Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Veganism Audience in South Africa

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Veganism in South Africa — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Veganism has an estimated audience of 1,630,756 people in South Africa.

#274among Topic in South Africa
#34in Food & Beverages

Veganism has an estimated audience of 1,630,756 people in South Africa. 62.6% are female, 37.4% are male, average age 39.1. Top brand affinities: Frying pan, Eyelash extensions, Cheesecake, Vegetarianism, Natural foods.

Top brand affinities include Frying pan, Eyelash extensions, Cheesecake, with strongest over-indexing on Frying pan (1.57× the country average).

Demographically, the Veganism audience skews more female with an average age of 39.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Healthy Lifestyle.

The typical Veganism fan in South Africa is more female, around 39.1 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Frying pan.

Category: Food & Beverages · 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 Veganism profile in South Africa.

Audience size
1.6M
in South Africa
Gender
62.6%
37.4% male
Age
39.1
average years
Country rank
#407
Topic in South Africa
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-28%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Veganism fans

62.6% are female, 37.4% are male, average age 39.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.6%
Female
37.4%
Male
Demographic split for Veganism audience in South Africa
MetricValue
Female62.6%
Male37.4%
Average age39.1
Estimated audience size1,630,756
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.1
average years
Age distribution of the Veganism audience in South Africa
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2924%
30-3920%
40-4915%
50+23%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.5%

of the worldwide Veganism audience comes from South Africa.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Veganism
CountryShare
United States19.8%
United Kingdom5.9%
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 Veganism audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Veganism audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Vegan nutritionHealth1.78×
02VegetarianismFood & Beverages1.70×
03SmântânăFood & Beverages1.69×
04MuffinFood & Beverages1.62×
05Natural foodsFood & Beverages1.59×
06Healthy foodHealth1.59×
07Gluten-free dietFood & Beverages1.58×
08Frying panHome & Garden1.57×
09Egg (food)Food & Beverages1.57×
10CheesecakeFood & Beverages1.56×
11Baby showerKids & Family1.56×
12ClarinsBeauty & Wellness1.56×
13GarlicFood & Beverages1.54×
14FryingHome & Garden1.54×
15HormoneHealth1.53×
16Olive oilFood & Beverages1.52×
17Eyelash extensionsBeauty & Wellness1.51×
18AramexBusiness & Career1.51×
19Parenting stylesKids & Family1.51×
20YogurtFood & Beverages1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Veganism 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 Veganism audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.18×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.03×
TravellingTHRILL0.92×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Veganism audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.69×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.81×
TravellingTHRILL0.92×
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 Veganism. 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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