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 | 1.6M | −133K | ||
| 2 | news24.com | 1.5M | +144K | ||
| 3 | ↑2 | nytimes.com | 820K | −61K | |
| 4 | ↑2 | iol.co.za | 790K | +16K | |
| 5 | ↑2 | citizen.co.za | 513K | −55K | |
| 6 | New | npr.org | 437K | +398K | |
| 7 | New | theguardian.com | 348K | +21K | |
| 8 | New | bbc.co.uk | 335K | −17K | |
| 9 | msn.com | 330K | −180K | ||
| 10 | aljazeera.com | 323K | −45K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in May 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | npr.org | ↑47 | |
| 7 | theguardian.com | ↑6 | |
| 8 | bbc.co.uk | ↑3 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bbc.com | ||
| 2 | news24.com | ||
| 9 | msn.com |
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