{"id":856398,"date":"2026-04-10T12:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=856398"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:13:45","slug":"south-africas-largest-online-news-publishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/856398\/south-africas-largest-online-news-publishers\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s largest online news publishers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Broad Media is South Africa\u2019s largest online publisher, according to the IAB South Africa\u2019s data for March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IAB South Africa is an independent association that, as part of its mandate, provides audited readership statistics for South Africa\u2019s major online publishers and publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures there is a standardised data set that can be used to determine the best-performing publications and publishers in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IAB South Africa\u2019s data for March 2026 found that Broad Media had 714,930 daily readers across its news websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next highest performer for the month was Media24 with 702,691 readers, followed by IOL with 422,128.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broad Media comprises four online publications: BusinessTech, MyBroadband, Daily Investor, and TopAuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These news websites all lead their respective segments of business, technology, investing, and motoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media24 owns News24, Netwerk24, and Daily Sun, while IOL runs IOL, Business Report, and Daily Voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graph below shows the top 10 highest-performing online publishers for March 2026, according to the IAB March 2026 readership statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" 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ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to contact the BusinessTech marketing team.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broad Media is South Africa\u2019s largest online publisher according to the IAB March 2026 readership 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