South Africans on X: trending history
South Africans has trended in 46 locations since 29 March 2019, reaching #1 in Nigeria. It was last on a list 23 October 2026.
First seen
29 Mar 2019
Last seen
23 Oct 2026
Locations
46
Best rank
#1 Nigeria
Biggest days
| 3 Sep 2019 | 9 locations | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | 19 locations | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 13 locations | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 13 locations | |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 10 locations | |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 10 locations |
Where it trended most
- South Africa 162 updates
- Kenya 33 updates
- Nigeria 33 updates
- Ghana 20 updates
- Durban, South Africa 16 updates
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa 15 updates
- Cape Town, South Africa 14 updates
- Johannesburg, South Africa 14 updates
Hour by hour on 7 October 2026
Its rank on each location's list, by hour (UTC), on its busiest day.
| Hour | Kenya | South Africa | Mombasa, Kenya | Nairobi, Kenya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | #6 | #2 | - | - |
| 01:00 | - | - | #8 | #8 |
| 12:00 | #27 | #2 | - | - |
| 13:00 | #27 | #1 | - | - |
| 14:00 | #31 | #1 | - | - |
| 15:00 | #36 | #1 | - | - |
| 16:00 | #42 | #1 | - | - |
| 17:00 | #45 | #1 | - | - |
| 18:00 | #41 | #2 | - | - |
| 19:00 | #43 | #4 | - | - |
| 20:00 | #47 | #3 | - | - |
| 21:00 | #43 | #2 | - | - |
| 22:00 | #49 | #1 | - | - |
| 23:00 | #48 | #1 | - | - |
Every time it trended
List updates per year, all locations.
2019
37 updates, 16 days
2020
24 updates, 19 days
2021
8 updates, 8 days
2022
17 updates, 13 days
2023
14 updates, 11 days
2024
40 updates, 27 days
2025
12 updates, 11 days
2026
285 updates, 29 days
Post volume on its busiest days
Highest volume recorded with the trend; 85 days have a figure.
- 4 September 2019259,060 posts
- 13 May 2025208,000 posts
- 14 May 2025177,000 posts
- 5 September 2019152,300 posts
- 22 August 2024147,000 posts
From twtData's records of X trends in 450+ locations: the biggest countries every hour, the rest once a day. An "update" is one snapshot that listed this topic. Rank and hours on the lists count from November 2025, when our snapshots started keeping X's order; earlier days count only for locations and dates. 142 hours on the lists since then. Counted across 2 spellings.