Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Windsurfing Fan Demographics in Germany

Windsurfing has an estimated audience of 3,410,091 people in Germany.

#33among Sport in Germany
#1116among Topic in Germany
#146in Sports

The average Windsurfing fan in Germany is 38.3 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Bayern.

By number of fans, Windsurfing ranks #33 among the 512 objects in Sport in Germany — 1.5× the group median.

Its fans are 0.9 years older than the group average of 37.4.

Women make up 47.6% of the fan base, 3.2 percentage points more than the group average.

Compared with the other 511 objects in Sport, Windsurfing fans stand out for their interest in Indigenous Australian art, Wildlife Safari and Gold Coast, Queensland.

Interest is seasonal: May, July and August account for 36% of the year's searches, December is the quietest month.

Most fans live in Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Baden-Württemberg.

Top affinities include Indigenous Australian art, Wildlife Safari, Gold Coast, Queensland, with strongest over-indexing on Indigenous Australian art (14.35× the country average).

Demographically, the Windsurfing audience skews balanced with an average age of 38.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Family Orientation.

The typical Windsurfing fan in Germany is balanced, around 38.3 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Indigenous Australian art.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

Data status: Q2/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
3.4M
in Germany
Gender
47.6%♀
52.4% male
Age
38.3
average years
Country rank
#1765
among all objects in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-28%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Windsurfing fans

47.6% are female, 52.4% are male, average age 38.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.6%
Female
52.4%
Male
Demographic split for Windsurfing audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female47.6%
Male52.4%
Average age38.3
Estimated audience size3,410,091
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.3
average years
Age distribution of the Windsurfing audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-2424%
25-3418%
35-4420%
45-5422%
55+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.1%

of the worldwide Windsurfing audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Windsurfing
CountryShare
United States17.7%
China16.9%
Japan9.3%
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

Windsurfing fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Berlin~300K1.83×
02Hessen~400K1.50×
03Bayern~700K1.30×
04Hamburg~100K1.25×
05Schleswig-Holstein~100K1.12×
06Baden-Württemberg~500K1.07×
07Bremen~30K1.01×
08Sachsen~200K0.92×
09Brandenburg~100K0.91×
10Nordrhein-Westfalen~600K0.87×
11Saarland~40K0.84×
12Thüringen~70K0.82×
13Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~50K0.80×
14Rheinland-Pfalz~100K0.77×
15Niedersachsen~200K0.75×
16Sachsen-Anhalt~60K0.68×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Windsurfing, Germany
0.68×1.00×1.83×
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 Windsurfing audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Indigenous Australian artArts & Culture14.35×
02Wildlife SafariTravel & Leisure12.43×
03Gold Coast, QueenslandTravel & Leisure12.29×
04SafariTravel & Leisure6.49×
05Scuba divingTravel & Leisure6.30×
06FIS Alpine Ski World CupSports5.44×
07Standup paddleboardingSports5.08×
08PaddleboardingSports5.05×
09SurfboardSports4.76×
10ParaglidingSports4.68×
11NordseeFood & Beverages3.78×
12Bares für RaresMovies & TV3.38×
13DenmarkTravel & Leisure3.20×
14BeachesTravel & Leisure2.00×
15CampingTravel & Leisure1.79×
16GardenHome & Garden1.58×
17NatureHome & Garden1.58×
18Obi (store)Shopping1.52×
19BauhausShopping1.52×
20HotelsTravel & Leisure1.51×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Windsurfing audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Windsurfing audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL2.30×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.37×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.31×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Windsurfing audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.98×
Social Media UsageJOY1.02×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.04×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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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 Windsurfing over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several topics 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/windsurfing-8044” · Methodology