Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Metals in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest metals in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 998 metals tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Schizophrenia, Sentenced and Integrity (band) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 568k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 43k, and the largest, Schizophrenia, reaches around 246k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each metal, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

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 Sigh 32k 47.6 71.6% Metal
52 Insolence 32k 41.2 84.9% Metal
53 Sorcerer 31k 31.6 34.4% Metal
54 Trouble 31k 34.4 48.8% Metal
55 Dark Angel 31k 38.4 34.3% Metal
56 Caskets 30k 36.8 44.1% Metal
57 LIMBS 30k 39.0 55.0% Metal
58 M.E.L.T. 28k 38.1 29.8% Metal
59 Torture 28k 38.8 67.8% Metal
60 Dope 25k 35.7 35.5% Metal
61 Adept (band) 25k 40.0 72.1% Metal
62 Unexpect 25k Metal
63 Halford 24k 35.3 36.1% Metal
64 Deadlock 23k 42.4 42.7% Metal
65 Capture 23k 28.2 55.9% Metal
66 Disillusion 22k 38.1 29.8% Metal
67 Cyanotic 22k 40.3 57.7% Metal
68 Foetus 22k 38.9 44.3% Metal
69 Sable Hills 22k 35.5 22.7% Metal
70 Elder 21k 31.6 28.4% Metal
71 Sasquatch 20k 39.6 25.6% Metal
72 Elixir 20k 37.7 47.8% Metal
73 Intrepid 20k 38.1 29.8% Metal
74 Stabbing 20k 37.5 61.9% Metal
75 Wake 20k 38.1 29.8% Metal

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular metals compiled?

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

Schizophrenia currently leads with an estimated audience of 246k people in South Africa.

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