Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Reading Audience in Sweden

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Reading in Sweden — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Reading has an estimated audience of 5,963,898 people in Sweden.

#12among Lifestyle cluster in Sweden
#12among Topic in Sweden#1in Literature

Reading has an estimated audience of 5,963,898 people in Sweden. 57.1% are female, 42.9% are male, average age 44.1. Top brand affinities: Hemnet, Sveriges Television, Gina Tricot, KappAhl, Jotex.

Top brand affinities include Hemnet, Sveriges Television, Gina Tricot, with strongest over-indexing on Hemnet (1.69× the country average).

Demographically, the Reading audience skews more female with an average age of 44.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Convenience Orientation.

The typical Reading fan in Sweden is more female, around 44.1 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for Hemnet.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Reading profile in Sweden.

Audience size
6M
in Sweden
Gender
57.1%
42.9% male
Age
44.1
average years
Country rank
#39
Topic in Sweden
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+2%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Reading fans

57.1% are female, 42.9% are male, average age 44.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.1%
Female
42.9%
Male
Demographic split for Reading audience in Sweden
MetricValue
Female57.1%
Male42.9%
Average age44.1
Estimated audience size5,963,898
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.1
average years
Age distribution of the Reading audience in Sweden
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2915%
30-3916%
40-4921%
50+35%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide Reading audience comes from Sweden.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Reading
CountryShare
United States22.3%
Japan8.3%
India5.8%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Reading audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01JotexShopping3.07×
02BonprixShopping2.26×
03EyelashBeauty & Wellness1.97×
04HelsinkiTravel & Leisure1.89×
05Baby foodKids & Family1.87×
06KappAhlFashion & Accessoires1.75×
07WeavingFashion & Accessoires1.74×
08WineryFood & Beverages1.71×
09SaladFood & Beverages1.71×
10HemnetHome & Garden1.69×
11Gina TricotFashion & Accessoires1.69×
12CrochetHome & Garden1.69×
13True crimeMovies & TV1.64×
14WeatherHome & Garden1.59×
15Yorkshire TerrierPets & Animals1.59×
16FlowerHome & Garden1.58×
17PosterArts & Culture1.56×
18French BulldogPets & Animals1.54×
19Sveriges TelevisionTechnology & Electronics1.53×
20Golden RetrieverPets & Animals1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Reading 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 Reading audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL1.26×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.21×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.19×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Reading audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.80×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.87×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.90×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Sweden who actively search for Reading. 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 Sweden. 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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