Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Humanities Audience in Portugal

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Humanities in Portugal — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Humanities has an estimated audience of 1,369,601 people in Portugal.

The average Humanities fan in Portugal is 45.7 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Lisbon District.

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

Top brand affinities include Emotional intelligence, Library, Social movement, with strongest over-indexing on Emotional intelligence (1.59× the country average).

Demographically, the Humanities audience skews balanced with an average age of 45.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Career Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 18 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Humanities fan in Portugal is balanced, around 45.7 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Emotional intelligence.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Topic · Subtype: Field of study

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 Humanities profile in Portugal.

Audience size
1.4M
in Portugal
Gender
54.1%
45.9% male
Age
45.7
average years
Country rank
#751
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 Humanities fans

54.1% are female, 45.9% are male, average age 45.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.1%
Female
45.9%
Male
Demographic split for Humanities audience in Portugal
MetricValue
Female54.1%
Male45.9%
Average age45.7
Estimated audience size1,369,601
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.7
average years
Age distribution of the Humanities audience in Portugal
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2912%
30-3919%
40-4927%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide Humanities audience comes from Portugal.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Humanities
CountryShare
United States22.5%
Italy5.9%
Brazil5.2%
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 Humanities audience in Portugal is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Humanities fans by region: top regions in Portugal
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Bragança District~20K1.16×
02Beja District~20K1.11×
03Vila Real District~30K1.08×
04Évora District~30K1.07×
05Castelo Branco District~30K1.05×
06Azores~40K1.02×
07Viana do Castelo District~30K1.02×
08Viseu District~50K1.00×
09Madeira~40K0.99×
10Coimbra District~70K0.97×
11Leiria District~70K0.96×
12Aveiro District~100K0.95×
13Faro District~80K0.94×
14Setúbal District~100K0.93×
15Braga District~100K0.93×
16Porto District~300K0.89×
17Santarém District~60K0.89×
18Lisbon District~300K0.79×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Humanities audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Fernando PessoaLiterature2.90×
02Michael DouglasMovies & TV2.38×
03MacauTravel & Leisure2.22×
04TranslationBusiness & Career2.04×
05OrigamiKids & Family2.03×
06LibraryLiterature2.01×
07PosterArts & Culture1.91×
08Social movementPolitics & Society1.75×
09IndividualismPolitics & Society1.75×
10Freedom of speechPolitics & Society1.74×
11FreelancerBusiness & Career1.67×
12Local newsNews1.65×
13WeatherHome & Garden1.63×
14Emotional intelligenceHealth1.59×
15Film festivalMovies & TV1.59×
16HollywoodTravel & Leisure1.56×
17NorautoCars & Mobility1.55×
18MSNNews1.51×
19Charitable organizationPolitics & Society1.51×
20Flower bouquetHome & Garden1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Humanities 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 Humanities audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.35×
Career OrientationPOWER1.25×
IndividualismJOY1.20×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Humanities audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.85×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.90×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.93×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Humanities have in Portugal?

Humanities has an estimated audience of 1,369,601 people in Portugal, concentrated in Lisbon District and Porto District.

02

What is the gender split and age of Humanities fans?

54.1% of Humanities fans are female, 45.9% are male, with an average age of 45.7 years.

03

Which brands do Humanities fans like most?

Humanities fans show strongest brand affinity for Emotional intelligence (1.59×), Library (2.01×), and Social movement (1.75×) over the country average.

04

Where do Humanities fans live in Portugal?

Humanities fans in Portugal are most concentrated in Lisbon District (reach ~300K), Porto District (reach ~300K), and Setúbal District (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Humanities fans also like?

Beyond Humanities itself, the audience over-indexes on Library (2.01×), Social movement (1.75×), Fernando Pessoa (2.9×), and Macau (2.22×) 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 Humanities. 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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