Social Media Platforms Ranked #26–#50 in South Africa by Market Share (2026)

📈 Social Media Platforms Ranked #26–#50 in South Africa

Social media is online platforms where people can create and share content, connect with others through likes, comments, and messages, and build social communities.

South Africa is an African country with a population of over 60 million people.

Statistics based on 19K+ analyzed websites. About this data

The following list shows the social media platforms ranked from 26th to 50th out of 50 used on websites in South Africa.

Rank	Name	Market share
26	Goodreads Seattle, Washington, United States A book-based social networking platform owned by Amazon that helps readers discover, organize, and discuss books. Free	0.04%
27	VK Moscow, Russia A Russian social media and social networking service that allows users to communicate, share content, and join online communities. Free	0.04%
28	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	0.04%
29	Flipboard Palo Alto, California, United States A social news aggregator and content discovery platform. Free	0.04%
30	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	0.03%
31	Ravelry Boston, Massachusetts, United States A community website for knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists.	0.02%
32	Snapchat Santa Monica, California, United States A messaging and social networking app that lets users send photos and videos ("Snaps") that disappear after being viewed by default. Free	0.02%
33	Line Tokyo, Japan A Japanese instant messaging and social networking app often described as a super-app because it integrates services such as a digital wallet, news feed, digital comics, media streaming, and shopping. Free	0.02%
34	Meetup New York, United States A social media platform for organizing in-person and virtual events and connecting people who share interests, hobbies, or professions. Free$10+/month	0.02%
35	SlideShare San Francisco, California, United States A content-sharing platform for publishing and discovering presentations, infographics, documents, and professional knowledge resources online. Free$9.99/month	0.02%
36	Last.fm London, United Kingdom A music streaming and discovery platform with Internet radio and a community for music discussion. Free$4.99/month	0.02%
37	Google Groups Mountain View, California, United States A web-based mailing list and discussion forum platform that enables users to communicate through shared email addresses and web-based discussions. Free	0.02%
38	Steam Community Bellevue, Washington, United States A social networking service integrated with Steam that allows players to connect, communicate, and share gaming-related content. Free	0.02%
39	Pixnet Taipei, Taiwan A Taiwanese mobile photo sharing, blogging, and social networking service.	0.02%
40	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free$$$	0.008%
41	Wattpad A social platform for people who love to read and write. Free$7.49/month	0.008%
42	OK.ru Moscow, Russia A Russian social networking service with more than 300 million registered users. Free	0.008%
43	Scribd San Francisco, California, United States A digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents. Free$9.99/month	0.008%
44	Truth Social Sarasota, Florida, United States An American social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group and primarily oriented toward conservative audiences. Free	0.008%
45	Quora Mountain View, California, United States A question-and-answer platform where users ask, answer, edit, and organize discussions across a wide range of topics through community-driven knowledge sharing. Free$6.99/month	0.008%
46	Douban Beijing, China A Chinese social networking site and media database for books, movies, music, and local events. Free	0.008%
47	Strava San Francisco, California, United States A fitness tracking app and community-moderated social network for athletes. Free$79.99/year	0.008%
48	Stack Overflow New York, United States A question-and-answer platform for programmers where users can ask, answer, and vote on technical questions related to software development. Free$7.70+/user/month	0.008%
49	Steemit New York, United States A blockchain-based blogging and social media website.	0.008%
50	Product Hunt San Francisco, California, United States A platform for discovering and sharing new technology products, including apps, tools, and services. Free	0.008%

👉 See Also

🌎 Social Media in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 19,930 websites from South Africa.
We currently track the presence of 88 social media platforms across the web.
Of these, 50 were detected on websites from South Africa.
Statistics were last calculated on September 19, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.