Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Fictional Characters in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest fictional characters in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 936 fictional characters tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Lambo (Reborn!), Snow White (Fables) and Juliet lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.8M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 105k, and the largest, Lambo (Reborn!), reaches around 694k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each fictional character, 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
1 Lambo (Reborn!) 694k
2 Snow White (Fables) 582k 58.0 81.1%
3 Juliet 488k 40.4 79.0%
4 banks 466k
5 Spider-Man (Miles Morales) 454k 32.8 24.8%
6 Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 355k 42.6 73.1%
7 Dodo (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) 325k 42.9 62.2%
8 Stitch (Lilo & Stitch) 266k 34.7 81.0%
9 Noodle (Gorillaz) 239k 49.8 73.1%
10 B.A.T. (G.I. Joe) 235k
11 Woodstock (Peanuts) 213k 40.5 79.1%
12 Jota (music) 181k 40.3 14.0%
13 Illuminati (comics) 174k 46.6 73.0%
14 Mufasa 160k 21.5 100.0%
15 Link (The Legend of Zelda) 156k 36.8 49.7%
16 Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren) 131k 28.4 26.8%
17 Bonnie & Clyde 116k 40.0 64.1%
18 Bubbles (The Wire) 109k 32.8 83.8%
19 Gizmo (DC Comics) 108k 48.1 68.7%
20 Jackal (Marvel Comics) 106k
21 Spark (Transformers) 103k 43.5 28.9%
22 Sora (Kingdom Hearts) 101k 25.5 38.7%
23 Zombie (comics) 99k 39.1 48.6%
24 Popeye 97k 40.3 44.1%
25 Simba 96k 35.4 53.0%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular fictional characters compiled?

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

Lambo (Reborn!) currently leads with an estimated audience of 694k people in South Africa.

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