Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 46 most popular Fashion Magazines in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 46 largest fashion magazines in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Stil in Berlin, Bustle and GQ lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 438k people. Across all 46 entries the average audience size is 19k, and the largest, Stil in Berlin, reaches around 298k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each fashion magazine, 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 46, 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 Stil in Berlin 298k 34.6 46.5% Fashion magazine
2 Bustle 81k 35.2 72.4% Fashion magazine
3 GQ 59k 32.0 49.3% Fashion magazine
4 XXL (magazine) 54k 34.7 77.5% Fashion magazine
5 Cosmopolitan (magazine) 43k 33.4 71.0% Fashion magazine
6 W (magazine) 41k 37.1 73.5% Fashion magazine
7 Closer (magazine) 39k 49.8 100.0% Fashion magazine
8 Out (magazine) 30k 35.4 45.6% Fashion magazine
9 Dazed & Confused (magazine) 29k 32.4 52.2% Fashion magazine
10 FHM 28k 37.5 47.8% Fashion magazine
11 Shape (magazine) 26k Fashion magazine
12 Latina (magazine) 25k 31.6 40.8% Fashion magazine
13 Nylon (magazine) 19k 36.2 43.7% Fashion magazine
14 I-D 15k 38.9 49.7% Fashion magazine
15 Sneaker Freaker 13k 32.4 51.7% Fashion magazine
16 Esquire (magazine) 13k 31.5 62.2% Fashion magazine
17 Condé Nast 10k 39.6 66.3% Fashion magazine
18 Life & Style (magazine) 6.9k Fashion magazine
19 Vogue 5.7k 35.1 72.8% Fashion magazine
20 Elle (magazine) 4.5k 34.0 74.0% Fashion magazine
21 Glamour (magazine) 3.7k 33.6 76.7% Fashion magazine
22 Vanity Fair (magazine) 3k 35.6 73.2% Fashion magazine
23 Jolie (magazine) 2.9k 29.5 69.2% Fashion magazine
24 Marie Claire 2.3k 33.6 71.3% Fashion magazine
25 InStyle 1.9k 34.5 72.9% Fashion magazine

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular fashion magazines compiled?

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

Stil in Berlin currently leads with an estimated audience of 298k people in South Africa.

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