Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Games audiences in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest games audiences in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 3.7k games audiences tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Betway, Video games and Betfred lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 53M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.1M, and the largest, Betway, reaches around 46M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each games 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
26 Online poker 782k 37.6 50.3% Gaming genre
27 Word games 716k 36.5 53.5% Gaming genre
28 Strategy games 711k 36.1 46.3% Gaming genre
29 Fuel (video game) 700k 34.8 0.0%
30 Sports betting 695k 36.6 39.5%
31 Massively multiplayer online role-playing games 691k 35.5 45.8% Gaming genre
32 Exhibition game 680k 38.7 60.7% Gaming genre
33 Massively multiplayer online games 649k 35.2 44.1% Gaming genre
34 Simulation games 619k 35.8 46.7% Gaming genre
35 National Lottery (United Kingdom) 593k 38.7 53.0% Lottery
36 Slot machine 592k 38.9 53.0% Gaming genre
37 Browser games 549k 36.7 48.8% Gaming genre
38 Crazy Games 508k 36.3 55.4%
39 Quiz 495k 40.3 70.5%
40 Stern (game company) 478k 45.0 18.0%
41 Games On-Line 476k 28.3 60.9%
42 Online gambling 460k 37.1 48.2% Gaming genre
43 Twitch 428k 20.1 6.7%
44 Lottery 425k 37.9 51.5%
45 Arcade game 412k 36.6 46.3% Gaming genre
46 PC game 405k 32.1 39.8%
47 Steam 388k 33.8 36.4%
48 NHL (video game series) 374k 28.1 30.3%
49 Real-time strategy 361k 34.6 47.6% Gaming genre
50 Paradise (video game) 354k 57.9 65.1%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular games audiences compiled?

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

Betway currently leads with an estimated audience of 46M people in South Africa.

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