Comprehensive publisher intelligence for the South Africa advertising market. Red Volcano tracks 23,044 publisher websites in South Africa, with 2,279 verified ads.txt files. Data updated weekly from proprietary crawlers.
The highest-ranked publisher websites in South Africa based on global traffic rank, filtered to sites with a verified ads.txt file. Each publisher's technology stack and SSP relationships are detected weekly by Red Volcano's crawlers.
| # | Domain | Global Rank | Monthly Pageviews | Category | ads.txt Lines | Header Bidding Partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | autotrader.co.za | #1,576 | 16,782,180 | Vehicles | 1 | Tim MediaviReload+16 |
| 2 | news24.com | #4,478 | 16,034,045 | News And Media | 1526 | AdformOpenRTBTheMediaGridOpt Out Advertising+24 |
| 3 | cars.co.za | #5,320 | 6,699,417 | Vehicles | 231 | Index ExchangeTim Mediavi+15 |
| 4 | privateproperty.co.za | #5,664 | 6,461,366 | Business And Consumer Services | 5 | BlueTheMediaGridAdvertising.com+18 |
| 5 | mtn.co.za | #5,901 | 11,652,307 | Computers Electronics And Technology | 47 | Not detected |
| 6 | thefuse.co.za | #6,309 | 12,074,504 | News And Media | 27 | TheMediaGridOutbrain - OldAdvertising.com+78 |
| 7 | wootly.ch | #7,376 | 9,540,338 | Arts And Entertainment | 161 | Not detected |
| 8 | citizen.co.za | #7,955 | 9,696,888 | News And Media | 93 | InMobiAdvertising.comBetween+24 |
| 9 | iol.co.za | #8,142 | 10,539,190 | News And Media | 581 | A4GAdformClickonometrics+20 |
| 10 | vodacom.co.za | #8,694 | 4,958,760 | Computers Electronics And Technology | 268 | Not detected |
| 11 | dailymaverick.co.za | #10,349 | 7,186,906 | News And Media | 484 | BetweenBlueBrowsi+31 |
| 12 | adsafrica.co.za | #10,943 | 2,565,808 | E-Commerce And Shopping | 192 | Not detected |
| 13 | flashscore.co.za | #11,864 | 4,006,418 | Gambling | 113 | Not detected |
| 14 | tubidy.cool | #12,228 | 2,029,350 | Hobbies And Leisure | 529 | Not detected |
| 15 | bobshop.co.za | #12,732 | 3,728,883 | E-Commerce And Shopping | 64 | Not detected |
| 16 | thesouthafrican.com | #13,778 | 5,539,264 | News And Media | 192 | EskimiInMobiOutbrain - Old+28 |
| 17 | dstv.com | #14,234 | 3,758,042 | Arts And Entertainment | 1 | BetweenBlueDiscoveryDsp+19 |
| 18 | timeslive.co.za | #14,248 | 5,315,979 | News And Media | 746 | BetweenTheMediaGridNativo+26 |
| 19 | ewn.co.za | #14,938 | 4,918,695 | News And Media | 14 | AFPBetweenBlue+44 |
| 20 | planetrugby.com | #14,939 | 4,816,390 | Sports | 375 | BetweenBlueTheMediaGrid+20 |
| 21 | gumtree.co.za | #15,038 | 2,922,968 | E-Commerce And Shopping | 1214 | BlueQTAdvertising.com+36 |
| 22 | edreams.com | #15,214 | 3,180,044 | Travel And Tourism | 2032 | AJAIndex ExchangeTim Media+20 |
| 23 | enca.com | #16,933 | 4,403,406 | News And Media | 44 | AFPAdvertising.comTheMediaGrid+23 |
| 24 | maroelamedia.co.za | #19,464 | 3,439,178 | Computers Electronics And Technology | 2 | Not detected |
| 25 | studentroom.co.za | #19,663 | 3,412,176 | Jobs And Career | 1 | BlueTheMediaGridAxis+86 |
| 26 | touchcric.com | #20,593 | 2,066,392 | Sports | 1 | 33AcrossAdKernelCriteo+22 |
| 27 | safa.org.za | #27,514 | 1,067,147 | Other | 1 | Not detected |
| 28 | sarugbymag.co.za | #29,509 | 2,536,255 | Sports | 194 | 33AcrossCriteoRise+20 |
| 29 | afrohouseking.com | #30,112 | 1,342,558 | Arts And Entertainment | 1 | Not detected |
| 30 | cheapflights.co.za | #30,735 | 1,376,801 | Travel And Tourism | 76 | Not detected |
| 31 | businessday.co.za | #30,766 | 2,158,295 | Finance | 576 | 33AcrossCriteoIntegral Ad Science (IAS)+27 |
| 32 | netwerk24.com | #32,347 | 1,860,734 | News And Media | 1492 | QTTheMediaGridCriteo+5 |
| 33 | rugby365.com | #34,091 | 2,174,758 | Sports | 982 | Duration MediaAFPTheMediaGrid+69 |
| 34 | graduates24.com | #34,831 | 1,192,562 | Jobs And Career | 1 | AdformOpenRTBBetweenDuration Media+80 |
| 35 | isekai.world | #34,846 | 1,249,595 | Games | 1 | Not detected |
| 36 | hellopeter.com | #35,915 | 1,739,793 | Computers Electronics And Technology | 786 | CompassYandexCriteo+67 |
| 37 | edupstairs.org | #36,429 | 1,247,206 | Science And Education | 1 | Not detected |
| 38 | national-lottery.com | #37,097 | 2,098,086 | Gambling | 5 | Not detected |
| 39 | radio-south-africa.co.za | #38,268 | 1,980,754 | Arts And Entertainment | 1025 | Index ExchangeTim Mediavi+16 |
| 40 | sabc-plus.com | #38,771 | 1,435,186 | Gambling | 7 | Not detected |
| 41 | 808ball5.com | #40,653 | 912,560 | Other | 1 | Not detected |
| 42 | score808live.tv | #41,380 | 1,271,852 | Sports | 334 | Not detected |
| 43 | carfind.co.za | #41,520 | 629,839 | Vehicles | 1 | Not detected |
| 44 | mobiletvshows.site | #42,620 | 648,773 | Gambling | 207 | Not detected |
| 45 | mp3-juice.de | #42,749 | 693,065 | Other | 1 | Not detected |
| 46 | zabursaries.co.za | #43,774 | 976,208 | Science And Education | 1 | Advertising.comBlueTheMediaGrid+17 |
| 47 | sabcnews.com | #44,825 | 1,636,411 | News And Media | 14 | Integral Ad Science (IAS)STNBetween+21 |
| 48 | carnewschina.com | #45,810 | 1,373,500 | Vehicles | 2 | AdformAJAAOL+23 |
| 49 | wefut.com | #47,379 | 761,959 | Games | 1 | Not detected |
| 50 | adzuna.co.za | #47,614 | 1,068,116 | Jobs And Career | 1 | Not detected |
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Breakdown of publisher categories in South Africa. The distribution shows which content verticals dominate the advertising landscape in this market.
Red Volcano gives you access to all 23,044 publishers in South Africa with advanced filtering, CSV exports, monitoring alerts, and API access. Purpose-built for SSPs, ad networks, and the programmatic supply chain.
Red Volcano currently tracks 23,044 publisher websites in South Africa, of which 2,279 have a verified ads.txt file. This data is refreshed weekly by our proprietary crawlers, making it one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date publisher databases for the South Africa market.
Based on Red Volcano's data, TheMediaGrid is the most widely adopted header bidding partner among publishers in South Africa, while Pubmatic leads in SSP/monetization partnerships. The dominant publisher vertical is News And Media.
The leading SSPs in South Africa by publisher adoption include Pubmatic, Lijit, Sonobi, Rubiconproject, Smaato. Red Volcano provides detailed breakdowns of every SSP's publisher footprint, sellers.json transparency, and growth trends.
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Red Volcano refreshes all publisher data weekly, including ads.txt files, technology detection, traffic estimates, and SSP relationships. This ensures you always have the most current view of the South Africa advertising landscape.