Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Literature audiences in South Africa

The strongest Literature audiences in South Africa, ranked by estimated audience size (2026). Each profile covers age and gender split, top regions and brand affinities.

50Literature audiences ranked 21categories in South Africa 2026data year
Section 01

Top Literature audiences

The strongest Literature audiences in South Africa, ranked by estimated audience size (2026). Each profile covers age and gender split, top regions and brand affinities.

Top Literature in South Africa — full ranking

  1. Reading5.6M
  2. Culture3.8M
  3. Magazines3.3M
  4. Books2.8M
  5. Humour2.7M
  6. Joke2.2M
  7. History2.2M
  8. Poetry2M
  9. Heart (novel)1.9M
  10. Fiction books1.6M
  11. Newspapers1.4M
  12. Comics1.3M
  13. Plays1.2M
  14. Romance novels1.2M
  15. Psalm 231.2M
  16. It (novel)1M
  17. Poetry (magazine)957K
  18. E-books911K
  19. Mystery fiction907K
  20. Novel870K
  21. Poetics (Aristotle)844K
  22. Manga820K
  23. Obituary774K
  24. Fairy tale726K
  25. Non-fiction books726K
  26. Lambo (Reborn!)694K
  27. Poetics683K
  28. Satire619K
  29. Short story605K
  30. Snow White (Fables)582K
  31. Diary (novel)559K
  32. Author549K
  33. Fandom542K
  34. Writing539K
  35. Library468K
  36. Crime fiction464K
  37. Spider-Man (Miles Morales)454K
  38. The Guardian (novel)429K
  39. Comic book410K
  40. Tabloid (newspaper format)405K
  41. Bestseller379K
  42. Publishing376K
  43. Screenwriting353K
  44. Private Eye349K
  45. Humorism344K
  46. Dodo (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)325K
  47. Bookselling322K
  48. Writer297K
  49. K (anime)287K
  50. Detective fiction281K
Section 02

Other categories in South Africa