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
76 Baby Buggy 2.4k 27.0 100.0% Charity
77 Students Against Destructive Decisions 2.3k 25.6 64.8% Charity
78 ActionAid 2.3k 46.6 61.8% Charity
79 Wounded Warrior Project 2.3k 49.5 49.2% Charity
80 Ligonier Ministries 2.1k 49.6 71.5% Charity
81 Common Cause 2.1k 49.0 58.6% Charity
82 Room to Read 2.1k 41.1 71.9% Charity
83 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers 2k 29.7 49.0% Charity
84 Career Coach 1.9k 23.2 80.6% Charity
85 WaterAid 1.9k 50.2 63.3% Charity
86 AFS Intercultural Programs 1.8k 46.5 49.2% Charity
87 Environmental Working Group 1.8k 40.9 21.8% Charity
88 Jewish National Fund 1.7k 43.3 55.0% Charity
89 ProPublica 1.7k 45.6 59.0% Charity
90 Rainforest Alliance 1.6k 42.5 50.7% Charity
91 Pew Research Center 1.6k 38.6 40.0% Charity
92 Brookings Institution 1.5k 45.3 0.0% Charity
93 National Park Service 1.5k 39.3 46.6% Charity
94 In Touch Ministries 1.5k 39.1 54.9% Charity
95 Birthright Israel 1.5k 51.0 60.3% Charity
96 CIEE 1.5k 31.9 72.5% Charity
97 National Collegiate Athletic Association 1.5k 35.4 33.1% Charity
98 International Student Volunteers 1.4k 30.8 80.5% Charity
99 Project Syndicate 1.4k 51.0 40.6% Charity
100 Hemophilia Federation of America 1.4k 48.2 77.9% 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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