Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Sports audiences in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sports audiences in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 22k sports audiences tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Orlando Pirates and Manchester United F.C. lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 24M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.5M, and the largest, Kaizer Chiefs F.C., reaches around 10M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each sports 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 rugby 663k 36.5 47.7%
77 Ultimate Fighting Championship 663k 34.1 23.9% Martial art
78 Track and field 657k 37.1 45.3% Sport
79 Max Verstappen 654k 35.1 33.3% Motorsport
80 Extreme sport 638k 37.2 41.6% Sport
81 Professional wrestling 636k 33.1 28.8% Martial art
82 Men's Fitness 634k 37.7 43.7%
83 Premier Soccer League 623k 35.5 24.7% Soccer
84 Deutscher Skiverband 621k 35.7 48.2%
85 South Australia cricket team 614k 24.7 3.2% Cricket
86 Combat sport 603k 34.7 31.3% Sport
87 NFL 601k 33.6 38.2% American football
88 Coco Gauff 601k 36.4 41.6% Tennis
89 Rugby sevens 584k 39.0 44.6% Sport
90 Novak Djokovic 577k 32.4 45.2% Tennis
91 CrossFit 574k 37.7 53.1% Sport
92 Al-Hilal FC 572k 27.6 63.9% Soccer
93 Morocco national football team 572k 31.7 58.4% Soccer
94 Juventus F.C. 571k 31.0 21.0% Soccer
95 Golf club 570k 40.1 36.6%
96 UEFA Europa League 559k 33.0 30.9% Soccer
97 World Hockey Association 556k 50.7 53.8%
98 John Cena 555k 31.3 27.4% Wrestling
99 Cape Verde national football team 554k 38.6 100.0% Soccer
100 MC Alger 551k 38.2 23.4% Soccer

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Frequently asked questions

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

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

Kaizer Chiefs F.C. currently leads with an estimated audience of 10M people in South Africa.

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