Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Eating Audience in Portugal

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Eating in Portugal — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Eating has an estimated audience of 3,326,601 people in Portugal.

The average Eating fan in Portugal is 46.4 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 Dinner, Pizza, Local food, with strongest over-indexing on Dinner (1.68× the country average).

Demographically, the Eating audience skews more female with an average age of 46.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Community Orientation.

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

The typical Eating fan in Portugal is more female, around 46.4 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Dinner.

Category: Food & Beverages · 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 Eating profile in Portugal.

Audience size
3.3M
in Portugal
Gender
62.5%
37.5% male
Age
46.4
average years
Country rank
#178
Topic in Portugal
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Eating fans

62.5% are female, 37.5% are male, average age 46.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.5%
Female
37.5%
Male
Demographic split for Eating audience in Portugal
MetricValue
Female62.5%
Male37.5%
Average age46.4
Estimated audience size3,326,601
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.4
average years
Age distribution of the Eating audience in Portugal
Age bracketShare%
16-196%
20-2913%
30-3918%
40-4928%
50+36%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.9%

of the worldwide Eating audience comes from Portugal.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Eating
CountryShare
United States20.8%
Italy4.9%
Japan4.8%
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 Eating audience in Portugal is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Eating fans by region: top regions in Portugal
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Faro District~300K1.48×
02Madeira~100K1.44×
03Lisbon District~1.5M1.41×
04Porto District~900K1.26×
05Santarém District~200K1.26×
06Azores~100K1.26×
07Setúbal District~400K1.04×
08Portalegre District~40K1.00×
09Bragança District~40K0.99×
10Guarda District~40K0.98×
11Beja District~50K0.97×
12Vila Real District~60K0.96×
13Évora District~60K0.96×
14Leiria District~200K0.95×
15Castelo Branco District~60K0.95×
16Viana do Castelo District~80K0.94×
17Coimbra District~200K0.93×
18Viseu District~100K0.93×
19Aveiro District~200K0.91×
20Braga District~300K0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Eating audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01GlutenHealth1.78×
02Powdered milkKids & Family1.71×
03DinnerFood & Beverages1.68×
04TekaHome & Garden1.67×
05Mineral waterFood & Beverages1.66×
06PizzaFood & Beverages1.65×
07Sugar substituteFood & Beverages1.62×
08Raw foodismFood & Beverages1.62×
09CholesterolFood & Beverages1.60×
10Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages1.57×
11NestléFood & Beverages1.56×
12PopcornFood & Beverages1.55×
13Potato chipFood & Beverages1.55×
14Microwave ovenHome & Garden1.53×
15Online food orderingFood & Beverages1.53×
16Local foodFood & Beverages1.52×
17Fast food restaurantsFood & Beverages1.52×
18E.LeclercShopping1.52×
19HerbalismHealth1.51×
20FastingHealth1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Eating 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 Eating audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.30×
Community OrientationOPEN1.28×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.21×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Eating audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.95×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.96×
Social Media UsageJOY0.98×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Eating have in Portugal?

Eating has an estimated audience of 3,326,601 people in Portugal, concentrated in Lisbon District and Porto District.

02

What is the gender split and age of Eating fans?

62.5% of Eating fans are female, 37.5% are male, with an average age of 46.4 years.

03

Which brands do Eating fans like most?

Eating fans show strongest brand affinity for Dinner (1.68×), Pizza (1.65×), and Local food (1.52×) over the country average.

04

Where do Eating fans live in Portugal?

Eating fans in Portugal are most concentrated in Lisbon District (reach ~1.5M), Porto District (reach ~900K), and Setúbal District (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Eating fans also like?

Beyond Eating itself, the audience over-indexes on Pizza (1.65×), Local food (1.52×), Fast food restaurants (1.52×), and Microwave oven (1.53×) compared to the Portugal average.

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How to read this data

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