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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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 Ginger ale 20k 34.0 54.8% Alcohol
77 Caipirinha 19k 39.0 58.7% Alcohol
78 Apple cider 18k 42.6 63.7% Alcohol
79 Mai Tai 18k 45.0 59.4% Alcohol
80 Low-alcohol beer 18k 39.4 46.9% Alcohol
81 Sherry 17k 30.9 73.3% Alcohol
82 Maotai 16k 34.3 47.4% Alcohol
83 Hot toddy 16k 39.4 68.4% Alcohol
84 Single barrel whiskey 16k 37.6 40.9% Alcohol
85 Sotol 15k 32.6 31.8% Alcohol
86 Kamikaze (cocktail) 14k 45.1 100.0% Alcohol
87 India Pale Ale 13k 39.4 46.9% Alcohol
88 French 75 (cocktail) 13k 41.2 44.7% Alcohol
89 Craft Beer 13k 34.7 42.2% Alcohol
90 Wheat beer 12k 35.3 59.6% Alcohol
91 Ouzo 12k 46.0 42.1% Alcohol
92 Triple sec 12k 34.3 51.2% Alcohol
93 White Russian (cocktail) 12k 38.8 56.8% Alcohol
94 Cape Codder (cocktail) 9.1k 29.1 72.6% Alcohol
95 Long Island Iced Tea 8.9k 29.4 0.0% Alcohol
96 Fish sauce 8.8k 43.4 75.1% Alcohol
97 Highball 8.7k 34.2 54.3% Alcohol
98 Polar Ice (vodka) 8.3k 41.7 63.9% Alcohol
99 Curaçao (liqueur) 7.9k 42.5 62.2% Alcohol
100 Islay whisky 7.5k 40.6 21.0% 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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