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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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
76 Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes) 45k 28.4 18.7%
77 Rumpelstiltskin 44k 37.9 100.0%
78 Humpty Dumpty 44k 31.2 60.4%
79 Quasimodo 44k 50.6 100.0%
80 Moses 43k 37.4 56.8%
81 Ace Ventura 43k 47.8 56.2%
82 Phoebe Buffay 43k 40.0 63.6%
83 Black Canary 43k 37.9 45.6%
84 Hulk (comics) 43k 29.8 41.3%
85 Michael Scofield 42k 29.9 68.4%
86 Cell (Dragon Ball) 42k 21.3 15.1%
87 Bart Simpson 42k 37.4 51.4%
88 Yoda 42k 34.4 59.4%
89 Scarecrow (Oz) 41k 49.5 100.0%
90 Mulan (Disney character) 41k 31.1 53.3%
91 Sheldon Cooper 41k 31.6 48.4%
92 captain america 40k 30.9 50.7%
93 Charizard 40k 27.7 24.2%
94 Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) 39k 31.9 72.2%
95 Harley Quinn 39k 34.6 48.8%
96 Toad (Mario) 39k 41.6 93.6%
97 Anna (Disney) 38k 40.3 86.3%
98 Thanos 38k 32.2 45.9%
99 peter pan 38k 34.4 69.8%
100 Mona Lisa 37k 43.3 62.5%

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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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