Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Alcohol Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Alcohol in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Alcohol has an estimated audience of 1,370,927 people in South Africa.

#370among Topic in South Africa
#44in Food & Beverages

Alcohol has an estimated audience of 1,370,927 people in South Africa. 52.1% are female, 47.9% are male, average age 37.1. Top brand affinities: Single malt whisky, Malt whisky, Rum, Prosecco, Liquor store.

Top brand affinities include Single malt whisky, Malt whisky, Rum, with strongest over-indexing on Single malt whisky (2.03× the country average).

Demographically, the Alcohol audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Quality Awareness.

The typical Alcohol fan in South Africa is balanced, around 37.1 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Single malt whisky.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Alcohol profile in South Africa.

Audience size
1.4M
in South Africa
Gender
52.1%
47.9% male
Age
37.1
average years
Country rank
#525
Topic in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+0%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Alcohol fans

52.1% are female, 47.9% are male, average age 37.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.1%
Female
47.9%
Male
Demographic split for Alcohol audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female52.1%
Male47.9%
Average age37.1
Estimated audience size1,370,927
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.1
average years
Age distribution of the Alcohol audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2930%
30-3920%
40-4912%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide Alcohol audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Alcohol
CountryShare
United States21.9%
Japan9.9%
United Kingdom5.2%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Alcohol audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Malt whiskyFood & Beverages2.70×
02Single malt scotchFood & Beverages2.59×
03ChardonnayFood & Beverages2.34×
04Cabernet SauvignonFood & Beverages2.33×
05Single malt whiskyFood & Beverages2.03×
06ProseccoFood & Beverages1.96×
07Diabetes mellitus type 2 awarenessHealth1.88×
08Gillette (brand)Beauty & Wellness1.81×
09Bombay SapphireFood & Beverages1.77×
10Malaysia AirlinesTravel & Leisure1.73×
11MieleHome & Garden1.61×
12Liquor storeFood & Beverages1.60×
13Nobel Peace PrizePolitics & Society1.54×
14RumFood & Beverages1.53×
15Sugar substituteFood & Beverages1.52×
16SuperfoodFood & Beverages1.52×
17Organic certificationFood & Beverages1.52×
18Slow cookerFood & Beverages1.52×
19Radisson HotelsTravel & Leisure1.52×
20Johnnie WalkerFood & Beverages1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Alcohol 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 Alcohol audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.56×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.30×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.27×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Alcohol audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.77×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.78×
Social Media UsageJOY0.83×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

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