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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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | AAre We There Yet? (TV series) | 40k | 3.4% | 45.1 | 62.6% | Comedy |
| 27 | FFantastic Mr. Fox (film) | 40k | 0.8% | 45.6 | 53.1% | Comedy |
| 28 | GGhostbusters | 40k | 0.4% | 40.0 | 42.1% | Comedy |
| 29 | BBack to the Future | 39k | 0.3% | 30.1 | 37.1% | Comedy |
| 30 | PPicture This (2008 film) | 38k | 3.1% | — | — | Comedy |
| 31 | AAmerican Pie (film) | 37k | 2.1% | 27.9 | 41.1% | Comedy |
| 32 | RRhinestone (film) | 35k | 1.7% | 40.2 | 84.9% | Comedy |
| 33 | MMadea Goes to Jail | 35k | 2.8% | 42.7 | 87.9% | Comedy |
| 34 | TTin Cup | 35k | 5.4% | 48.4 | 48.4% | Comedy |
| 35 | MMadea's Big Happy Family (film) | 34k | 2.7% | 41.0 | 83.6% | Comedy |
| 36 | TThe Other Woman (2009 film) | 32k | 1.4% | 33.7 | 100.0% | Comedy |
| 37 | MMy Cousin Vinny | 32k | 0.9% | 45.2 | 33.6% | Comedy |
| 38 | PPolice Academy (franchise) | 31k | 0.9% | 38.7 | 50.4% | Comedy |
| 39 | HHome and Away | 31k | 0.8% | 35.2 | 57.0% | Comedy |
| 40 | TThe Hangover | 30k | 0.3% | 27.0 | 44.7% | Comedy |
| 41 | TThe Lonely Island | 30k | 1.1% | 40.0 | 41.5% | Comedy |
| 42 | IIdiocracy | 30k | 0.5% | 39.9 | 48.8% | Comedy |
| 43 | WWasabi (film) | 29k | 0.5% | 33.8 | 41.7% | Comedy |
| 44 | 448 Hrs. | 29k | 2.0% | 42.5 | 88.2% | Comedy |
| 45 | SSky High (2005 film) | 28k | 1.1% | 43.7 | 55.4% | Comedy |
| 46 | Mmadeas family reunion | 27k | 3.5% | 32.0 | 87.1% | Comedy |
| 47 | TThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film) | 27k | 1.1% | 52.0 | 74.1% | Comedy |
| 48 | TThe Devil Wears Prada (film) | 27k | 0.2% | 26.6 | 56.7% | Comedy |
| 49 | TThere's Something About Mary | 27k | 1.2% | 49.1 | 66.7% | Comedy |
| 50 | SSuperbad (film) | 27k | 0.3% | 32.4 | 55.1% | 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.