Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Comedies in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest comedies in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 246 comedies tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Mr. Bean, Slacker and Freaky Friday (2003 film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 762k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 38k, and the largest, Mr. Bean, reaches around 314k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each comedy, 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 Mr. Bean 314k 37.0 33.0% Comedy
2 Slacker 227k 45.7 63.0% Comedy
3 Freaky Friday (2003 film) 221k 47.7 68.8% Comedy
4 Bill Cosby 205k 45.9 38.7% Comedy
5 Home Alone (franchise) 118k 46.0 79.9% Comedy
6 Hellcats 101k 38.8 51.5% Comedy
7 Honest (TV series) 97k 49.0 24.0% Comedy
8 Jack (1996 film) 94k Comedy
9 Courage the Cowardly Dog 68k 39.2 51.9% Comedy
10 Home Alone 67k 37.6 54.5% Comedy
11 Couples Retreat 64k 39.2 67.8% Comedy
12 Bedtime Stories (film) 56k 29.4 91.6% Comedy
13 Matt Rife 55k 36.0 60.6% Comedy
14 Epic Movie 54k 45.3 71.7% Comedy
15 Fridays (TV series) 54k 21.4 48.0% Comedy
16 Pan (2015 film) 50k 26.2 74.8% Comedy
17 Neighbors 49k 38.6 62.3% Comedy
18 Borat 48k 41.7 44.3% Comedy
19 Think Like a Man 45k 34.3 57.9% Comedy
20 Forrest Gump 45k 41.2 51.1% Comedy
21 Good Luck (TV series) 43k 43.7 55.9% Comedy
22 We're the Millers 43k 32.3 50.9% Comedy
23 21 Jump Street (film) 43k 33.5 44.1% Comedy
24 The Internship 42k 32.5 51.2% Comedy
25 Sleeper (1973 film) 42k 39.1 58.0% Comedy

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular comedies compiled?

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

Mr. Bean currently leads with an estimated audience of 314k people in South Africa.

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