Rascasse Audience Intelligence

SABC 1 Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about SABC 1 in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. SABC 1 has an estimated audience of 2,390,438 people in South Africa.

#4among TV Channel in South Africa
#13in Movies & TV

SABC 1 has an estimated audience of 2,390,438 people in South Africa. 58.6% are female, 41.4% are male, average age 34.9. Top brand affinities: Real Madrid C.F., Career development, Soap opera, Sports betting, AS Monaco FC.

Top brand affinities include Real Madrid C.F., Career development, Soap opera, with strongest over-indexing on Real Madrid C.F. (1.53× the country average).

Demographically, the SABC 1 audience skews more female with an average age of 34.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Indulgence.

The typical SABC 1 fan in South Africa is more female, around 34.9 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Real Madrid C.F..

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel

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 SABC 1 profile in South Africa.

Audience size
2.4M
in South Africa
Gender
58.6%
41.4% male
Age
34.9
average years
Country rank
#235
TV Channel in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+30%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of SABC 1

58.6% are female, 41.4% are male, average age 34.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

58.6%
Female
41.4%
Male
Demographic split for SABC 1 audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female58.6%
Male41.4%
Average age34.9
Estimated audience size2,390,438
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.9
average years
Age distribution of the SABC 1 audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1928%
20-2928%
30-3918%
40-4910%
50+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

96.7%

of the worldwide SABC 1 audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for SABC 1
CountryShare
South Africa96.7%
Botswana0.5%
United States0.3%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the SABC 1 audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for SABC 1 audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Roger FedererSports2.20×
02Getafe CFSports2.14×
03RC Strasbourg AlsaceSports2.09×
04Soap operaMovies & TV2.04×
05Malt whiskyFood & Beverages2.04×
06U.S. LecceSports2.02×
07Real SociedadSports1.89×
08Career developmentBusiness & Career1.85×
09Atalanta B.C.Sports1.83×
10SmirnoffFood & Beverages1.83×
11CC creamBeauty & Wellness1.77×
12Sunderland A.F.C.Sports1.75×
13Robert LewandowskiSports1.73×
14Crystal Palace F.C.Sports1.58×
15Athletic BilbaoSports1.58×
16Mid-size carCars & Mobility1.57×
17Sports bettingGames1.54×
18Real Madrid C.F.Sports1.53×
19AS Monaco FCSports1.52×
20Irish whiskeyFood & Beverages1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the SABC 1 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 SABC 1 audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER1.37×
IndulgenceJOY1.13×
Community OrientationOPEN1.12×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by SABC 1 audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.73×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.74×
Pet OwnershipJOY0.74×
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 SABC 1. 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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