Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 93 most popular Car Manufacturers in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 93 largest car manufacturers in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Toyota, BMW and Mercedes-Benz lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5M people. Across all 93 entries the average audience size is 226k, and the largest, Toyota, reaches around 1.8M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each car manufacturer, 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 93, 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 Toyota 1.8M 36.8 42.1% Car manufacturer
2 BMW 1.7M 37.0 41.4% Car manufacturer
3 Mercedes-Benz 1.5M 37.0 42.7% Car manufacturer
4 Volkswagen 1.4M 37.1 40.1% Car manufacturer
5 Hyundai 1.2M 37.5 42.8% Car manufacturer
6 Audi 1.1M 36.8 41.0% Car manufacturer
7 Nissan 964k 37.0 42.7% Car manufacturer
8 Porsche 868k 36.5 42.8% Car manufacturer
9 Land Rover 831k 37.5 41.9% Car manufacturer
10 Suzuki 826k 37.8 40.7% Car manufacturer
11 Mazda 740k 37.6 43.1% Car manufacturer
12 Honda 681k 36.4 42.9% Car manufacturer
13 Renault 679k 37.7 43.2% Car manufacturer
14 Range Rover 631k 37.1 46.4% Car manufacturer
15 Lexus 474k 35.8 40.5% Car manufacturer
16 Jaguar Cars 446k 35.7 43.4% Car manufacturer
17 Volvo 407k 36.5 43.7% Car manufacturer
18 Peugeot 382k 37.2 44.2% Car manufacturer
19 Opel 365k 36.2 45.3% Car manufacturer
20 Mitsubishi 338k 36.4 45.5% Car manufacturer
21 General Motors 304k 38.3 28.7% Car manufacturer
22 Tesla Motors 300k 35.4 38.0% Car manufacturer
23 Fiat 274k 35.7 45.1% Car manufacturer
24 Citroën 272k 35.6 47.2% Car manufacturer
25 Alfa Romeo 270k 36.0 41.1% Car manufacturer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular car manufacturers compiled?

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

Toyota currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.8M people in South Africa.

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