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
76 Once Human 19k 31.6 29.4% Metal
77 Debauchery (band) 19k 42.2 20.0% Metal
78 AVOID 19k 36.6 39.3% Metal
79 Trope 19k 38.1 29.8% Metal
80 Shaman 18k 38.5 36.8% Metal
81 Mercenary 18k 40.4 36.5% Metal
82 Hatchet 17k 42.2 44.7% Metal
83 Saviours 17k 43.8 52.5% Metal
84 Atrophy 17k 35.4 44.2% Metal
85 Mugshot 16k 36.7 54.3% Metal
86 Avalanch 16k 30.3 26.7% Metal
87 Enforced 15k 39.4 31.4% Metal
88 Haunt 15k 34.9 48.2% Metal
89 Ghoul 15k 37.9 29.7% Metal
90 Intervals 15k 37.0 63.8% Metal
91 Contention 15k 37.7 47.8% Metal
92 Serious Black 14k 35.6 31.3% Metal
93 Snot 14k 32.3 39.9% Metal
94 Pyrexia 14k 38.1 29.8% Metal
95 Unleashed 14k 39.1 54.4% Metal
96 Hemlock 14k 39.7 45.9% Metal
97 Tribulation 14k 40.0 51.3% Metal
98 Ambush 13k 34.6 35.4% Metal
99 Grift 13k 42.0 66.0% Metal
100 Distant 13k 34.8 34.2% 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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