Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 65 most popular Musicals in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 65 largest musicals in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Chicago (musical), Lord of the Rings (musical) and Wicked (musical) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 399k people. Across all 65 entries the average audience size is 17k, and the largest, Chicago (musical), reaches around 174k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each musical, 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 65, 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 The Lion King (musical) 714 34.9 57.2% Musical
52 Beat Street 601 29.5 59.7% Musical
53 Sunday in the Park with George 502 40.8 76.9% Musical
54 Million Dollar Quartet (musical) 480 52.5 63.2% Musical
55 South Pacific (musical) 295 50.7 69.6% Musical
56 Man of La Mancha 287 22.7 45.9% Musical
57 Black Nazarene 235 45.7 66.5% Musical
58 Newsies (musical) 186 43.2 75.0% Musical
59 Mary Poppins - The Musical 179 35.2 65.9% Musical
60 Phantom (musical) 147 42.6 0.0% Musical
61 Passion (musical) 122 40.2 79.5% Musical
62 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam 110 32.3 67.5% Musical
63 Devi Sri Prasad 104 25.6 15.8% Musical
64 Flying Steps 91 29.6 53.9% Musical
65 Greenbeats 80 35.9 33.8% Musical

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musicals compiled?

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

Chicago (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 174k people in South Africa.

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