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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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | IImperialism | 29k | 3.0% | 40.6 | 38.1% | Novel |
| 27 | CCharlotte's Web | 28k | 1.6% | 37.4 | 70.1% | Novel |
| 28 | AAnne of Green Gables | 26k | 1.0% | 45.6 | 89.7% | Novel |
| 29 | LLord of the Flies | 25k | 0.6% | 36.4 | 41.0% | Novel |
| 30 | BBook of Lamentations | 24k | 3.7% | 46.6 | 60.0% | Novel |
| 31 | DDon Quixote | 24k | 0.0% | 41.0 | 64.2% | Novel |
| 32 | JJane Eyre | 23k | 0.7% | 47.8 | 86.4% | Novel |
| 33 | SStar Wars: The Force Awakens | 21k | 0.3% | 31.3 | 37.0% | Novel |
| 34 | SShakespeare's sonnets | 20k | 2.3% | 48.6 | 85.5% | Novel |
| 35 | TThe Lottery | 19k | 1.1% | 37.2 | 52.0% | Novel |
| 36 | OOf Mice and Men | 17k | 0.4% | 51.3 | 55.6% | Novel |
| 37 | FFunny Story | 16k | 3.9% | 51.7 | 0.0% | Novel |
| 38 | TThe Old Man and the Sea | 16k | 1.4% | 51.8 | 66.2% | Novel |
| 39 | TThe Four Agreements | 15k | 2.3% | 29.7 | 74.1% | Novel |
| 40 | YYoga Sutras of Patanjali | 14k | 0.2% | 41.6 | 66.6% | Novel |
| 41 | TTrade Me | 14k | 0.2% | 44.0 | 53.3% | Novel |
| 42 | SSalome (opera) | 13k | 1.0% | — | — | Novel |
| 43 | OOne Hundred Years of Solitude | 13k | 1.1% | 34.5 | 43.5% | Novel |
| 44 | TThe Fellowship of the Ring | 12k | 0.5% | 32.7 | 32.3% | Novel |
| 45 | TThe Call of the Wild | 12k | 0.8% | 41.3 | 43.1% | Novel |
| 46 | ''Salem's Lot | 12k | 0.5% | 42.8 | 63.3% | Novel |
| 47 | BBhagavad Gita | 12k | 0.4% | 43.3 | 53.5% | Novel |
| 48 | EESV Study Bible | 11k | 2.0% | 46.6 | 59.2% | Novel |
| 49 | LLove You Forever | 11k | 1.6% | 54.4 | 12.5% | Novel |
| 50 | TThe Very Hungry Caterpillar | 11k | 0.5% | 40.5 | 56.9% | Novel |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novels compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each novel 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 novel in South Africa?
Madea's Class Reunion currently leads with an estimated audience of 979k people in South Africa.