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
26 MrBallen Podcast 11k 39.7 51.4%
27 We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson 10k 36.8 48.7%
28 No Such Thing As A Fish 10k 37.9 46.2%
29 Criminal 10k 39.7 51.4%
30 Stick to Football 9.1k 36.9 47.7%
31 The Daily T 9k 38.0 49.2%
32 SmartLess 7.9k 37.9 46.2%
33 Newscast 7.4k 38.0 49.2%
34 Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard 7.4k 37.9 46.2%
35 Pussytalk 7k 32.5 44.5%
36 Pod Save America 6.7k 38.0 49.2%
37 Welcome to Night Vale 6.7k 38.4 65.3%
38 Global News Podcast 6.4k 38.0 49.2%
39 Morbid 6.3k 39.7 51.4%
40 Acquired 6.2k 36.9 48.9%
41 Dish 6.2k 36.8 48.7%
42 The Mel Robbins Podcast 5.9k 36.5 59.5%
43 Stuff You Should Know 5.7k 28.7 35.3%
44 Small Town Murder 5.6k 37.9 46.2%
45 Empire (Podcast) 5.4k 38.2 49.3%
46 Love Trapped 5.3k 39.7 51.4%
47 Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth 5.3k 36.8 48.7%
48 The Rest Is Politics: US 5.1k 38.0 49.2%
49 The Viall Files 4.5k 36.8 48.7%
50 The News Agents 4.2k 38.0 49.2%

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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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