Rascasse Audience Intelligence

News audiences in South Africa

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

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

Top News audiences

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

Top News in South Africa — full ranking

  1. News246.9M
  2. Daily Maverick1.5M
  3. Local news1.4M
  4. Daily Sun1.3M
  5. Online newspaper1.3M
  6. Algemeen Dagblad1.2M
  7. The Sowetan1.1M
  8. The Citizen (South Africa)1.1M
  9. Electronic publishing1.1M
  10. Huisgenoot976K
  11. Daily Mail947K
  12. News24.com816K
  13. Sowetan LIVE628K
  14. News magazine591K
  15. Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad580K
  16. Journalist559K
  17. Purple Fashion magazine559K
  18. Al-Ittihad (Israeli newspaper)454K
  19. Sunday World391K
  20. Mail Online383K
  21. Barron's (newspaper)366K
  22. Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper)363K
  23. Die Burger338K
  24. Beeld327K
  25. Arutz Sheva280K
  26. Daily Dispatch276K
  27. Stern (magazine)270K
  28. Boston (magazine)268K
  29. The Guardian264K
  30. City Press (South Africa)263K
  31. The Times (Shreveport)260K
  32. MSN249K
  33. Google News240K
  34. Star (Turkish newspaper)238K
  35. Mail & Guardian237K
  36. NBCNews.com236K
  37. News agency224K
  38. The Sunday Times (South Africa)222K
  39. Philadelphia (magazine)214K
  40. The Times207K
  41. The Stranger (newspaper)203K
  42. The Independent190K
  43. La Montagne188K
  44. Rooi Rose185K
  45. Cape Argus181K
  46. Daily Express (Sabah)176K
  47. Sarie170K
  48. Passauer Neue Presse169K
  49. National Catholic Reporter169K
  50. Daily Express167K
Section 02

Other categories in South Africa