Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Rock and roll Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Rock and roll in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Rock and roll has an estimated audience of 890,188 people in South Africa.

#23among Musical genre in South Africa
#658among Topic in South Africa
#51in Music & Radio

Rock and roll has an estimated audience of 890,188 people in South Africa. 52.7% are female, 47.3% are male, average age 35.3. Top brand affinities: Punk rock, Bologna F.C. 1909, Britpop, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy.

Top brand affinities include Punk rock, Bologna F.C. 1909, Britpop, with strongest over-indexing on Punk rock (1.88× the country average).

Demographically, the Rock and roll audience skews balanced with an average age of 35.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Extroversion.

The typical Rock and roll fan in South Africa is balanced, around 35.3 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Punk rock.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Musical genre

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 Rock and roll profile in South Africa.

Audience size
890K
in South Africa
Gender
52.7%
47.3% male
Age
35.3
average years
Country rank
#896
Topic in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-17%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Rock and roll fans

52.7% are female, 47.3% are male, average age 35.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.7%
Female
47.3%
Male
Demographic split for Rock and roll audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female52.7%
Male47.3%
Average age35.3
Estimated audience size890,188
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.3
average years
Age distribution of the Rock and roll audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1933%
20-2921%
30-3915%
40-4912%
50+19%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.4%

of the worldwide Rock and roll audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Rock and roll
CountryShare
United States25.2%
Brazil6.5%
China5.2%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Rock and roll audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01David BowieMusic & Radio2.49×
02BritpopMusic & Radio2.46×
03Will FerrellMovies & TV1.98×
04Cannes Film FestivalMovies & TV1.91×
05Anne HathawayMovies & TV1.90×
06Punk rockMusic & Radio1.88×
07Tom HardyMovies & TV1.79×
08Emma WatsonMovies & TV1.78×
09Bologna F.C. 1909Sports1.62×
10Kate HudsonMovies & TV1.62×
11Malt whiskyFood & Beverages1.61×
12Bradley CooperMovies & TV1.61×
13Antique carCars & Mobility1.60×
14BuddhismHealth1.59×
15Phil CollinsMusic & Radio1.53×
16Late-night talk showMovies & TV1.53×
17AC/DCMusic & Radio1.53×
18Sandra BullockMovies & TV1.52×
19romantic comediesMovies & TV1.52×
20Vikings (TV series)Movies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Rock and roll 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 Rock and roll audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.23×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.23×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.10×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Rock and roll audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.56×
Social Media UsageJOY0.79×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.84×
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 Rock and roll. 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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