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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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
51 Patrón Tequila 6.7k 25.7 47.9% Spirits
52 Don Julio Tequila 6.6k 36.6 50.6% Spirits
53 Grant´s Whisky 6.1k 36.6 42.4% Spirits
54 BULLDOG Gin 5.7k 22.1 61.8% Spirits
55 Crystal Head Vodka 5.2k 37.1 58.7% Spirits
56 The Botanist (gin) 4.6k 32.1 36.3% Spirits
57 Talisker distillery 4.6k 31.8 35.3% Spirits
58 Finlandia (vodka) 4.1k 36.4 58.5% Spirits
59 Umeshu 3.9k 51.5 20.9% Spirits
60 Buffalo Trace Bourbon 3.8k 34.5 80.9% Spirits
61 Wild turkey 3.8k 40.1 20.9% Spirits
62 Bacardi Breezer 3.6k 28.4 48.9% Spirits
63 The real McCoy 3.4k 41.3 56.1% Spirits
64 Aberlour distillery 3.4k 39.6 43.1% Spirits
65 Nuvo (liqueur) 3k 43.7 80.3% Spirits
66 Bruichladdich distillery 2.7k 45.4 31.9% Spirits
67 Royal Salute (whisky) 2.3k 37.6 40.9% Spirits
68 Ardbeg distillery 2.3k 39.2 47.4% Spirits
69 Teremana Tequila 2.3k 34.0 42.8% Spirits
70 Tequila Rose 2k 38.7 64.4% Spirits
71 Salitos 1.8k 35.8 55.7% Spirits
72 Fernet-Branca 1.7k 33.5 57.2% Spirits
73 Monkey47 1.7k 33.8 63.5% Spirits
74 Metaxa 1.6k 42.9 32.4% Spirits
75 Żubrówka 1.4k 38.6 40.7% 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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