Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Video Games in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest video games in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.7k video games tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Breaking news, Rings of Saturn and Housekeeping lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 127k, and the largest, Breaking news, reaches around 2.3M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each video game, 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
51 Further education 61k 29.3 63.9% Video game
52 Crossword 60k 39.5 56.5% Video game
53 Futurama (video game) 59k Video game
54 Paparazzi 57k 42.6 42.5% Video game
55 CrossRoads 57k 40.8 63.0% Video game
56 Genshin Impact 56k 31.4 44.4% Video game
57 Wheelie 54k 32.3 17.9% Video game
58 Next of kin 52k 47.8 79.2% Video game
59 Alchemy 51k 36.8 77.3% Video game
60 Afterlife 51k 40.5 67.4% Video game
61 Vampire 51k 33.4 76.3% Video game
62 Score! Hero 50k 32.0 37.3% Video game
63 The Crew: Motorfest 50k 25.1 22.4% Video game
64 Toon Blast 50k 37.6 62.9% Video game
65 Rakuten 48k 34.1 52.4% Video game
66 Mortal Kombat 47k 30.9 24.2% Video game
67 Mahjong 45k 39.5 66.7% Video game
68 Euro Truck Simulator 44k 37.2 19.8% Video game
69 Hogwarts Legacy 44k 29.8 43.1% Video game
70 Tetris 43k 37.5 45.6% Video game
71 HDMI 43k 34.4 32.2% Video game
72 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 43k 37.4 66.8% Video game
73 Pinball 43k 34.5 55.3% Video game
74 Underwater 42k 39.8 43.8% Video game
75 Unify 42k 45.5 70.6% Video game

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular video games compiled?

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

Breaking news currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.3M people in South Africa.

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