Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Books Audience in Portugal

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Books in Portugal — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Books has an estimated audience of 3,773,641 people in Portugal.

The average Books fan in Portugal is 45.7 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lisbon District.

The audience is concentrated in Lisbon District, Porto District, Setúbal District.

Top brand affinities include Romance novels, Non-fiction books, Fernando Pessoa, with strongest over-indexing on Romance novels (1.58× the country average).

Demographically, the Books audience skews more female with an average age of 45.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Mindfulness.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 4 brand affinities and 20 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Books fan in Portugal is more female, around 45.7 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Romance novels.

Category: Literature · 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 2026-08-13.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Books profile in Portugal.

Audience size
3.8M
in Portugal
Gender
61.5%
38.5% male
Age
45.7
average years
Country rank
#134
Topic in Portugal
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Demographics of Books fans

61.5% are female, 38.5% are male, average age 45.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

61.5%
Female
38.5%
Male
Demographic split for Books audience in Portugal
MetricValue
Female61.5%
Male38.5%
Average age45.7
Estimated audience size3,773,641
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.7
average years
Age distribution of the Books audience in Portugal
Age bracketShare%
16-199%
20-2913%
30-3917%
40-4925%
50+36%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.9%

of the worldwide Books audience comes from Portugal.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Books
CountryShare
United States21.2%
United Kingdom5.1%
India4.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Portugal average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Books audience in Portugal is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Books fans by region: top regions in Portugal
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Lisbon District~2M1.73×
02Faro District~300K1.33×
03Porto District~1M1.30×
04Santarém District~200K1.30×
05Setúbal District~500K1.23×
06Coimbra District~200K1.14×
07Leiria District~200K1.11×
08Aveiro District~300K1.10×
09Braga District~400K1.07×
10Madeira~100K1.07×
11Azores~100K1.07×
12Viseu District~100K0.91×
13Viana do Castelo District~90K0.91×
14Évora District~60K0.91×
15Beja District~60K0.91×
16Castelo Branco District~60K0.90×
17Bragança District~40K0.90×
18Portalegre District~40K0.89×
19Vila Real District~60K0.87×
20Guarda District~40K0.87×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Books audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Romance novelsLiterature1.58×
02Non-fiction booksLiterature1.58×
03Fernando PessoaLiterature1.58×
04Leonard CohenMusic & Radio1.58×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Books 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 Books audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.29×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.18×
IndulgenceJOY1.17×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Books audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.95×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.96×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.01×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Books have in Portugal?

Books has an estimated audience of 3,773,641 people in Portugal, concentrated in Lisbon District and Porto District.

02

What is the gender split and age of Books fans?

61.5% of Books fans are female, 38.5% are male, with an average age of 45.7 years.

03

Which brands do Books fans like most?

Books fans show strongest brand affinity for Romance novels (1.58×), Non-fiction books (1.58×), and Fernando Pessoa (1.58×) over the country average.

04

Where do Books fans live in Portugal?

Books fans in Portugal are most concentrated in Lisbon District (reach ~2M), Porto District (reach ~1M), and Setúbal District (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Portugal who actively search for Books. 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 Portugal. 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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