How to read this list
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IItalian cuisine | 1.3M | 0.5% | 38.1 | 57.3% | Cuisine |
| 2 | FFrench cuisine | 892k | 0.6% | 38.4 | 56.9% | Cuisine |
| 3 | IIndian cuisine | 874k | 0.7% | 38.5 | 55.5% | Cuisine |
| 4 | CChinese cuisine | 796k | 0.5% | 38.1 | 54.6% | Cuisine |
| 5 | JJapanese cuisine | 718k | 0.4% | 38.1 | 55.0% | Cuisine |
| 6 | GGerman cuisine | 670k | 0.8% | 38.3 | 53.9% | Cuisine |
| 7 | MMexican cuisine | 657k | 0.5% | 38.1 | 53.5% | Cuisine |
| 8 | GGreek cuisine | 616k | 0.8% | 38.4 | 52.5% | Cuisine |
| 9 | TThai cuisine | 582k | 0.6% | 38.2 | 53.0% | Cuisine |
| 10 | MMiddle Eastern cuisine | 572k | 0.8% | 38.2 | 53.3% | Cuisine |
| 11 | SSpanish cuisine | 570k | 0.6% | 37.9 | 53.0% | Cuisine |
| 12 | KKorean cuisine | 548k | 0.4% | 38.1 | 52.1% | Cuisine |
| 13 | VVietnamese cuisine | 545k | 0.6% | 38.3 | 52.5% | Cuisine |
| 14 | LLatin American cuisine | 541k | 0.6% | 38.1 | 51.8% | Cuisine |
| 15 | VVegetarian cuisine | 513k | 0.4% | 39.9 | 69.4% | Cuisine |
| 16 | MMediterranean cuisine | 396k | 0.5% | 38.0 | 64.0% | Cuisine |
| 17 | Sspicy food | 382k | 0.8% | 36.6 | 64.6% | Cuisine |
| 18 | SSouth African cuisine | 283k | 18.3% | 41.1 | 66.4% | Cuisine |
| 19 | AAfrican cuisine | 280k | 2.6% | 38.5 | 67.2% | Cuisine |
| 20 | CCuisine of the United States | 274k | 0.7% | 38.0 | 65.2% | Cuisine |
| 21 | EEuropean cuisine | 217k | 1.2% | 38.4 | 69.1% | Cuisine |
| 22 | GGlobal cuisine | 188k | 0.6% | 41.8 | 62.4% | Cuisine |
| 23 | BBritish cuisine | 181k | 0.8% | 39.5 | 67.6% | Cuisine |
| 24 | AAsian cuisine | 134k | 0.4% | 37.5 | 68.7% | Cuisine |
| 25 | PPeruvian cuisine | 120k | 0.7% | 34.3 | 76.7% | Cuisine |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular cuisines compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each cuisine 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 cuisine in South Africa?
Italian cuisine currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.3M people in South Africa.