Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 50 most popular Fantasies in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest fantasies in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Frankenstein, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Descendants (2015 film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 259k people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 16k, and the largest, Frankenstein, reaches around 121k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each fantasy, 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 50, 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 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 9k 24.9 35.3% Fantasy
27 The Shadow 7.7k 43.0 43.2% Fantasy
28 Ultima (series) 7.3k 27.2 48.7% Fantasy
29 The Wiz (film) 7.2k 41.0 68.5% Fantasy
30 Outlander (novel) 6.5k 34.8 100.0% Fantasy
31 A Christmas Carol (2009 film) 5.7k 40.1 58.2% Fantasy
32 Lemony Snicket 5.6k 39.9 62.8% Fantasy
33 Miracle on 34th Street 4.4k 38.2 69.5% Fantasy
34 Castle in the Sky 4.2k 33.6 52.4% Fantasy
35 The Last Unicorn (film) 3.9k 39.6 73.9% Fantasy
36 Age of Mythology 2.9k 25.5 33.0% Fantasy
37 Solomon Kane 2.8k 28.2 0.0% Fantasy
38 Dragon Age 2.8k 21.7 5.9% Fantasy
39 Tales from Earthsea (film) 1.9k 35.1 57.1% Fantasy
40 The Secret of Kells 1.6k 35.2 38.5% Fantasy
41 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 1.4k 43.8 40.3% Fantasy
42 Wings of Desire 1.4k 40.6 74.2% Fantasy
43 The Elder Scrolls 1.4k 29.9 37.4% Fantasy
44 The Elder Scrolls Online 1.2k 26.9 34.5% Fantasy
45 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 1.1k 32.9 77.8% Fantasy
46 The Science of Sleep 1.1k 45.8 52.7% Fantasy
47 Dragon's Lair 964 35.5 46.5% Fantasy
48 Pom Poko 786 33.3 48.4% Fantasy
49 Der Ring des Nibelungen 779 43.0 40.6% Fantasy
50 The Dark Eye 117 38.2 50.1% Fantasy

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular fantasies compiled?

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

Frankenstein currently leads with an estimated audience of 121k people in South Africa.

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