Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Events in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest events in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 3.1k events tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FIFA World Cup, Premier League and Australian Open (golf) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 417k, and the largest, FIFA World Cup, reaches around 3.5M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each event, 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
1 FIFA World Cup 3.5M 35.0 37.0% Soccer
2 Premier League 2.6M 34.2 28.4% Soccer
3 Australian Open (golf) 2.1M 43.3 0.0% Golf
4 UEFA Champions League 2.1M 33.9 31.0% Soccer
5 Super Rugby 1.9M 37.1 53.5% Rugby
6 SA20 1.9M 34.3 32.6% Cricket
7 Rugby World Cup 1.3M 37.5 51.5% Rugby
8 Miami Open (tennis) 899k 23.1 42.6%
9 DP World Tour 864k 38.8 38.4% Golf
10 NBA 860k 33.8 40.7% Basketball
11 La Liga 845k 32.5 31.2% Soccer
12 Italian Open (tennis) 804k 31.5 56.1% Tennis
13 WWE 739k 33.9 20.7% Wrestling
14 Saudi Professional League 734k 22.1 9.2% Soccer
15 Miami Masters 719k 45.2 51.7% Tennis
16 Ultimate Fighting Championship 663k 34.1 23.9% Martial art
17 Italian Open (golf) 636k 48.5 15.2%
18 Premier Soccer League 623k 35.5 24.7% Soccer
19 NFL 601k 33.6 38.2% American football
20 UEFA Europa League 559k 33.0 30.9% Soccer
21 LIV Golf 495k 39.7 24.0% Golf
22 MotoGP 488k 37.2 25.6% Motorsport
23 FIFA Club World Cup 474k 34.4 43.6% Soccer
24 Bundesliga 465k 32.9 27.1% Soccer
25 PGA Tour 458k 38.8 28.2% Golf

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular events compiled?

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

FIFA World Cup currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.5M people in South Africa.

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