Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Food & Beverages audiences in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest food & beverages audiences in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 5.7k food & beverages audiences tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Makro, Recipes and KFC lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 9.7M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.3M, and the largest, Makro, reaches around 3.5M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each food & beverages audience, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

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 Makro 3.5M 37.2 57.9%
2 Recipes 3.4M 38.6 62.7%
3 KFC 2.7M 35.9 60.4% Fast food restaurants
4 Wine 2.7M 38.8 57.9%
5 Beer 2.6M 37.6 51.7% Alcohol
6 Fast food 2.5M 36.9 58.2%
7 Foodie 2.5M 38.1 62.5%
8 Eating 2.5M 37.8 63.0%
9 Water 2.4M 38.7 56.8% Beverage
10 Coffee 2.4M 37.6 58.0%
11 Distilled beverage 2.3M 37.0 55.3%
12 Checkers 2.3M 36.7 62.2% Restaurants
13 Desserts 2.2M 37.8 65.6%
14 Coffeehouses 2.2M 37.6 60.2%
15 Chocolate 2.2M 36.8 63.0% Sweet
16 Barbecue 2.1M 37.5 58.3%
17 Meat 2M 38.5 59.8%
18 Tea 1.9M 37.2 58.9% Beverage
19 Cake 1.9M 37.6 73.9% Sweet
20 Grocery store 1.8M 38.6 61.8%
21 Breakfast 1.8M 38.5 62.7%
22 Nutrient 1.8M 38.7 63.9%
23 Organic food 1.8M 38.8 60.2%
24 ShopRite (United States) 1.7M 38.4 61.8%
25 Lunch 1.7M 38.0 63.5%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular food & beverages audiences compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each food & beverages 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 food & beverages audience in South Africa?

Makro currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.5M people in South Africa.

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