How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 17, 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBusiness Day (South Africa) | 407k | 40.5% | 43.9 | 34.3% | Business news |
| 2 | FForbes | 218k | 0.5% | 38.1 | 48.9% | Business news |
| 3 | TThe Economist | 218k | 0.7% | 40.6 | 47.8% | Business news |
| 4 | BBusiness Insider | 191k | 2.5% | 38.9 | 43.8% | Business news |
| 5 | YYahoo! Finance | 86k | 0.1% | 40.6 | 54.4% | Business news |
| 6 | HHarvard Business Review | 67k | 0.8% | 38.4 | 49.1% | Business news |
| 7 | FFast Company (magazine) | 40k | 2.0% | 42.7 | 46.6% | Business news |
| 8 | AAcademic journal | 4.8k | 0.5% | 39.7 | 51.5% | Business news |
| 9 | BBloomberg Businessweek | 3.3k | 0.8% | 41.9 | 55.4% | Business news |
| 10 | WWirtschaftswoche | 623 | 0.0% | 40.0 | 34.0% | Business news |
| 11 | Mmanager magazin | 456 | 0.1% | 37.8 | 26.9% | Business news |
| 12 | VVentureBeat | 438 | 0.2% | 39.0 | 46.3% | Business news |
| 13 | HHarvard Business Manager | 133 | 0.1% | 35.9 | 41.5% | Business news |
| 14 | BBusiness Punk | 120 | 0.0% | 35.4 | 45.5% | Business news |
| 15 | WWerben & Verkaufen | 50 | 0.3% | 46.7 | 37.2% | Business news |
| 16 | CCapital (German magazine) | 25 | 0.8% | 38.6 | 26.1% | Business news |
| 17 | Ddeutsche-startups.de | 0 | 0.0% | 34.0 | 39.1% | Business news |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular business news compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each business news 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 business news in South Africa?
Business Day (South Africa) currently leads with an estimated audience of 407k people in South Africa.