Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Comedians in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest comedians in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 471 comedians tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Earthquake (comedian), Trevor Noah and Rowan Atkinson lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 691k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 29k, and the largest, Earthquake (comedian), reaches around 293k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each comedian, 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 Earthquake (comedian) 293k Comedian
2 Trevor Noah 205k 33.4 50.0% Comedian
3 Rowan Atkinson 193k 39.2 40.2% Comedian
4 Jim Carrey 182k 37.5 58.0% Comedian
5 Eddie Murphy 104k 32.1 53.0% Comedian
6 Seth Rogen 81k 37.0 43.6% Comedian
7 Kevin James 79k 36.9 60.6% Comedian
8 Damon Wayans 79k 36.2 32.5% Comedian
9 Pete Davidson 61k 30.7 51.9% Comedian
10 Russell Brand 58k 35.6 54.1% Comedian
11 Jimmy Fallon 56k 38.0 53.2% Comedian
12 Sacha Baron Cohen 53k 31.3 50.2% Comedian
13 Dave Chappelle 49k 30.7 60.7% Comedian
14 Zach Galifianakis 43k 41.2 42.0% Comedian
15 Ricky Gervais 40k 38.9 40.2% Comedian
16 Katt Williams 39k 33.4 37.1% Comedian
17 Steve Martin 37k 33.0 65.4% Comedian
18 Marc Lottering 37k 42.0 66.6% Comedian
19 Fluffy 36k 51.3 80.1% Comedian
20 Colin Jost 35k 35.2 49.9% Comedian
21 Tina Fey 34k 35.3 50.8% Comedian
22 Jeff Dunham 34k 43.1 38.5% Comedian
23 Nikki Glaser 32k 38.5 36.3% Comedian
24 Larry David 31k 46.5 34.9% Comedian
25 Mike Epps 31k 33.7 52.3% Comedian

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular comedians compiled?

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

Earthquake (comedian) currently leads with an estimated audience of 293k people in South Africa.

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