Rascasse Audience Intelligence

VfL Bochum Fan Demographics in Germany

VfL Bochum has an estimated audience of 3.6M people in Germany.

#55among Soccer in Germany
#32among teams in Germany
#138in Sports

The average VfL Bochum fan in Germany is 36.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

By number of fans, VfL Bochum ranks #7 among the 18 2. Bundesliga teams in Germany — 1.2× the group median.

Its fans are 0.8 years younger than the group average of 37.7.

Women make up 23.7% of the fan base, 4.8 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 17 2. Bundesliga teams, VfL Bochum fans stand out for their interest in Sven Ulreich, Vonovia and 1. FC Union Berlin.

In Q2/2026, search interest was −31.1% on the same quarter a year earlier; the median across the group was +7.9%.

Most fans live in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niedersachsen, Bayern.

Top affinities include Sven Ulreich, Vonovia, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, with strongest over-indexing on Sven Ulreich (32.31× the country average).

Demographically, the VfL Bochum audience skews more male with an average age of 36.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Individualism.

The typical VfL Bochum fan in Germany is more male, around 36.9 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Sven Ulreich.

Category: Sports · Type: Team · Subtype: Soccer

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
3.6M
in Germany
Gender
23.7%♀
76.3% male
Age
36.9
average years
Country rank
#1665
among all objects in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-31%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of VfL Bochum fans

23.7% are female, 76.3% are male, average age 36.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

23.7%
Female
76.3%
Male
Demographic split for VfL Bochum audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female23.7%
Male76.3%
Average age36.9
Estimated audience size3.6M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.9
average years
Age distribution of the VfL Bochum audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-2428%
25-3419%
35-4419%
45-5418%
55+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

74.3%

of the worldwide VfL Bochum audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for VfL Bochum
CountryShare
Germany74.3%
Brazil2.1%
Turkey1.9%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

VfL Bochum fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Nordrhein-Westfalen~2.5M5.74×
02Schleswig-Holstein~100K0.97×
03Niedersachsen~300K0.93×
04Rheinland-Pfalz~200K0.93×
05Hamburg~60K0.85×
06Bremen~20K0.77×
07Hessen~200K0.76×
08Berlin~90K0.65×
09Baden-Württemberg~300K0.64×
10Brandenburg~60K0.64×
11Saarland~20K0.59×
12Sachsen~90K0.57×
13Bayern~300K0.56×
14Sachsen-Anhalt~50K0.56×
15Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~30K0.50×
16Thüringen~40K0.47×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — VfL Bochum, Germany
0.47×1.00×5.74×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the VfL Bochum audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sven UlreichSports32.31×
02VonoviaHome & Garden24.49×
03SpVgg Greuther FürthSports22.62×
04Dynamo DresdenSports20.00×
051. FC HeidenheimSports19.10×
061. FC Union BerlinSports18.37×
07MSV DuisburgSports16.71×
08Arminia BielefeldSports15.63×
09TransfermarktSports14.20×
10Hannover 96Sports14.11×
11F.C. Hansa RostockSports13.56×
123. LigaSports12.75×
13DFB-PokalSports12.38×
14RB LeipzigSports10.19×
15Borussia MönchengladbachSports9.41×
16SV Werder BremenSports8.50×
17SportschauSports8.11×
18VfB StuttgartSports7.96×
192. BundesligaSports7.24×
20Borussia DortmundSports5.47×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the VfL Bochum audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the VfL Bochum audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL2.25×
IndividualismJOY1.85×
Career OrientationPOWER1.53×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the VfL Bochum audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.69×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.77×
IndulgenceJOY0.87×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in Germany with measurable interest in VfL Bochum over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several teams count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
07/2025 – 06/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q2/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q2/2026, rascasse.com/explore/de/vfl-bochum-15970” · Methodology