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
76 Star Citizen 42k 39.0 53.4% Video game
77 Princess Polly 41k 33.0 67.1% Video game
78 Twisted Metal 40k 35.5 45.0% Video game
79 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 40k 40.2 34.7% Video game
80 Sleepover 40k 39.6 72.1% Video game
81 Horizon 40k 38.5 54.2% Video game
82 Cyclone 39k 34.7 59.6% Video game
83 Avalanche 38k 47.1 58.7% Video game
84 Street Fighter 38k 32.1 54.9% Video game
85 Super Mario 38k 29.9 37.6% Video game
86 Flappy Bird 38k 36.3 70.5% Video game
87 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 37k 30.1 43.9% Video game
88 Farming Simulator 36k 39.9 26.8% Video game
89 Five Nights at Freddy's 36k 24.4 58.7% Video game
90 FIFA Mobile 35k 37.0 49.5% Video game
91 Wordscapes 35k 37.2 53.5% Video game
92 Words with Friends 35k 36.8 50.2% Video game
93 Orphan 34k 41.2 63.1% Video game
94 Gimbal 34k 38.8 15.3% Video game
95 Super Contra 33k 44.7 73.7% Video game
96 Temple Run 2 33k 24.3 42.6% Video game
97 Coin Master 32k 31.0 28.2% Video game
98 Resident Evil Zero 32k 39.3 33.9% Video game
99 Charmed 32k 34.5 77.2% Video game
100 Evony 32k 36.6 14.6% 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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