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
26 Mark Angel 29k 36.0 53.9% Comedian
27 Jerry Seinfeld 28k 38.7 51.4% Comedian
28 Dan Harmon 27k 41.1 52.6% Comedian
29 Bill Maher 26k 45.6 66.4% Comedian
30 Stephen Fry 25k 36.0 65.9% Comedian
31 George Lopez 25k 37.6 56.1% Comedian
32 Howie Mandel 25k 40.5 56.1% Comedian
33 Barry Hilton 24k 41.3 44.6% Comedian
34 Billy Crystal 24k 48.3 65.4% Comedian
35 Chris Farley 23k 44.6 34.6% Comedian
36 John Cleese 23k 36.1 49.2% Comedian
37 Michael McIntyre 21k 39.4 55.5% Comedian
38 Jimmy Carr 20k 34.3 39.8% Comedian
39 Billy Connolly 20k 44.5 36.4% Comedian
40 Simon Pegg 20k 34.6 30.1% Comedian
41 Totò 20k 27.1 35.0% Comedian
42 Sarah Silverman 19k 33.1 53.9% Comedian
43 Iliza Shlesinger 17k 43.6 74.6% Comedian
44 Jon Stewart 17k 37.2 46.3% Comedian
45 Keegan-Michael Key 17k 30.0 11.2% Comedian
46 Chelsea Peretti 17k 29.6 8.8% Comedian
47 Eddie Griffin 16k 35.9 48.7% Comedian
48 Matt Walsh (comedian) 16k 43.0 35.8% Comedian
49 Ray William Johnson 15k 26.1 33.3% Comedian
50 Bill Burr 15k 33.6 40.9% 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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