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
51 Boracay 7.6k 35.7 85.5% Island
52 Murano 7.5k 48.9 77.0% Island
53 Lesbos 7.4k 48.0 50.9% Island
54 Cephalonia 7.4k 36.4 56.1% Island
55 Lanai 7.2k 48.2 66.5% Island
56 Phillip Island 7.1k 45.5 61.7% Island
57 Komodo (island) 7.1k 42.1 32.0% Island
58 Gran Canaria 7k 40.6 44.7% Island
59 Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) 7k 47.6 56.6% Island
60 Saint Kitts 6.9k 43.0 89.6% Island
61 Gozo 6.8k 55.7 100.0% Island
62 Tsushima Island 6.7k 51.3 34.8% Island
63 Sumatra 6.7k 39.6 62.0% Island
64 Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 6.5k 48.0 59.9% Island
65 Andaman Islands 6.2k 39.4 61.4% Island
66 Corsica 6k 38.0 41.5% Island
67 Corfu 5.7k 35.4 54.8% Island
68 Lefkada 5.5k 45.7 55.3% Island
69 Whitsunday Islands 5.4k 37.0 85.4% Island
70 Bonaire 5.3k 39.5 48.6% Island
71 Vancouver Island 5.3k 42.8 59.7% Island
72 Samos 5.2k 43.4 54.7% Island
73 Rottnest Island 5.2k 44.5 63.9% Island
74 Mindanao 5.1k 40.7 38.6% Island
75 Ko Lipe 5k 33.3 61.1% 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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