Twitter/X Trends in South Africa - Trending Topics & Hashtags
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Twitter/X Trends in South Africa
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Score (0-100) combines a topic's best rank, its time on the list and how many locations carry it. It is our own measure, not a tweet count.
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Score 55 · Best #1 · 6 h on the list
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Score 68 · Best #1 · 8 h on the list · 3 locations
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Score 66 · Best #3 · 3 h on the list · 14 locations
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Score 40 · Best #4 · 1 h on the list
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Score 58 · Best #1 · 7 h on the list
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Score 62 · Best #3 · 3 h on the list · 8 locations
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Score 96 · Best #2 · 13 h on the list · 32 locations
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Score 80 · Best #4 · 6 h on the list · 37 locations
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Score 89 · Best #2 · 9 h on the list · 37 locations
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Score 55 · Best #9 · 2 h on the list · 9 locations
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Score 41 · Best #6 · 2 h on the list
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Score 85 · Best #1 · 18 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 61 · Best #13 · 4 h on the list · 15 locations
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Score 55 · Best #14 · 10 h on the list
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Score 85 · Best #1 · 19 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 87 · Best #3 · 10 h on the list · 22 locations
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Score 32 · Best #17 · 2 h on the list
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Score 57 · Best #2 · 7 h on the list
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Score 95 · Best #7 · 19 h on the list · 232 locations
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Score 49 · Best #5 · 5 h on the list
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Score 47 · Best #21 · 2 h on the list · 11 locations
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Score 54 · Best #9 · 8 h on the list
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Score 74 · Best #5 · 7 h on the list · 13 locations
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Score 53 · Best #7 · 7 h on the list
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Score 36 · Best #12 · 2 h on the list
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Score 78 · Best #10 · 19 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 77 · Best #1 · 6 h on the list · 17 locations
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Score 62 · Best #11 · 5 h on the list · 10 locations
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Score 36 · Best #29 · 2 h on the list · 6 locations
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Score 61 · Best #7 · 4 h on the list · 8 locations
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Score 39 · Best #15 · 4 h on the list
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Score 43 · Best #16 · 6 h on the list
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Score 73 · Best #16 · 19 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 32 · Best #34 · 2 h on the list · 6 locations
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Score 56 · Best #19 · 5 h on the list · 10 locations
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Score 62 · Best #5 · 10 h on the list
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Score 14 · Best #37 · 1 h on the list
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Score 30 · Best #38 · 8 h on the list
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Score 15 · Best #39 · 2 h on the list
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Score 62 · Best #11 · 6 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 35 · Best #41 · 3 h on the list · 12 locations
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Score 25 · Best #42 · 7 h on the list
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Score 21 · Best #43 · 1 h on the list · 5 locations
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Score 43 · Best #26 · 5 h on the list · 4 locations
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Score 13 · Best #45 · 1 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 58 · Best #10 · 4 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 69 · Best #6 · 6 h on the list · 11 locations
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Score 74 · Best #27 · 10 h on the list · 46 locations
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Score 38 · Best #22 · 6 h on the list
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Score 21 · Best #34 · 3 h on the list
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Earlier in the day, no longer on the list (138)
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Score 68 · Best #3 · 6 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 44 · Best #16 · 3 h on the list · 3 locations
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Score 60 · Best #10 · 3 h on the list · 13 locations
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Score 64 · Best #9 · 4 h on the list · 14 locations
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Score 42 · Best #27 · 4 h on the list · 5 locations
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Score 22 · Best #39 · 3 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 18 · Best #44 · 3 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 25 · Best #49 · 1 h on the list · 16 locations
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Score 60 · Best #4 · 4 h on the list · 5 locations
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Score 38 · Best #7 · 1 h on the list
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Score 47 · Best #22 · 3 h on the list · 8 locations
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Score 17 · Best #36 · 2 h on the list
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Score 91 · Best #12 · 17 h on the list · 112 locations
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Score 50 · Best #4 · 5 h on the list
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Score 47 · Best #22 · 3 h on the list · 8 locations
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Score 43 · Best #13 · 5 h on the list
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Score 18 · Best #35 · 2 h on the list
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Score 24 · Best #49 · 1 h on the list · 14 locations
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Score 52 · Best #1 · 5 h on the list
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Score 13 · Best #38 · 1 h on the list
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Score 27 · Best #27 · 3 h on the list
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Score 16 · Best #45 · 1 h on the list · 3 locations
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Score 9 · Best #49 · 1 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 40 · Best #7 · 2 h on the list
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Score 39 · Best #8 · 2 h on the list
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Score 19 · Best #31 · 1 h on the list
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Score 40 · Best #26 · 2 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 31 · Best #34 · 1 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 26 · Best #31 · 2 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 42 · Best #23 · 2 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 13 · Best #44 · 1 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 43 · Best #27 · 3 h on the list · 8 locations
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Score 78 · Best #10 · 15 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 72 · Best #17 · 15 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 60 · Best #9 · 4 h on the list · 8 locations
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Score 40 · Best #20 · 2 h on the list · 4 locations
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Score 31 · Best #34 · 1 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 31 · Best #25 · 4 h on the list
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Score 13 · Best #38 · 1 h on the list
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Score 31 · Best #19 · 2 h on the list
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Score 47 · Best #8 · 5 h on the list
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Score 54 · Best #12 · 9 h on the list
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Score 51 · Best #25 · 12 h on the list
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Score 50 · Best #26 · 12 h on the list
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Score 66 · Best #3 · 9 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 3 · Best #50 · 1 h on the list
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Score 38 · Best #7 · 1 h on the list
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Score 49 · Best #2 · 4 h on the list
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Score 83 · Best #4 · 12 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 41 · Best #22 · 1 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 20 · Best #29 · 1 h on the list
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Score 14 · Best #36 · 1 h on the list
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Score 67 · Best #24 · 13 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 49 · Best #21 · 10 h on the list
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Score 62 · Best #5 · 8 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 43 · Best #35 · 6 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 68 · Best #16 · 10 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 71 · Best #18 · 13 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 64 · Best #11 · 7 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 70 · Best #20 · 13 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 48 · Best #3 · 4 h on the list
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Score 76 · Best #12 · 12 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 37 · Best #11 · 2 h on the list
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Score 36 · Best #18 · 4 h on the list
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Score 29 · Best #21 · 2 h on the list
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Score 47 · Best #11 · 6 h on the list
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Score 65 · Best #23 · 11 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 23 · Best #35 · 4 h on the list
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Score 27 · Best #24 · 2 h on the list
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Score 48 · Best #25 · 5 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 29 · Best #33 · 6 h on the list
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Score 56 · Best #37 · 12 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 42 · Best #45 · 3 h on the list · 88 locations
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Score 64 · Best #27 · 12 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 71 · Best #18 · 12 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 55 · Best #32 · 10 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 38 · Best #35 · 10 h on the list
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Score 22 · Best #45 · 7 h on the list
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Score 48 · Best #1 · 3 h on the list
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Score 47 · Best #2 · 3 h on the list
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Score 38 · Best #13 · 3 h on the list
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Score 21 · Best #28 · 1 h on the list
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Score 32 · Best #21 · 3 h on the list
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Score 34 · Best #30 · 7 h on the list
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Score 58 · Best #31 · 11 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 33 · Best #19 · 3 h on the list
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Score 50 · Best #43 · 6 h on the list · 40 locations
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Score 20 · Best #39 · 2 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 13 · Best #41 · 2 h on the list
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Score 71 · Best #3 · 7 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 68 · Best #4 · 6 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 59 · Best #9 · 4 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 70 · Best #10 · 9 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 27 · Best #23 · 2 h on the list
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Score 11 · Best #41 · 1 h on the list
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Score 14 · Best #46 · 4 h on the list
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Score 49 · Best #6 · 5 h on the list
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Score 39 · Best #8 · 2 h on the list
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Score 33 · Best #32 · 7 h on the list
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Score 49 · Best #34 · 8 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 19 · Best #37 · 1 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 53 · Best #29 · 8 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 70 · Best #4 · 7 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 50 · Best #1 · 2 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 39 · Best #19 · 1 h on the list · 4 locations
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Score 56 · Best #21 · 7 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 26 · Best #32 · 2 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 29 · Best #27 · 4 h on the list
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Score 12 · Best #48 · 4 h on the list
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Score 3 · Best #50 · 1 h on the list
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Score 46 · Best #9 · 5 h on the list
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Score 44 · Best #16 · 3 h on the list · 3 locations
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Score 44 · Best #33 · 6 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 55 · Best #17 · 5 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 28 · Best #29 · 4 h on the list
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Score 15 · Best #39 · 2 h on the list
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Score 16 · Best #40 · 3 h on the list
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Score 35 · Best #42 · 5 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 50 · Best #23 · 5 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 6 · Best #46 · 1 h on the list
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Score 9 · Best #49 · 1 h on the list · 2 locations
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Score 43 · Best #3 · 2 h on the list
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Score 39 · Best #6 · 1 h on the list
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Score 38 · Best #13 · 3 h on the list
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Score 44 · Best #24 · 3 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 39 · Best #34 · 4 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 15 · Best #42 · 3 h on the list
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Score 29 · Best #46 · 4 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 58 · Best #6 · 3 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 37 · Best #30 · 2 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 33 · Best #35 · 2 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 32 · Best #36 · 2 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 23 · Best #44 · 1 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 33 · Best #32 · 1 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 26 · Best #40 · 1 h on the list · 7 locations
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Score 17 · Best #44 · 1 h on the list · 3 locations
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Score 5 · Best #48 · 1 h on the list
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Score 19 · Best #49 · 1 h on the list · 7 locations
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Overview
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Popular Topics
Popular topics include South African politics, rugby and cricket, load shedding, braai culture, and discussions about social justice.
Understanding South Africa Twitter/X Trends
Get deeper insights into what drives social media conversations in South Africa
Why Is This Trending in South Africa?
When you see a topic trending in South Africa, it means there's been a sudden surge in conversations about it. This could be triggered by breaking news, a viral moment, sports events, political developments, or cultural phenomena specific to South Africa.
Use the date navigation to see which day a topic started trending, and the location count to see how far it has spread. Click on any trending topic to see the original tweets and discover the full context behind why it's capturing attention in South Africa.
What Do South Africa Trends Mean?
Not all trending topics are self-explanatory. South Africa trends often include local references, cultural context, slang, or inside jokes that may be confusing at first glance. A trending hashtag might reference a TV show, political event, or social movement specific to the region.
Use our trends analysis feature to get AI-powered context about what each trend means, who's involved, and why it matters. This helps you quickly understand unfamiliar references and decide whether a trend is relevant to your interests or business in South Africa.
Who's Behind South Africa's Top Trends?
South Africa's trending topics are driven by various influencers: local celebrities, politicians, news media, content creators, sports figures, and everyday users who spark viral moments. Understanding who initiated or amplified a trend helps you assess its credibility and reach.
When you click on a trending topic, you'll see the key accounts discussing it. Look for verified accounts, high engagement rates, and reputable sources to separate genuine trends from manufactured or bot-driven activity in South Africa.
How to Spot Trending Topics Early in South Africa
Catching trends early in South Africa gives you a competitive advantage. Check our trends page regularly to see emerging topics before they hit peak popularity (the biggest countries refresh about once an hour, the rest once a day). Look for topics that are trending in more and more locations, and use the dated archive to spot recurring patterns.
Subscribe to daily South Africa trend emails to receive morning alerts about new trending topics. Set up our search filters to track specific keywords or hashtags relevant to your niche, and use date navigation to study when trends typically emerge in South Africa.
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FAQ
The latest trending hashtags we collected for South Africa are in the table above, with the time of the last update. The biggest countries are refreshed about once an hour, every other country and city once a day. These change constantly based on current events, social movements, sports, and popular conversations happening specifically in South Africa. Check this page regularly to see what topics are capturing attention, or subscribe to our daily email alerts for South Africa trends delivered to your inbox every morning.
To check trending topics specifically for South Africa: 1) Use this page to see the latest South Africa trends and a dated archive of past days, 2) Search for specific keywords using our search box above, 3) Navigate through different dates to see past South Africa trends, 4) Click on any trend to open it on Twitter/X, 5) Subscribe to our free daily email to receive South Africa trends every morning.
The most popular hashtags in South Africa are shown in the trending table on this page. Each topic that is also trending elsewhere shows how many locations it is trending in, and you can click any South Africa hashtag to open it on X. You can also use the date navigator to explore which hashtags were popular on previous days in South Africa.
For South Africa-focused posts, the "3 hashtag rule" suggests 2-3 relevant hashtags for optimal engagement. Use 1-2 trending South Africa hashtags from our list above, plus 1 niche-specific tag relevant to your content. Quality matters more than quantity—choose hashtags that genuinely match your content and target the South Africa audience. Avoid overusing hashtags as it can look spammy and reduce engagement.
To find viral hashtags in South Africa: 1) Check the top of our trending table above and look for topics trending in many locations at once, 2) Subscribe to daily South Africa trend emails to catch viral hashtags early, 3) Use the date navigation to see which hashtags keep coming back day after day, 4) Look for South Africa-specific breaking news, sports events, or cultural moments, 5) Use our search filter to track specific topics relevant to South Africa. Viral hashtags often relate to local events, politics, entertainment, or user-generated challenges specific to South Africa.
Viral hashtags in South Africa typically share these characteristics: 1) Timely - related to South Africa current events, breaking news, or local politics, 2) Emotional - evoke strong feelings relevant to South Africa's culture (humor, pride, outrage), 3) Shareable - encourage participation from the South Africa community, 4) Easy to understand within South Africa's context, 5) Community-driven - organically created by South Africa users. Check our trending table to see examples of what's currently going viral in South Africa.
In South Africa, hashtags that get the most attention include: 1) South Africa-specific breaking news and political events, 2) Local entertainment, TV shows, and celebrity moments, 3) South Africa sports events and team victories, 4) Cultural celebrations and national holidays specific to South Africa, 5) Viral challenges that gain traction in South Africa, 6) Social movements relevant to South Africa. See our trends table above for the South Africa hashtags on the latest list and how many other locations each one is trending in.
To check if a specific hashtag is trending in South Africa: 1) Search for it using the search box on this page, 2) Look for it in our South Africa trending table above, 3) Use the Older and Newer day links to see whether it trended in South Africa on previous days, 4) Compare its performance with other South Africa trends to gauge relative popularity, 5) Monitor it daily to track whether it's gaining or losing momentum in South Africa. High tweet volumes (thousands or more) within hours typically indicate trending status in South Africa.
To reach the South Africa audience: 1) Use 1-2 trending hashtags from our South Africa list above, 2) Include South Africa-specific location or cultural tags, 3) Add niche hashtags relevant to your content and South Africa interests, 4) Limit to 2-3 total hashtags for optimal engagement, 5) Avoid unrelated trending tags just for visibility. Research what successful South Africa-based accounts use. Quality matters more than quantity—choose hashtags that genuinely connect your content with the South Africa community.
To spot South Africa trends early: 1) Check this page every day to catch emerging South Africa topics, 2) Subscribe to our daily South Africa trends email for morning alerts, 3) Watch for South Africa topics that are also trending in other locations, a sign they are spreading, 4) Follow South Africa's key influencers, news outlets, and thought leaders, 5) Use our historical data to identify recurring patterns in South Africa, 6) Set up keyword alerts for topics relevant to South Africa. Early detection gives you a competitive advantage in South Africa's fast-moving social media landscape.
The South Africa hashtags at the top of our trending table above are the ones ranked highest on the list. Topics that are also trending in many other locations are getting attention well beyond South Africa. These typically include South Africa breaking news, major South Africa sports events, viral South Africa entertainment moments, and South Africa-specific political developments. Use the dated archive to see which South Africa hashtags keep coming back over time.