Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Politics & Society audiences in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest politics & society audiences in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 5.9k politics & society audiences tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Arsenal, Afrikaans and Union of South Africa lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 15M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.1M, and the largest, Arsenal, reaches around 6.3M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each politics & society 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 Ancient Greece 986k 37.3 52.3%
27 Folklore 983k 33.2 54.0%
28 Universe 979k 37.7 55.6%
29 Thought 977k 35.4 60.3%
30 Sustainability 943k 38.2 52.3%
31 Biodiversity 941k 43.1 54.7%
32 Power (social and political) 930k
33 Humanities 928k 36.8 53.3% Field of study
34 World map 922k 40.6 11.4%
35 Reality 922k 35.9 57.0%
36 Used good 910k 39.5 40.7%
37 Animal welfare 905k 41.1 55.8%
38 Activism 885k 38.2 54.3%
39 Infrastructure 842k 39.4 45.4%
40 Belief 835k 37.0 60.6%
41 Political party 830k 37.9 51.6%
42 Deity 817k 38.8 66.7%
43 Institution 814k 35.8 52.8%
44 Public health 795k 38.8 63.7% Field of study
45 English language 778k 37.3 56.6% Language
46 Julius Malema 772k 37.9 37.6% Politician
47 United Nations 741k 38.2 50.8% Charity
48 Ancient history 734k 37.0 58.7%
49 Charitable organization 729k 40.6 59.0%
50 Election 724k 38.0 52.0%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular politics & society audiences compiled?

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

Arsenal currently leads with an estimated audience of 6.3M people in South Africa.

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