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 | 1.3M | −1.1M | ||
| 2 | news24.com | 889K | −136K | ||
| 3 | yahoo.com | 844K | −175K | ||
| 4 | nytimes.com | 768K | −40K | ||
| 5 | ↑2 | citizen.co.za | 557K | +75K | |
| 6 | ↓1 | iol.co.za | 448K | −147K | |
| 7 | New | hindustantimes.com | 318K | +111K | |
| 8 | New | newsnow.co.uk | 294K | +111K | |
| 9 | New | enca.com | 289K | +37K | |
| 10 | aljazeera.com | 272K | −26K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in July 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | newsnow.co.uk | ↑11 | |
| 7 | hindustantimes.com | ↑10 | |
| 9 | enca.com | ↑5 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | iol.co.za | ↓1 | |
| 1 | bbc.com | ||
| 2 | news24.com |
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