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 | 1.4M | −161K | ||
| 2 | news24.com | 1.1M | −117K | ||
| 3 | ↑2 | snl24.com | 880K | +293K | |
| 4 | ↓1 | nytimes.com | 758K | −73K | |
| 5 | ↓1 | iol.co.za | 695K | −6.1K | |
| 6 | ↑1 | citizen.co.za | 483K | +83K | |
| 7 | ↓1 | msn.com | 409K | −14K | |
| 8 | ↑2 | aljazeera.com | 398K | +75K | |
| 9 | New | bbc.co.uk | 348K | +29K | |
| 10 | ↓2 | hindustantimes.com | 312K | −19K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in March 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | snl24.com | ↑2 | |
| 8 | aljazeera.com | ↑2 | |
| 9 | bbc.co.uk | ↑2 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | hindustantimes.com | ↓2 | |
| 4 | nytimes.com | ↓1 | |
| 5 | iol.co.za | ↓1 |
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