Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Drinking Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Drinking in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Drinking has an estimated audience of 892,127 people in South Africa.

#653among Topic in South Africa
#74in Food & Beverages

Drinking has an estimated audience of 892,127 people in South Africa. 55.7% are female, 44.3% are male, average age 36.0. Top brand affinities: Business class, Puma, Local food, FIFA World Cup, Malt whisky.

Top brand affinities include Business class, Puma, Local food, with strongest over-indexing on Business class (2.8× the country average).

Demographically, the Drinking audience skews more female with an average age of 36.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Luxury Orientation.

The typical Drinking fan in South Africa is more female, around 36.0 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Business class.

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 Drinking profile in South Africa.

Audience size
892K
in South Africa
Gender
55.7%
44.3% male
Age
36.0
average years
Country rank
#891
Topic in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+33%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Drinking fans

55.7% are female, 44.3% are male, average age 36.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.7%
Female
44.3%
Male
Demographic split for Drinking audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female55.7%
Male44.3%
Average age36.0
Estimated audience size892,127
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.0
average years
Age distribution of the Drinking audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1924%
20-2928%
30-3920%
40-4911%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.7%

of the worldwide Drinking audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Drinking
CountryShare
United States21.1%
Japan12.2%
Italy6.0%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Drinking audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Single malt scotchFood & Beverages7.14×
02Malt whiskyFood & Beverages6.58×
03Single malt whiskyFood & Beverages3.71×
04PumaFashion & Accessoires3.15×
05NightlifeArts & Culture3.02×
06Business classTravel & Leisure2.80×
07Online food orderingFood & Beverages2.80×
08Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages2.61×
09Local foodFood & Beverages2.42×
10Eyelash extensionsBeauty & Wellness2.29×
11Organic farmingFood & Beverages2.24×
12SnapchatInternet & Social Media2.14×
13First-time buyerShopping2.13×
14CocktailFood & Beverages2.07×
15Bedroom furnitureHome & Garden1.98×
16Anti-aging creamBeauty & Wellness1.89×
17Natural skin careBeauty & Wellness1.78×
18NikeFashion & Accessoires1.76×
19Organic foodFood & Beverages1.56×
20FIFA World CupSports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Drinking 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 Drinking audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.89×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.88×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.82×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Drinking audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.45×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.63×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.79×
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 Drinking. 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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