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 | 1.1M | −134K | ||
| 2 | news24.com | 1.0M | −194K | ||
| 3 | nytimes.com | 921K | +2.0K | ||
| 4 | ↑3 | iol.co.za | 429K | −53K | |
| 5 | ↑5 | snl24.com | 407K | +18K | |
| 6 | ↑3 | hindustantimes.com | 399K | −15K | |
| 7 | ↓3 | citizen.co.za | 382K | −208K | |
| 8 | New | maroelamedia.co.za | 347K | −2.7K | |
| 9 | New | theguardian.com | 310K | −38K | |
| 10 | ↓4 | aljazeera.com | 301K | −197K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in January 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | snl24.com | ↑5 | |
| 4 | iol.co.za | ↑3 | |
| 6 | hindustantimes.com | ↑3 |
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | aljazeera.com | ↓4 | |
| 7 | citizen.co.za | ↓3 | |
| 1 | bbc.com |
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