Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Charities in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest charities in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 422 charities tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. United Nations, American Marketing Association and FamilySearch lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 27k, and the largest, United Nations, reaches around 741k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each charity, 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
26 Rotary International 22k 38.0 45.8% Charity
27 Mothers Against Drunk Driving 22k 59.0 72.4% Charity
28 Humane Society International 21k 44.5 54.5% Charity
29 New York City Ballet 20k 40.7 77.5% Charity
30 American Student Dental Association 18k Charity
31 PragerU 15k 47.3 0.0% Charity
32 Social Good 15k 41.5 57.0% Charity
33 California Academy of Sciences 14k 45.2 50.2% Charity
34 Islamic Relief 14k 43.8 55.0% Charity
35 Autism Speaks 14k 45.1 94.2% Charity
36 Appalachian Trail Conservancy 14k 52.7 52.4% Charity
37 American Ballet Theatre 13k 39.5 79.4% Charity
38 Safari Club International 13k 46.8 36.0% Charity
39 Forest Stewardship Council 12k 44.4 62.0% Charity
40 Common Application 12k 39.1 72.1% Charity
41 Professional Photographers of America 11k 32.0 51.0% Charity
42 Environmental Investigation Agency 10k 50.4 48.4% Charity
43 Teach First 9.8k 45.5 69.8% Charity
44 Girl Scouts 9.3k 35.1 89.0% Charity
45 Make-A-Wish Foundation 8.8k 28.3 14.1% Charity
46 Sojourners 8.2k 42.2 62.4% Charity
47 Committee to Protect Journalists 7.8k 37.0 58.5% Charity
48 Goethe-Institut 7.6k 31.3 66.3% Charity
49 national trust 6.6k 36.2 78.3% Charity
50 Ashoka 6.3k 36.3 19.7% Charity

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular charities compiled?

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

United Nations currently leads with an estimated audience of 741k people in South Africa.

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