Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Spirits in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest spirits in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 151 spirits tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Hennessy, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 944k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 37k, and the largest, Hennessy, reaches around 522k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each spirits, 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 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
26 Aperol Spritz 43k 29.2 62.3% Spirits
27 Jose Cuervo 42k 36.4 52.9% Spirits
28 Fever-Tree 42k 38.1 53.5% Spirits
29 Casamigos 41k 36.2 53.5% Spirits
30 Cîroc 32k 30.7 47.1% Spirits
31 Aperol 30k 36.7 56.8% Spirits
32 Martini (vermouth) 20k 27.9 50.5% Spirits
33 Bols (brand) 20k 25.7 15.1% Spirits
34 Baileys Irish Cream 19k 36.4 56.5% Spirits
35 Buffalo Trace Distillery 17k 35.1 62.5% Spirits
36 Ciroc vodka 17k 28.4 38.0% Spirits
37 Chartreuse (liqueur) 16k 41.2 66.1% Spirits
38 Cointreau 16k 31.6 52.4% Spirits
39 Beluga vodka 15k 33.1 54.4% Spirits
40 Dimple 14k 25.3 60.2% Spirits
41 Campari 11k 30.4 64.7% Spirits
42 Lagavulin distillery 10k 45.0 43.2% Spirits
43 El Jimador Tequila 9.9k 32.8 41.3% Spirits
44 Cinzano 9.1k 39.4 42.8% Spirits
45 Kraken Rum 9.1k 44.3 42.6% Spirits
46 Suntory 8.7k 31.1 37.3% Spirits
47 St. Germain (liqueur) 8.1k 30.6 63.4% Spirits
48 Bushmills 7.4k 43.1 56.0% Spirits
49 Balvenie distillery 7.3k 40.7 39.6% Spirits
50 Bumbu 6.9k 38.0 53.0% Spirits

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular spirits compiled?

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

Hennessy currently leads with an estimated audience of 522k people in South Africa.

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