{"id":788143,"date":"2024-08-25T10:59:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T08:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=788143"},"modified":"2024-08-25T10:59:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T08:59:12","slug":"biggest-news-publications-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/788143\/biggest-news-publications-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest news publications in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News24, BusinessTech, and IOL are the biggest news publications in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is according to the latest audience data from the IAB South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IAB South Africa is an independent association representing South Africa\u2019s digital industry and large online publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisation represents over 200 members, including digital publishers and media agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of its mandate, the IAB SA provides audited readership statistics for South Africa\u2019s largest online publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest publications in South Africa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The IAB South Africa\u2019s July 2024 statistics showed that general news publication News24<\/strong> had the highest readership numbers in the country – with 712,000 daily readers and 171 million monthly page views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BusinessTech<\/strong>, South Africa\u2019s largest business publication, ranked second – with 392,000 daily readers and 28 million monthly page views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IOL<\/strong>, South Africa\u2019s second-largest general news publication, was third – with 390,000 daily readers and 25 million page views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Maverick<\/strong>, known as a top source of South African political news, opinion and investigations, ranked fourth – with 365,000 daily readers and 13 million page views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MyBroadband<\/strong>, South Africa\u2019s largest technology publication, was fifth – with 278,000 daily readers and 16 million page views.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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