The top 10 most visited news websites in South Africa by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
Rank | Website | Search traffic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bbc.com | 1.5M | +297K | ||
| 2 | news24.com | 1.1M | +74K | ||
| 3 | nytimes.com | 816K | +15K | ||
| 4 | ↑1 | iol.co.za | 564K | +134K | |
| 5 | ↓1 | snl24.com | 510K | +43K | |
| 6 | New | msn.com | 405K | +186K | |
| 7 | ↑1 | citizen.co.za | 391K | +12K | |
| 8 | ↓2 | hindustantimes.com | 349K | −51K | |
| 9 | New | bbc.co.uk | 320K | +77K | |
| 10 | New | newsnow.co.uk | 314K | +131K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in February 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | msn.com | ↑9 | |
| 10 | newsnow.co.uk | ↑8 | |
| 9 | bbc.co.uk | ↑4 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | hindustantimes.com | ↓2 | |
| 5 | snl24.com | ↓1 | |
| 1 | bbc.com |
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