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Demographic Data

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Demographic Data

Descriptive attributes about a user, such as age, gender, income, and job title. Brands often collect this data directly — through account registration, surveys, or purchase history — and it is sometimes sold to data brokers who aggregate and resell it at scale.

Advertisers use demographic data for ad targeting by adding it to audience segments, allowing campaigns to reach specific population groups based on characteristics relevant to a product or message.