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
51 Moog 1.7k 37.6 27.0% Music instrument
52 Rickenbacker 1.4k 50.3 10.7% Music instrument
53 Blackstar Amplification 1.3k 49.8 8.5% Music instrument
54 Bateria 1.3k 37.7 47.8% Music instrument
55 Steel guitar 1.3k 44.1 47.3% Music instrument
56 Stomp box 1.3k 47.0 7.3% Music instrument
57 IK Multimedia 1.3k 26.1 42.7% Music instrument
58 Hammond organ 1.2k 20.7 100.0% Music instrument
59 Gretsch Guitars 1.2k 22.9 46.0% Music instrument
60 TC Electronic 1.1k 50.3 20.2% Music instrument
61 Goblet drum 1.1k 33.7 21.0% Music instrument
62 Stage piano 996 45.1 0.0% Music instrument
63 Nord Keyboards 898 21.0 24.4% Music instrument
64 Alvarez Guitars 844 53.1 21.6% Music instrument
65 Gretsch 771 29.1 30.3% Music instrument
66 B.C. Rich 763 49.5 11.1% Music instrument
67 Agogô 740 37.5 35.8% Music instrument
68 Nagara (drum) 699 33.9 11.7% Music instrument
69 Dizi (instrument) 687 36.2 44.2% Music instrument
70 Bandoneon 682 36.0 26.0% Music instrument
71 Elixir Strings 675 32.0 11.0% Music instrument
72 Ludwig Drums 640 38.5 28.4% Music instrument
73 Piccolo trumpet 638 41.9 58.4% Music instrument
74 Jazz piano 613 36.8 42.2% Music instrument
75 Seymour Duncan 610 33.3 14.8% 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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