Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Classical Musics in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest classical musics in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 105 classical musics tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Andre Rieu, David Foster and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 87k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.7k, and the largest, Andre Rieu, reaches around 57k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each classical music, 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
1 Andre Rieu 57k 36.5 50.9% Classical music
2 David Foster 16k 39.1 42.8% Classical music
3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 14k 39.8 49.3% Classical music
4 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal 12k 41.8 60.0% Classical music
5 Yuja Wang 11k 59.0 64.7% Classical music
6 Ludwig van Beethoven 11k 35.5 53.7% Classical music
7 André Rieu 10k 50.4 58.4% Classical music
8 HAUSER 9.8k 47.1 55.5% Classical music
9 Ludovico Einaudi 6.6k 42.6 66.2% Classical music
10 Yo-Yo Ma 6.4k 52.5 69.9% Classical music
11 Leonard Bernstein 5.9k 51.5 57.8% Classical music
12 Katherine Jenkins 5.1k 39.6 52.3% Classical music
13 Johann Strauss II 4.1k 39.5 65.8% Classical music
14 Erik Satie 4.1k 50.3 60.5% Classical music
15 Johann Sebastian Bach 4k 41.4 57.7% Classical music
16 Vangelis 3.8k 34.2 13.6% Classical music
17 Henry Mancini 3.6k 40.5 100.0% Classical music
18 Edward Elgar 3.4k 49.8 57.8% Classical music
19 Dmitri Shostakovich 3.2k 36.9 49.7% Classical music
20 2Cellos 3k 50.0 47.9% Classical music
21 Joseph Haydn 3k 40.8 60.7% Classical music
22 Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 2.9k 32.6 17.7% Classical music
23 David Garrett (musician) 2.9k 43.8 78.4% Classical music
24 Franz Liszt 2.8k 41.6 54.1% Classical music
25 Richard Wagner 2.7k 41.3 59.9% Classical music

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular classical musics compiled?

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

Andre Rieu currently leads with an estimated audience of 57k people in South Africa.

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