The top 10 most visited news websites in South Africa by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
Rank | Website | Search traffic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | news24.com | 1.3M | −45K | ||
| 2 | ↑1 | bbc.com | 1.2M | +130K | |
| 3 | ↓1 | nytimes.com | 1.1M | −104K | |
| 4 | ↑1 | citizen.co.za | 537K | +58K | |
| 5 | New | cnn.com | 504K | +268K | |
| 6 | aljazeera.com | 480K | +37K | ||
| 7 | ↓3 | iol.co.za | 466K | −54K | |
| 8 | New | thesouthafrican.com | 413K | +298K | |
| 9 | ↓1 | hindustantimes.com | 392K | +68K | |
| 10 | ↓3 | snl24.com | 339K | −48K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in December 2024.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | thesouthafrican.com | ↑23 | |
| 5 | cnn.com | ↑8 | |
| 2 | bbc.com | ↑1 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | iol.co.za | ↓3 | |
| 10 | snl24.com | ↓3 | |
| 3 | nytimes.com | ↓1 |
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