Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Social networking service Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Social networking service in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Social networking service has an estimated audience of 1,429,162 people in South Africa.

#337among Topic in South Africa
#25in Technology & Electronics

Social networking service has an estimated audience of 1,429,162 people in South Africa. 53.5% are female, 46.5% are male, average age 35.2. Top brand affinities: LinkedIn, Nightlife, High-net-worth individual, Puma, Snapchat.

Top brand affinities include LinkedIn, Nightlife, High-net-worth individual, with strongest over-indexing on LinkedIn (1.56× the country average).

Demographically, the Social networking service audience skews balanced with an average age of 35.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Mindfulness.

The typical Social networking service fan in South Africa is balanced, around 35.2 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for LinkedIn.

Category: Technology & Electronics · 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 Social networking service profile in South Africa.

Audience size
1.4M
in South Africa
Gender
53.5%
46.5% male
Age
35.2
average years
Country rank
#484
Topic in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-37%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Social networking service fans

53.5% are female, 46.5% are male, average age 35.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.5%
Female
46.5%
Male
Demographic split for Social networking service audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female53.5%
Male46.5%
Average age35.2
Estimated audience size1,429,162
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.2
average years
Age distribution of the Social networking service audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1930%
20-2924%
30-3917%
40-4912%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.5%

of the worldwide Social networking service audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Social networking service
CountryShare
United States21.8%
Japan5.6%
India4.4%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Social networking service audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Bologna F.C. 1909Sports2.14×
02Anne HathawayMovies & TV2.00×
03Late-night talk showMovies & TV1.93×
04Facial hairBeauty & Wellness1.77×
05Škoda AutoCars & Mobility1.77×
06TumblrInternet & Social Media1.70×
07DrakeMusic & Radio1.67×
08Handmade jewelryFashion & Accessoires1.62×
09SephoraShopping1.62×
10Forex Online TradingBusiness & Career1.60×
11NightlifeArts & Culture1.59×
12Makeup TutorialsBeauty & Wellness1.59×
13Smoked meatFood & Beverages1.58×
14High-net-worth individualBusiness & Career1.57×
15LinkedInInternet & Social Media1.56×
16SnapchatInternet & Social Media1.55×
17HinduismPolitics & Society1.55×
18PumaFashion & Accessoires1.54×
19Digital photographyBusiness & Career1.52×
20Designer clothingFashion & Accessoires1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Social networking service 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 Social networking service audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.30×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.26×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.26×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Social networking service audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.50×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.76×
CreativityOPEN0.84×
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 Social networking service. 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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