Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Mobile Phone Operators in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest mobile phone operators in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 128 mobile phone operators tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Vodacom, Telkom (South Africa) and Cell C lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 53k, and the largest, Vodacom, reaches around 2.4M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each mobile phone operator, 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
76 Klarmobil 155 36.0 53.3% Mobile phone operator
77 Dish Network 152 37.2 47.3% Mobile phone operator
78 Canal Digital 132 44.4 36.4% Mobile phone operator
79 spusu 132 38.4 47.6% Mobile phone operator
80 Axiata 122 38.3 34.2% Mobile phone operator
81 LIDL Connect 121 40.4 59.4% Mobile phone operator
82 3 Sverige 119 42.7 38.6% Mobile phone operator
83 TDC A/S 119 44.7 50.4% Mobile phone operator
84 United Internet 115 41.5 49.4% Mobile phone operator
85 Saudi Telecom Company 112 24.6 66.4% Mobile phone operator
86 PosteMobile 109 46.7 46.8% Mobile phone operator
87 Vip mobile 108 29.4 17.2% Mobile phone operator
88 Com Hem 105 41.7 32.7% Mobile phone operator
89 Hutchison Drei Austria 103 36.0 46.0% Mobile phone operator
90 TIM Brasil 102 40.4 49.4% Mobile phone operator
91 Telefónica Germany 101 38.9 35.8% Mobile phone operator
92 china mobile hong kong 101 38.2 48.2% Mobile phone operator
93 Telecom Argentina 98 38.8 55.2% Mobile phone operator
94 Fraenk 95 34.5 48.4% Mobile phone operator
95 Sparhandy 95 36.9 39.1% Mobile phone operator
96 Public Mobile 94 23.4 53.9% Mobile phone operator
97 Tchibo Mobil 92 40.2 53.0% Mobile phone operator
98 Tigo Guatemala 92 37.1 46.2% Mobile phone operator
99 Amiva 91 24.9 42.4% Mobile phone operator
100 Unitymedia 90 40.3 49.9% Mobile phone operator

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular mobile phone operators compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each mobile phone operator 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 mobile phone operator in South Africa?

Vodacom currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.4M people in South Africa.

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