Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Makro Target Market in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Makro in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Makro has an estimated audience of 3,547,621 people in South Africa.

#8among Brand in South Africa
#6in Food & Beverages

Makro has an estimated audience of 3,547,621 people in South Africa. 57.9% are female, 42.1% are male, average age 37.2. Top brand affinities: Kitchenware, Discounts and allowances, Bedroom furniture, Hypermarket, Microwave oven.

Top brand affinities include Kitchenware, Discounts and allowances, Bedroom furniture, with strongest over-indexing on Kitchenware (1.68× the country average).

Demographically, the Makro audience skews more female with an average age of 37.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Convenience Orientation.

The typical Makro fan in South Africa is more female, around 37.2 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Kitchenware.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand

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 Makro profile in South Africa.

Audience size
3.5M
in South Africa
Gender
57.9%
42.1% male
Age
37.2
average years
Country rank
#112
Brand in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Makro

57.9% are female, 42.1% are male, average age 37.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.9%
Female
42.1%
Male
Demographic split for Makro audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female57.9%
Male42.1%
Average age37.2
Estimated audience size3,547,621
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.2
average years
Age distribution of the Makro audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2926%
30-3920%
40-4913%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

18.2%

of the worldwide Makro audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Makro
CountryShare
South Africa18.2%
Spain16.8%
Thailand12.6%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Makro audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Air purifierHome & Garden1.86×
02Pressure cookingHome & Garden1.84×
03Garden furnitureHome & Garden1.77×
04Malt whiskyFood & Beverages1.76×
05KitchenwareHome & Garden1.68×
06La Roche-PosayBeauty & Wellness1.68×
07Bedroom furnitureHome & Garden1.65×
08Smoked meatFood & Beverages1.64×
09Johnnie WalkerFood & Beverages1.62×
10Department storeShopping1.58×
11Efficient energy useTechnology & Electronics1.56×
12DishwasherHome & Garden1.56×
13Microwave ovenHome & Garden1.55×
14HisenseTechnology & Electronics1.55×
15IKEAHome & Garden1.55×
16Pizza HutFood & Beverages1.54×
17HypermarketShopping1.53×
18Home cinemaTechnology & Electronics1.53×
19Discounts and allowancesShopping1.52×
20Mineral waterFood & Beverages1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Makro 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 Makro audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.46×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.40×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.38×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Makro audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.73×
Social Media UsageJOY0.81×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.82×
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 Makro. 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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