Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Music & Radio audiences in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest music & radio audiences in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 33k music & radio audiences tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. S.A.R.S., Live scores and Hip hop music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 15M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.2M, and the largest, S.A.R.S., reaches around 7.7M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each music & radio 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
76 ITunes 643k 35.5 45.8% TV / music streaming
77 Electronica 642k 33.1 43.7% Musical genre
78 Midwest hip hop 641k 30.4 43.3% Musical genre
79 G.E.M. 639k 36.8 49.0% Singer-songwriter
80 French hip hop 634k 30.5 43.6% Musical genre
81 Korean hip hop 631k 30.4 45.2% Musical genre
82 sabc 628k 34.8 49.1%
83 Country rap 626k 30.4 43.4% Musical genre
84 Japanese hip hop 624k 30.5 43.9% Musical genre
85 African popular music 606k 34.9 50.1% Musical genre
86 Film score 604k 33.8 52.1% Musical genre
87 Chicago house 583k 32.1 43.0% Musical genre
88 K-pop 582k 33.6 58.3% Musical genre
89 Greyhounds 579k 44.7 53.1% Blues
90 Music of Africa 579k 33.3 49.0% Musical genre
91 Musical ensemble 577k 34.1 46.8%
92 Keyboard instrument 575k 32.8 45.9%
93 Punk rock 556k 34.9 49.1% Musical genre
94 Reggaeton 555k 30.2 45.7% Musical genre
95 American rock 546k 36.6 64.4% Musical genre
96 Lyrics 544k 32.0 53.8%
97 American folk music 544k 38.2 55.7% Musical genre
98 Album 520k 32.8 51.1%
99 Michael Jackson 518k 37.2 72.4% Pop
100 Rihanna 517k 30.5 61.4% R&B

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular music & radio audiences compiled?

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

S.A.R.S. currently leads with an estimated audience of 7.7M people in South Africa.

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