Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Music Instruments in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest music instruments in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 109 music instruments tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ibanez, Roland Corporation and Bongo lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 84k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 4.5k, and the largest, Ibanez, reaches around 38k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each music instrument, 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
1 Ibanez 38k 34.2 31.7% Music instrument
2 Roland Corporation 24k 34.9 33.5% Music instrument
3 Bongo 22k 19.9 60.2% Music instrument
4 Xylophone 22k 24.8 47.1% Music instrument
5 Oud 19k 38.0 69.6% Music instrument
6 Euphonium 18k 43.1 46.6% Music instrument
7 Shofar 15k 44.2 71.0% Music instrument
8 Claves 15k 39.1 40.7% Music instrument
9 Theremin 15k 42.7 0.0% Music instrument
10 Hang (instrument) 14k 32.7 37.1% Music instrument
11 Epiphone 13k 35.6 32.7% Music instrument
12 Guitar pick 13k 45.2 50.2% Music instrument
13 Korg 13k 31.6 32.7% Music instrument
14 Djembe 11k 42.9 42.2% Music instrument
15 D'Addario 9.8k 46.6 15.3% Music instrument
16 Taylor Guitars 9.6k 35.1 30.1% Music instrument
17 Ovation Guitar Company 9k 51.7 22.3% Music instrument
18 Harpsichord 8.2k 43.2 48.8% Music instrument
19 Hurdy gurdy 7.9k 47.5 31.7% Music instrument
20 C. F. Martin & Company 7.5k 36.2 30.1% Music instrument
21 Electronic drum 7.3k 38.3 33.3% Music instrument
22 Electronic piano 7.2k 41.9 42.3% Music instrument
23 Kakaki 6.7k 29.2 30.5% Music instrument
24 DigiTech 6.6k 50.1 9.6% Music instrument
25 Acoustic bass guitar 6.6k 42.3 23.0% Music instrument

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular music instruments compiled?

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

Ibanez currently leads with an estimated audience of 38k people in South Africa.

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