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
26 Aruba 16k 42.3 46.2% Island
27 Majorca 15k 37.6 51.1% Island
28 Borneo 15k 46.3 57.0% Island
29 Phi Phi Islands 15k 39.2 64.6% Island
30 JEJU Island 15k 32.9 67.5% Island
31 Epi (island) 14k 38.4 52.3% Island
32 Kos 14k 43.5 76.0% Island
33 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 13k 46.9 63.1% Island
34 Curaçao 13k 37.9 46.9% Island
35 Elba 13k 42.4 60.4% Island
36 Paros 12k 42.2 58.1% Island
37 Naxos 12k 45.1 55.9% Island
38 Oahu 12k 35.9 47.7% Island
39 Kea (island) 11k 29.0 100.0% Island
40 Tahiti 11k 40.7 55.7% Island
41 Saint Vincent (island) 10k 35.5 44.9% Island
42 Skiathos 10k 43.5 57.4% Island
43 Tenerife 10k 35.1 57.7% Island
44 Rhode Island 10k 35.8 45.2% Island
45 South Island 9k 37.5 55.3% Island
46 Lombok 8.3k 39.7 46.8% Island
47 Cozumel 7.9k 42.8 82.7% Island
48 Martha's Vineyard 7.7k 25.5 56.6% Island
49 Norfolk Island 7.6k 52.9 51.4% Island
50 Christmas Island 7.6k 34.4 38.7% 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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