Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mercadona Target Market in Portugal

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mercadona in Portugal — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mercadona has an estimated audience of 4,582,476 people in Portugal.

The average Mercadona fan in Portugal is 45.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Porto District.

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

Top brand affinities include OLX, Lidl, Auchan, with strongest over-indexing on OLX (1.81× the country average).

Demographically, the Mercadona audience skews more female with an average age of 45.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Design Affinity.

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

The typical Mercadona fan in Portugal is more female, around 45.5 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for OLX.

Category: Shopping · Type: Brand · Subtype: Supermarket

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 Mercadona profile in Portugal.

Audience size
4.6M
in Portugal
Gender
70.3%
29.7% male
Age
45.5
average years
Country rank
#87
Brand in Portugal
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Mercadona

70.3% are female, 29.7% are male, average age 45.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

70.3%
Female
29.7%
Male
Demographic split for Mercadona audience in Portugal
MetricValue
Female70.3%
Male29.7%
Average age45.5
Estimated audience size4,582,476
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.5
average years
Age distribution of the Mercadona audience in Portugal
Age bracketShare%
16-199%
20-2913%
30-3917%
40-4927%
50+35%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

23.2%

of the worldwide Mercadona audience comes from Portugal.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mercadona
CountryShare
Spain53.8%
Portugal23.2%
France2.1%
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 Mercadona audience in Portugal is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mercadona customers by region in Portugal
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Porto District~1.5M2.78×
02Santarém District~400K2.78×
03Braga District~700K2.02×
04Aveiro District~500K1.49×
05Viana do Castelo District~200K1.49×
06Coimbra District~300K1.48×
07Leiria District~300K1.34×
08Setúbal District~600K1.26×
09Évora District~100K1.20×
10Lisbon District~1.5M1.10×
11Viseu District~200K1.02×
12Faro District~200K0.71×
13Guarda District~40K0.68×
14Vila Real District~50K0.59×
15Portalegre District~20K0.48×
16Castelo Branco District~40K0.46×
17Beja District~30K0.40×
18Bragança District~20K0.40×
19Azores~20K0.19×
20Madeira~20K0.18×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mercadona audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01ShowroompriveFashion & Accessoires2.33×
02Health And BeautyBeauty & Wellness2.21×
03Child developmentBusiness & Career2.13×
04AldiShopping1.94×
05DecorationHome & Garden1.92×
06AuchanShopping1.86×
07La RedouteShopping1.86×
08EmbroideryHome & Garden1.83×
09OLXShopping1.81×
10ConforamaHome & Garden1.78×
11Architecture & DesignBusiness & Career1.76×
12Party dressFashion & Accessoires1.72×
13LidlShopping1.63×
14IntermarchéShopping1.62×
15Rural tourismTravel & Leisure1.62×
16PrimarkShopping1.61×
17FnacShopping1.60×
18Leroy MerlinShopping1.55×
19El Corte InglésShopping1.52×
20ZaraShopping1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mercadona 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 Mercadona audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.27×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.20×
IndividualismJOY1.13×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mercadona audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.79×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.81×
Career OrientationPOWER0.83×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Mercadona's target market in Portugal?

Mercadona's target market in Portugal covers an estimated 4,582,476 people, concentrated in Porto District and Lisbon District.

02

What is the gender split and age of Mercadona customers?

70.3% of the Mercadona audience are female, 29.7% are male, with an average age of 45.5 years.

03

Which brands do Mercadona fans like most?

Mercadona fans show strongest brand affinity for OLX (1.81×), Lidl (1.63×), and Auchan (1.86×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mercadona fans live in Portugal?

Mercadona fans in Portugal are most concentrated in Porto District (reach ~1.5M), Lisbon District (reach ~1.5M), and Braga District (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Mercadona fans also like?

Beyond Mercadona itself, the audience over-indexes on Lidl (1.63×), Auchan (1.86×), Fnac (1.6×), and El Corte Inglés (1.52×) 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 Mercadona. 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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