Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 74 most popular Souls in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 74 largest souls in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. The Time, Prince (musician) and Lionel Richie lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 447k people. Across all 74 entries the average audience size is 17k, and the largest, The Time, reaches around 232k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each soul, 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 74, 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
26 Maurice White 4.5k 51.7 44.7% Soul
27 Beverley Knight 4.1k 49.4 69.4% Soul
28 Michael Kiwanuka 3.2k 42.3 46.2% Soul
29 John Oates 3k 52.6 53.5% Soul
30 Bootsy Collins 2.5k 39.8 40.5% Soul
31 The Jacksons 2k 41.1 50.9% Soul
32 The Miracles 1.7k 42.0 61.2% Soul
33 Jordan Rakei 1.6k 33.5 56.8% Soul
34 Polyrhythmics 1.5k 35.7 51.5% Soul
35 Evelyn “Champagne” King 1.1k 36.9 50.1% Soul
36 Joe Tex 1.1k 54.9 39.9% Soul
37 Chuck Jackson 1.1k 54.0 63.3% Soul
38 The Dramatics 1k 52.4 65.6% Soul
39 Édith Piaf 913 50.1 63.8% Soul
40 Vulfpeck 852 46.5 53.7% Soul
41 Jaya (singer) 686 33.0 44.0% Soul
42 Chet Faker 661 39.8 50.8% Soul
43 Walter Afanasieff 659 36.0 62.9% Soul
44 The Contours 619 44.0 59.3% Soul
45 Cory Wong 571 42.3 56.9% Soul
46 Orgone 556 41.8 66.6% Soul
47 Con Funk Shun 491 38.0 52.0% Soul
48 The S.O.S. Band 456 40.4 56.7% Soul
49 P.P. Arnold 435 35.7 51.5% Soul
50 Dabeull 359 35.7 51.5% Soul

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular souls compiled?

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

The Time currently leads with an estimated audience of 232k people in South Africa.

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