Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Alcohol in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest alcohol in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 161 alcohol tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Beer, Gin and Whisky lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4.5M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 160k, and the largest, Beer, reaches around 2.6M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each alcohol, 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 Beer 2.6M 37.6 51.7% Alcohol
2 Gin 946k 36.5 56.0% Alcohol
3 Whisky 928k 37.0 46.6% Alcohol
4 Vodka 664k 34.7 53.3% Alcohol
5 Scotch whisky 611k 36.7 45.8% Alcohol
6 MIMOSA 494k 51.0 100.0% Alcohol
7 Rum 476k 36.1 54.4% Alcohol
8 Tequila 453k 35.0 53.3% Alcohol
9 Cider 443k 34.3 54.5% Alcohol
10 Pale lager 396k 34.3 37.2% Alcohol
11 Sex on the Beach 392k 36.7 82.2% Alcohol
12 Cognac 381k 37.0 41.6% Alcohol
13 Bourbon whiskey 381k 35.8 47.3% Alcohol
14 Single malt whisky 377k 37.4 48.6% Alcohol
15 Irish whiskey 367k 36.8 48.6% Alcohol
16 Tennessee whiskey 354k 35.9 46.5% Alcohol
17 Blended whiskey 327k 36.5 50.0% Alcohol
18 Mimosa 315k 41.2 71.2% Alcohol
19 Lager 307k 36.1 44.5% Alcohol
20 Brandy 302k 38.0 42.7% Alcohol
21 Draught beer 281k 37.4 49.3% Alcohol
22 Liqueur 278k 37.5 72.1% Alcohol
23 Microbrewery 209k 41.1 55.0% Alcohol
24 Gin and tonic 202k 34.0 56.7% Alcohol
25 Small batch whiskey 194k 36.3 50.6% Alcohol

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular alcohol compiled?

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

Beer currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.6M people in South Africa.

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