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
51 Witch (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 65k
52 Lightning McQueen 65k 34.5 63.2%
53 Winnie the Pooh (Disney) 64k 21.3 80.4%
54 Destiny (DC Comics) 64k
55 Tintin (character) 63k 40.1 66.1%
56 Wendigo 62k 43.6 52.7%
57 Wasp (comics) 61k 26.0 7.8%
58 Mary Poppins (character) 61k 45.5 100.0%
59 Legacy (Doctor Who) 60k
60 Dora the Explorer 60k 32.7 79.3% Animation
61 Beanie Babies 60k 35.2 87.6%
62 Black Panther (comics) 59k 28.7 37.8%
63 Three wise monkeys 58k 33.8 35.6%
64 Scorpio (comics) 58k 24.8 56.9%
65 Thor (Marvel Comics) 54k 30.2 45.9%
66 Corpse Bride 53k 36.8 77.4% Animation
67 Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 52k 29.0 100.0%
68 Power Rangers 52k 39.0 43.5%
69 Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) 51k 36.2 32.3%
70 Noddy (character) 50k 46.7 100.0%
71 Neo (The Matrix) 50k 41.2 0.0%
72 Minnie Mouse 48k 36.4 82.4%
73 Loch Ness Monster 46k 45.6 100.0%
74 Rumble (Transformers) 45k 48.2 56.6%
75 Doctor Strange 45k 37.3 58.5%

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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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