Rascasse Audience Intelligence

English language Audience in Portugal

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about English language in Portugal — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. English language has an estimated audience of 1,866,153 people in Portugal.

The average English language fan in Portugal is 43.6 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 Canada, Volunteering, Duolingo, with strongest over-indexing on Canada (1.85× the country average).

Demographically, the English language audience skews more female with an average age of 43.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Convenience Orientation.

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

The typical English language fan in Portugal is more female, around 43.6 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Canada.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Topic · Subtype: Language

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 English language profile in Portugal.

Audience size
1.9M
in Portugal
Gender
57.3%
42.7% male
Age
43.6
average years
Country rank
#473
Topic in Portugal
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-18%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of English language fans

57.3% are female, 42.7% are male, average age 43.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.3%
Female
42.7%
Male
Demographic split for English language audience in Portugal
MetricValue
Female57.3%
Male42.7%
Average age43.6
Estimated audience size1,866,153
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.6
average years
Age distribution of the English language audience in Portugal
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2916%
30-3919%
40-4924%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.0%

of the worldwide English language audience comes from Portugal.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for English language
CountryShare
United States9.3%
Japan9.0%
Brazil6.3%
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 English language audience in Portugal is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

English language fans by region: top regions in Portugal
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Bragança District~20K1.12×
02Portalegre District~20K1.11×
03Guarda District~30K1.09×
04Beja District~30K1.07×
05Vila Real District~40K1.05×
06Évora District~30K1.04×
07Castelo Branco District~40K1.03×
08Azores~50K1.00×
09Viana do Castelo District~50K1.00×
10Viseu District~60K0.99×
11Madeira~50K0.98×
12Coimbra District~90K0.96×
13Leiria District~100K0.95×
14Aveiro District~100K0.94×
15Braga District~200K0.93×
16Faro District~100K0.92×
17Setúbal District~200K0.91×
18Porto District~300K0.83×
19Santarém District~70K0.83×
20Lisbon District~400K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for English language audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DuolingoBusiness & Career3.49×
02Casas BahiaShopping2.14×
03Player versus playerGames2.10×
04Manual transmissionCars & Mobility2.08×
05SafariTravel & Leisure1.96×
06CanadaTravel & Leisure1.85×
07TinderInternet & Social Media1.84×
08NigeriaTravel & Leisure1.77×
09Sport Club Corinthians PaulistaSports1.76×
10Primary schoolKids & Family1.71×
11RosaliaMusic & Radio1.71×
12Campeonato Brasileiro Série ASports1.67×
13SporTVSports1.67×
14VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.63×
15Social movementPolitics & Society1.61×
16Online chatTechnology & Electronics1.61×
17Student exchange programBusiness & Career1.56×
18Bad BunnyMusic & Radio1.54×
19Rugby unionSports1.54×
20CR FlamengoSports1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the English language 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 English language audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.28×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.22×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.19×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by English language audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.84×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.86×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does English language have in Portugal?

English language has an estimated audience of 1,866,153 people in Portugal, concentrated in Lisbon District and Porto District.

02

What is the gender split and age of English language fans?

57.3% of English language fans are female, 42.7% are male, with an average age of 43.6 years.

03

Which brands do English language fans like most?

English language fans show strongest brand affinity for Canada (1.85×), Volunteering (1.63×), and Duolingo (3.49×) over the country average.

04

Where do English language fans live in Portugal?

English language fans in Portugal are most concentrated in Lisbon District (reach ~400K), Porto District (reach ~300K), and Setúbal District (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do English language fans also like?

Beyond English language itself, the audience over-indexes on Volunteering (1.63×), Duolingo (3.49×), Social movement (1.61×), and Player versus player (2.1×) 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 English language. 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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