographically, the Wikipedia audience skews balanced with an average age of 44.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Urban Lifestyle.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 11 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Wikipedia fan in Netherlands is balanced, around 44.6 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for YouTube.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine

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 Wikipedia profile in Netherlands.

Audience size
2.4M
in Netherlands
Gender
52.2%
47.8% male
Age
44.6
average years
Country rank
#412
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Netherlands
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Audience demographics of Wikipedia

52.2% are female, 47.8% are male, average age 44.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.2%
Female
47.8%
Male
Demographic split for Wikipedia audience in Netherlands
MetricValue
Female52.2%
Male47.8%
Average age44.6
Estimated audience size2,365,945
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.6
average years
Age distribution of the Wikipedia audience in Netherlands
Age bracketShare%
16-199%
20-2916%
30-3918%
40-4924%
50+33%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.1%

of the worldwide Wikipedia audience comes from Netherlands.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Wikipedia
CountryShare
United States21.9%
Germany6.8%
United Kingdom5.0%
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 Wikipedia audience in Netherlands is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Wikipedia fans by region: top regions in Netherlands
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North Holland~500K1.14×
02Friesland~100K1.12×
03Overijssel~200K1.11×
04Gelderland~300K1.09×
05Limburg~200K1.06×
06North Brabant~400K1.03×
07Zuid-Holland~500K0.98×
08Groningen~70K0.90×
09Flevoland~60K0.88×
10Utrecht~200K0.85×
11Drenthe~60K0.83×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Wikipedia audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01GoogleInternet & Social Media2.05×
02YouTubeMovies & TV1.84×
03Dutch languagePolitics & Society1.82×
04MagazinesLiterature1.78×
05ArchitectureBusiness & Career1.77×
06The HagueTravel & Leisure1.75×
07AmsterdamTravel & Leisure1.74×
08TVMovies & TV1.74×
09FacebookInternet & Social Media1.74×
10HotelsTravel & Leisure1.69×
11HistoryLiterature1.69×
12Politics and social issuesPolitics & Society1.68×
13Social networkInternet & Social Media1.67×
14SoftwareTechnology & Electronics1.66×
15VoetbalprimeurSports1.63×
16HEMAShopping1.61×
17RTL NieuwsMovies & TV1.57×
18IKEAHome & Garden1.52×
19WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.52×
20Jumbo (supermarket)Shopping1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.20×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.19×
Social Media UsageJOY1.13×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Wikipedia audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.38×
IndividualismJOY0.62×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.63×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Wikipedia have in Netherlands?

Wikipedia has an estimated audience of 2,365,945 people in Netherlands, concentrated in Zuid-Holland and North Holland.

02

What is the gender split and age of Wikipedia fans?

52.2% of Wikipedia fans are female, 47.8% are male, with an average age of 44.6 years.

03

Which brands do Wikipedia fans like most?

Wikipedia fans show strongest brand affinity for YouTube (1.84×), RTL Nieuws (1.57×), and Amsterdam (1.74×) over the country average.

04

Where do Wikipedia fans live in Netherlands?

Wikipedia fans in Netherlands are most concentrated in Zuid-Holland (reach ~500K), North Holland (reach ~500K), and North Brabant (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Wikipedia fans also like?

Beyond Wikipedia itself, the audience over-indexes on RTL Nieuws (1.57×), Amsterdam (1.74×), Dutch language (1.82×), and Magazines (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 Wikipedia. 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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