Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Theatres in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest theatres in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 150 theatres tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Lincoln Center, Baxter Theatre Centre and Moulin Rouge lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 223k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.7k, and the largest, Lincoln Center, reaches around 147k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each theatre, 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 Her Majesty's Theatre 258 51.8 100.0% Theatre
27 Royal Shakespeare Theatre 255 47.5 65.4% Theatre
28 Palace Theatre, London 249 43.5 80.8% Theatre
29 Bristol Hippodrome 244 45.0 79.3% Theatre
30 Mayflower Theatre 243 43.8 84.7% Theatre
31 Hammersmith Apollo 234 39.4 52.2% Theatre
32 The Lowry 234 47.1 67.4% Theatre
33 Aladdin Theater (Portland, Oregon) 227 52.7 29.0% Theatre
34 Beacon Theatre (New York City) 226 49.5 56.2% Theatre
35 Hollywood Palladium 224 41.0 45.8% Theatre
36 Manchester Academy 223 41.5 32.6% Theatre
37 Burgtheater 218 52.8 100.0% Theatre
38 New Theatre Oxford 213 44.7 61.7% Theatre
39 Young Vic 199 46.4 63.5% Theatre
40 Wilton's Music Hall 198 49.3 57.0% Theatre
41 Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington) 197 48.9 59.9% Theatre
42 Leicester Square Theatre 194 48.7 52.7% Theatre
43 TivoliVredenburg 194 27.4 39.0% Theatre
44 National Theater (Richmond, Virginia) 192 46.9 81.5% Theatre
45 Edinburgh Playhouse 189 43.4 80.9% Theatre
46 Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California) 186 47.2 68.3% Theatre
47 Battersea Arts Centre 185 49.5 60.2% Theatre
48 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace 179 50.9 61.7% Theatre
49 Royal Dramatic Theatre 177 49.4 77.0% Theatre
50 King's Theatre, Glasgow 176 49.3 77.6% Theatre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular theatres compiled?

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

Lincoln Center currently leads with an estimated audience of 147k people in South Africa.

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