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
51 Human Rights Campaign 6.1k 34.6 61.6% Charity
52 Habitat for Humanity 5k 45.1 68.6% Charity
53 International Solidarity Movement 5k 36.1 61.6% Charity
54 Middle East Monitor 5k 45.6 15.1% Charity
55 Mercy Ships 4.4k 49.1 75.9% Charity
56 Special Olympics 4.3k 43.4 75.7% Charity
57 Global Underwater Explorers 4.3k 39.3 42.1% Charity
58 OWASP 4.3k 33.8 48.1% Charity
59 Samaritan's Purse 4.1k 49.9 77.0% Charity
60 Better Business Bureau 3.9k 40.1 77.4% Charity
61 Redeemed Christian Church of God 3.8k 35.6 43.2% Charity
62 Recording Industry Association of America 3.7k 37.2 44.0% Charity
63 World Anti-Doping Agency 3.6k 28.9 34.7% Charity
64 American Enterprise Institute 3.5k 29.4 32.7% Charity
65 National Fire Protection Association 3.3k 45.3 28.8% Charity
66 Conservation International 3.2k 45.4 37.2% Charity
67 Al-Anon/Alateen 3.1k 48.2 81.0% Charity
68 ManKind Project 3.1k 50.0 71.2% Charity
69 international coach federation 3k 49.9 100.0% Charity
70 National Genealogical Society 2.8k 39.7 52.5% Charity
71 La Caixa 2.7k 31.1 57.1% Charity
72 Zionist Organization of America 2.5k 56.1 54.2% Charity
73 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society 2.4k 45.5 50.1% Charity
74 Engineers Australia 2.4k 43.7 20.4% Charity
75 Guide Dogs for the Blind 2.4k 47.7 71.3% 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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