Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Universe Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Universe in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Universe has an estimated audience of 979,041 people in South Africa.

#568among Topic in South Africa
#29in Politics & Society

Universe has an estimated audience of 979,041 people in South Africa. 55.6% are female, 44.4% are male, average age 37.7. Top brand affinities: Henry Cavill, Tom Hardy, Buddhism, Global warming, Emma Watson.

Top brand affinities include Henry Cavill, Tom Hardy, Buddhism, with strongest over-indexing on Henry Cavill (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the Universe audience skews more female with an average age of 37.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Sustainability.

The typical Universe fan in South Africa is more female, around 37.7 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Henry Cavill.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Universe profile in South Africa.

Audience size
979K
in South Africa
Gender
55.6%
44.4% male
Age
37.7
average years
Country rank
#790
Topic in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-19%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Universe fans

55.6% are female, 44.4% are male, average age 37.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.6%
Female
44.4%
Male
Demographic split for Universe audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female55.6%
Male44.4%
Average age37.7
Estimated audience size979,041
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.7
average years
Age distribution of the Universe audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2921%
30-3916%
40-4915%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.5%

of the worldwide Universe audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Universe
CountryShare
United States21.2%
Brazil7.1%
Italy5.7%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Universe audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Universe audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01KippahFashion & Accessoires1.72×
02Organic chemistryBusiness & Career1.70×
03Vietnam AirlinesTravel & Leisure1.66×
04SubwayFood & Beverages1.63×
05Medicinal plantsHealth1.60×
06Tom HardyMovies & TV1.59×
07Global warmingPolitics & Society1.59×
08Chris PineMovies & TV1.59×
09BuddhismHealth1.58×
10Malaysia AirlinesTravel & Leisure1.57×
11Multiple sclerosis awarenessHealth1.57×
12Los Angeles DodgersSports1.56×
13Stephen KingLiterature1.55×
14Alanis MorissetteMusic & Radio1.55×
15SpaceXCars & Mobility1.54×
16Robbie WilliamsMusic & Radio1.53×
17CrowdsourcingBusiness & Career1.53×
18Henry CavillMovies & TV1.51×
19Emma WatsonMovies & TV1.50×
20Miami DolphinsSports1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Universe audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Universe audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY1.19×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.18×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Universe audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.67×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.81×
Social Media UsageJOY0.82×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in South Africa who actively search for Universe. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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