Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Software in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest software in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 126 software tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Microsoft, CapCut and Samsung Galaxy lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.8M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 45k, and the largest, Microsoft, reaches around 725k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each software, 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 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 Microsoft 725k 36.2 47.3% Software
2 CapCut 611k 37.0 41.8% Software
3 Samsung Galaxy 434k 35.6 47.4% Software
4 Office 365 359k 31.9 48.2% Software
5 Google Play 356k 37.6 53.3% Software
6 VS Code 209k 34.7 46.9% Software
7 Turbocharged Direct Injection 166k 37.0 30.4% Software
8 Cursor 117k 33.5 49.8% Software
9 Fairy 117k 39.0 77.6% Software
10 Tradesman 117k 34.7 49.5% Software
11 Claude Code 107k 35.8 49.5% Software
12 Microsoft Windows 81k 37.0 41.3% Software
13 AVG (software) 78k 44.3 60.0% Software
14 Oracle Corporation 74k 36.1 43.0% Software
15 Google Pixel 70k 32.9 46.5% Software
16 Ryobi 60k 41.0 22.9% Software
17 My Little Pony 50k 30.8 66.7% Software
18 Autodesk 50k 36.2 34.0% Software
19 ThinkPad 50k 31.9 59.6% Software
20 Mac OS 49k 32.4 42.0% Software
21 AutoCAD 43k 35.9 31.2% Software
22 Raspberry Pi 43k 36.5 45.0% Software
23 HP EliteBook 37k 33.2 47.1% Software
24 HP ProBook 29k 32.6 46.3% Software
25 Sprout Social 28k 28.2 64.8% Software

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular software compiled?

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

Microsoft currently leads with an estimated audience of 725k people in South Africa.

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