How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 47, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAndrea Bocelli | 79k | 0.4% | 38.8 | 62.6% | Opera singer |
| 2 | SSusan Boyle | 43k | 0.7% | 32.8 | 74.0% | Opera singer |
| 3 | MMaria Callas | 17k | 0.2% | 23.9 | 48.1% | Opera singer |
| 4 | SSarah Brightman | 13k | 0.7% | 36.9 | 76.7% | Opera singer |
| 5 | RRobin Banks | 12k | 26.8% | 45.3 | 67.3% | Opera singer |
| 6 | LLuciano Pavarotti | 9.9k | 0.3% | 40.9 | 53.3% | Opera singer |
| 7 | PPaul Potts | 5.9k | 0.5% | 53.4 | 66.1% | Opera singer |
| 8 | JJonas Kaufmann | 4.5k | 0.3% | 51.9 | 66.3% | Opera singer |
| 9 | SShantel | 3.9k | 3.2% | 54.2 | 90.2% | Opera singer |
| 10 | AAdam Port | 3.6k | 1.3% | 32.9 | 42.4% | Opera singer |
| 11 | AAnna Netrebko | 2.8k | 0.2% | 48.8 | 67.0% | Opera singer |
| 12 | PPlácido Domingo | 1.8k | 0.2% | 56.2 | 70.4% | Opera singer |
| 13 | RRenée Fleming | 1.8k | 0.5% | 50.1 | 77.7% | Opera singer |
| 14 | JJon Gosselin | 1.5k | 0.4% | 49.6 | 100.0% | Opera singer |
| 15 | KKrust | 1.3k | 2.4% | 42.2 | 65.8% | Opera singer |
| 16 | CCecilia Bartoli | 963 | 0.2% | 35.5 | 50.4% | Opera singer |
| 17 | KKill The Noise | 828 | 1.7% | 36.2 | 55.4% | Opera singer |
| 18 | RRolando Villazon | 733 | 0.1% | 43.9 | 51.5% | Opera singer |
| 19 | EEnrico Caruso | 706 | 0.2% | 39.9 | 50.1% | Opera singer |
| 20 | JJoyce DiDonato | 655 | 0.3% | 59.0 | 62.3% | Opera singer |
| 21 | GGammer | 647 | 0.6% | 22.3 | 63.5% | Opera singer |
| 22 | VVasco Rossi | 455 | 0.0% | 46.7 | 55.0% | Opera singer |
| 23 | TThe Bloody Beetroots | 413 | 0.6% | 27.3 | 26.2% | Opera singer |
| 24 | NNightmares on Wax | 394 | 0.3% | 42.0 | 40.2% | Opera singer |
| 25 | AAxel Boman | 371 | 1.3% | 40.2 | 33.0% | Opera singer |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular opera singers compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each opera singer 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 opera singer in South Africa?
Andrea Bocelli currently leads with an estimated audience of 79k people in South Africa.