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 | 1.8M | +379K | ||
| 2 | news24.com | 1.3M | +265K | ||
| 3 | snl24.com | 1.0M | +111K | ||
| 4 | New | cnn.com | 950K | +760K | |
| 5 | ↓1 | nytimes.com | 903K | +145K | |
| 6 | ↓1 | iol.co.za | 747K | +48K | |
| 7 | ↓1 | citizen.co.za | 526K | +51K | |
| 8 | ↓1 | msn.com | 513K | +106K | |
| 9 | New | ewn.co.za | 471K | +288K | |
| 10 | ↓2 | aljazeera.com | 378K | −24K |
Websites that changed positions within the top 10 rankings in April 2025.
Rank | Website | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | aljazeera.com | ↓2 | |
| 5 | nytimes.com | ↓1 | |
| 6 | iol.co.za | ↓1 |
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