Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Arts & Culture audiences in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest arts & culture audiences in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.3k arts & culture audiences tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Popular culture, Painting and Decorative arts lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 308k, and the largest, Popular culture, reaches around 2.5M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each arts & culture audience, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Popular culture 2.5M 35.4 52.8%
2 Painting 2.2M 37.8 57.0%
3 Decorative arts 1.3M 38.9 62.5% Art movement
4 Culinary art 1.1M 38.2 66.9% Art movement
5 Actor 1M 34.5 57.7%
6 Philanthropy 884k 38.2 53.9%
7 Nightlife 879k 36.5 48.4%
8 Community issues 866k 37.9 52.9%
9 Character (arts) 810k
10 Modern architecture 700k 41.9 52.7%
11 Illustration 670k 34.6 55.0% Art movement
12 Modernity 669k 36.8 53.5%
13 Contemporary art 636k 37.1 57.7% Art movement
14 Modern art 603k 36.9 49.0% Art movement
15 Museum 595k 40.0 52.6%
16 Art museum 585k 38.8 56.2%
17 Purple (magazine) 562k 37.1 72.5%
18 Outdoor Photographer 509k 39.2 51.5%
19 Printmaking 464k 38.5 61.6%
20 Voice acting 459k 37.0 55.1%
21 Art exhibition 454k 37.2 59.9%
22 Conceptual art 442k 36.5 58.3% Art movement
23 Oil painting 435k 40.3 67.1%
24 Work of art 378k 37.0 57.7%
25 Abstract art 370k 38.0 59.8% Art movement

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular arts & culture audiences compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each arts & culture audience by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest arts & culture audience in South Africa?

Popular culture currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.5M people in South Africa.

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