# Top News Websites in South Africa
The top 10 most visited news websites in South Africa by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
January 2026
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | za.com |
2.9M
+603K
|
+603K | |
| 2 | bbc.com |
1.5M
-118.5K
|
-118.5K | |
| 3 | news24.com |
770.1K
-209.1K
|
-209.1K | |
| 4 | ↑1 | nytimes.com |
715.7K
-5.8K
|
-5.8K |
| 5 | ↓1 | yahoo.com |
712.8K
-16.5K
|
-16.5K |
| 6 | citizen.co.za |
614.8K
-87.2K
|
-87.2K | |
| 7 | ↑3 | thesouthafrican.com |
552K
+283.5K
|
+283.5K |
| 8 | ↑1 | theguardian.com |
345.7K
+20K
|
+20K |
| 9 | ↓1 | iol.co.za |
339.4K
-15.6K
|
-15.6K |
| 10 | ↑7 | newsnow.co.uk |
255K
+76.8K
|
+76.8K |
## Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in January 2026.
Trending up
#10
newsnow.co.uk
↑7
↑3
#4
nytimes.com
↑1
↑1
#1
za.com
#2
bbc.com
#3
news24.com
#5
yahoo.com
↑1
#9
iol.co.za
↑1
Trending down
#5
yahoo.com
↓1
#9
iol.co.za
↓1
#1
za.com
#2
bbc.com
#3
news24.com
#4
nytimes.com
↓1
↓1
↓3
#10
newsnow.co.uk
↓7