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
76 American Repertory Theater 151 47.4 66.1% Theatre
77 Birmingham Hippodrome 151 46.3 81.0% Theatre
78 MartiniPlaza 151 45.7 71.6% Theatre
79 State Theatre (Sydney) 151 46.4 63.5% Theatre
80 Le Lido 150 45.4 49.7% Theatre
81 Lyceum Theatre, London 150 34.1 93.6% Theatre
82 Theatre Royal, Glasgow 149 45.8 77.5% Theatre
83 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 146 45.3 65.9% Theatre
84 Pabst Theater 146 46.1 55.9% Theatre
85 Sunderland Empire Theatre 146 43.6 72.1% Theatre
86 Theatre Royal, Norwich 143 44.9 68.5% Theatre
87 Théâtre de la Ville 143 43.5 65.6% Theatre
88 New York Theatre Workshop 140 44.8 45.6% Theatre
89 Cirkus, Stockholm 139 44.0 44.8% Theatre
90 McCaw Hall 139 44.8 71.8% Theatre
91 New York City Center 139 47.4 64.5% Theatre
92 Smith Center for the Performing Arts 139 44.3 70.6% Theatre
93 Celebrity Theatre 138 43.7 57.8% Theatre
94 Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles) 133 43.5 62.7% Theatre
95 Pantages Theatre (Hollywood) 133 43.2 73.4% Theatre
96 Theater des Westens 133 40.9 91.8% Theatre
97 Texas Theatre 132 42.7 53.6% Theatre
98 SuperCinema 130 35.8 35.2% Theatre
99 Swedish Theatre 130 52.2 100.0% Theatre
100 Teatro Dal Verme 129 43.1 57.9% 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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