Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Islands in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest islands in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 235 islands tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Bali, Hawaii (island) and Rhodes lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 509k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 22k, and the largest, Bali, reaches around 185k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each island, 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 Bali 185k 38.1 63.3% Island
2 Hawaii (island) 176k 44.4 35.3% Island
3 Rhodes 149k 41.6 71.3% Island
4 Capri 116k 33.7 51.7% Island
5 Ibiza 100k 31.9 43.5% Island
6 Hawaii 100k 40.2 57.8% Island
7 Saint Helena 98k 47.2 54.1% Island
8 Mykonos 85k 41.6 66.7% Island
9 Sicily 66k 42.4 65.7% Island
10 Crete 64k 38.5 59.5% Island
11 Grenadines 53k 49.3 74.8% Island
12 Outer Banks 50k 20.8 72.6% Island
13 Montserrat 50k 46.8 60.4% Island
14 Kauai 44k 34.9 64.4% Island
15 Djurgården 38k 42.4 62.5% Island
16 Cayman Islands 35k 41.3 55.8% Island
17 Canary Islands 32k 41.6 51.1% Island
18 La Palma 32k 36.9 42.7% Island
19 Easter Island 31k 46.0 50.7% Island
20 Cyclades 24k 43.5 55.2% Island
21 Hawaiian Islands 21k 37.8 52.6% Island
22 Maui 21k 43.7 48.4% Island
23 Zakynthos 20k 41.5 57.2% Island
24 Newfoundland (island) 18k 42.2 61.5% Island
25 Galápagos Islands 18k 40.7 42.0% Island

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular islands compiled?

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

Bali currently leads with an estimated audience of 185k people in South Africa.

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