Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Podcasts in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest podcasts in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 323 podcasts tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Breakdown and The Daily lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 590k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 15k, and the largest, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, reaches around 241k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each podcast, 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 The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett 241k 37.2 49.0%
2 Breakdown 179k 35.7 49.7%
3 The Daily 170k 40.2 50.7%
4 Serial (podcast) 81k
5 Call Her Daddy 51k 37.0 58.0%
6 Rotten Mango 48k 39.7 51.4%
7 KILL TONY 47k 37.9 46.2%
8 Kurzgesagt 42k 38.3 51.3%
9 CounterClock 37k 39.7 51.4%
10 Sunset Club 36k 32.7 57.6%
11 The Rest Is History 27k 38.2 49.3%
12 Savor 27k 35.7 49.7%
13 The Bible Recap 27k 36.8 48.7%
14 Casefile True Crime 25k 39.7 51.4%
15 The Rest Is Politics 24k 38.0 49.2%
16 IHIP News 23k 38.0 49.2%
17 New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce 23k 36.9 47.7%
18 Huberman Lab 22k 35.4 42.8%
19 The Bible in a Year 19k 36.8 48.7%
20 Bad Friends 18k 37.9 46.2%
21 The Team House 16k 38.2 49.3%
22 All-In Podcast 14k 36.9 48.9%
23 Nothing Much Happens 13k 36.5 59.5%
24 To Live and Die in LA 12k 35.7 49.7%
25 Joe Rogan Experience 11k 38.3 46.8%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular podcasts compiled?

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

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett currently leads with an estimated audience of 241k people in South Africa.

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