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
26 Malt whisky 186k 36.8 40.6% Alcohol
27 Ale 165k 37.5 53.4% Alcohol
28 Canadian whisky 150k 36.9 50.6% Alcohol
29 Blue Lagoon (cocktail) 148k 51.9 55.5% Alcohol
30 Cask ale 128k 38.0 58.9% Alcohol
31 Shrub 123k 38.0 69.2% Alcohol
32 Zombie (cocktail) 107k 38.4 45.1% Alcohol
33 Straight whiskey 75k 30.6 36.3% Alcohol
34 Grain whisky 73k 35.9 38.3% Alcohol
35 Mimosa (cocktail) 73k 34.6 57.9% Alcohol
36 Single malt scotch 72k 35.1 47.6% Alcohol
37 Cream liqueur 72k 36.7 65.7% Alcohol
38 Negroni 72k 51.3 38.8% Alcohol
39 American whiskey 69k 37.3 40.0% Alcohol
40 Manhattan (cocktail) 66k 39.3 43.6% Alcohol
41 Pilsner 65k 34.8 50.4% Alcohol
42 Flip (cocktail) 65k 40.4 56.8% Alcohol
43 Japanese whisky 61k 36.8 40.8% Alcohol
44 Stout 59k 38.1 49.0% Alcohol
45 Limoncello 58k 44.2 100.0% Alcohol
46 Rye whiskey 57k 38.0 43.2% Alcohol
47 Whiskey sour 56k 44.4 47.9% Alcohol
48 Hurricane (cocktail) 56k 32.0 72.1% Alcohol
49 Caesar (cocktail) 54k 40.4 54.5% Alcohol
50 Apple cider vinegar 54k 43.8 73.6% 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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