Rascasse Audience Intelligence

South Africa Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about South Africa in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. South Africa has an estimated audience of 3,845,936 people in United Kingdom.

The average South Africa fan in United Kingdom is 43.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, East of England.

Top brand affinities include Johannesburg, Electro (music), Southern Africa, with strongest over-indexing on Johannesburg (5.7× the country average).

Demographically, the South Africa audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Spirituality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical South Africa fan in United Kingdom is balanced, around 43.1 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Johannesburg.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: POI · Subtype: Country

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the South Africa profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
48.8%
51.2% male
Age
43.1
average years
Country rank
#1871
POI in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+59%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of South Africa fans

48.8% are female, 51.2% are male, average age 43.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

48.8%
Female
51.2%
Male
Demographic split for South Africa audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female48.8%
Male51.2%
Average age43.1
Estimated audience size3,845,936
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.1
average years
Age distribution of the South Africa audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2918%
30-3918%
40-4921%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.4%

of the worldwide South Africa audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for South Africa
CountryShare
United States14.0%
South Africa8.5%
Vietnam6.6%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the South Africa audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

South Africa fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~200K1.39×
02South East~700K1.28×
03Yorkshire and the Humber~400K1.25×
04East of England~400K1.10×
05Wales~200K1.06×
06Scotland~300K1.01×
07England~3M0.99×
08Northern Ireland~100K0.95×
09North East~100K0.93×
10South West~300K0.82×
11East Midlands~200K0.79×
12North West~200K0.46×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for South Africa audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01PretoriaTravel & Leisure6.04×
02JohannesburgTravel & Leisure5.70×
03Southern AfricaTravel & Leisure5.29×
04University of LagosBusiness & Career5.05×
05TanzaniaTravel & Leisure4.97×
06MozambiqueTravel & Leisure4.67×
07ZimbabweTravel & Leisure4.40×
08Cape TownTravel & Leisure4.40×
09BotswanaTravel & Leisure4.29×
10NamibiaTravel & Leisure4.15×
11North KoreaTravel & Leisure4.09×
12KenyaTravel & Leisure4.00×
13AfrikaansPolitics & Society3.73×
14East AfricaTravel & Leisure3.67×
15Electro (music)Music & Radio2.71×
16Zoom (TV channel)Technology & Electronics2.25×
17ReggaeMusic & Radio1.76×
18AfricaTravel & Leisure1.68×
19IndonesiaTravel & Leisure1.66×
20Television networkMovies & TV1.66×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the South Africa 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 South Africa audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.20×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.18×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by South Africa audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.86×
CreativityOPEN0.91×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does South Africa have in United Kingdom?

South Africa has an estimated audience of 3,845,936 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of South Africa fans?

48.8% of South Africa fans are female, 51.2% are male, with an average age of 43.1 years.

03

Which brands do South Africa fans like most?

South Africa fans show strongest brand affinity for Johannesburg (5.7×), Electro (music) (2.71×), and Southern Africa (5.29×) over the country average.

04

Where do South Africa fans live in United Kingdom?

South Africa fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3M), South East (reach ~700K), and East of England (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do South Africa fans also like?

Beyond South Africa itself, the audience over-indexes on Electro (music) (2.71×), Southern Africa (5.29×), Tanzania (4.97×), and North Korea (4.09×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for South Africa. 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 United Kingdom. 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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