Best Influencers in South Africa | Top 30 on Lit

Ranked by followers and engagement across South Africa's creator community on Lit.

This list ranks South African influencers by their single best-performing platform (highest follower count), not a total added across every platform they run. Rankings are refreshed regularly from live follower and engagement data.

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Influencer

Followers

Engagement

Avg. views

Last checked

Liam Stoffberg

Entertainment Lifestyle Personality

3.8M

2.3%

35.4K

4 Aug 2026

Anele Percyvel

KwaZulu-Natal Education Entertainment Gaming

2.7M

4.5%

1.3M

25 Jun 2026

Ezrha Schrader

Western Cape Lifestyle

2.5M

2.7%

2.1K

9 Mar 2026

Babyboogyman

Entertainment Lifestyle Personality

2.1M

5.4%

32.4K

5 Aug 2026

Tylan Bothma

Gauteng Business & Entrepreneurship DIY & Crafts Entertainment

1.8M

9.6%

18.2K

29 Jul 2026

Seemah

Gauteng Entertainment Lifestyle Celebrity News

1.6M

-tbc-

69.5K

25 Jun 2026

Quanzah

Gauteng Art & Design Lifestyle Personality

1.6M

12.2%

45.6K

4 Aug 2026

The Logan Fam

Western Cape Entertainment Family Personality

1.6M

7.0%

605.8K

17 Mar 2026

BI Phakathi

Gauteng

1.6M

7.6%

5.8K

23 Jul 2026

Zazi Kunene

Gauteng Art & Design Entertainment Food & Beverage

1.4M

8.5%

83.5K

13 Mar 2026

Adriaan Hughes

Art & Design Business & Entrepreneurship DIY & Crafts

1.4M

8.7%

15.7K

7 Mar 2026

Mainly.Lebo

Entertainment Lifestyle Music

1.4M

12.6%

42.5K

5 Aug 2026

Thabelo

Limpopo Lifestyle Social Issues & Activism Sports & Fitness

1.4M

-tbc-

24 Jul 2026

Sibongile Kajane

Gauteng Lifestyle Motivation & Inspiration Beauty and Skincare

1.3M

19.5%

75.1K

15 Mar 2026

Philani Mthembu

Gauteng Art & Design Business & Entrepreneurship DIY & Crafts

1.3M

10.7%

377.0K

11 Mar 2026

Lorraine SA

Gauteng Art & Design DIY & Crafts Entertainment

1.3M

5.4%

209.2K

17 Mar 2026

Space Jay

Gauteng Art & Design Business & Entrepreneurship Entertainment

1.2M

12.1%

628

24 Jul 2026

Gloria Ngcobo

KwaZulu-Natal Entertainment Family Food & Beverage

1.1M

6.6%

94.8K

15 Mar 2026

smedia

KwaZulu-Natal Education Entertainment Family

1.1M

4.7%

1.2M

3 Jun 2026

OluhleNcele

Lifestyle Personality Beauty and Skincare

1.1M

9.1%

9.3K

9 Mar 2026

Racy

Gauteng Entertainment Comedy Dancing

20.9%

76.4K

14 Apr 2026

Princess Linati

Gauteng Entertainment Personality Music

959.5K

14.1%

16.5K

21 Jul 2026

Tuma

Entertainment Lifestyle Travel & Adventure

953.7K

5.8%

13.7K

5 Aug 2026

Jan Joubert

Mpumalanga Sports & Fitness

928.6K

0.8%

9.6K

20 Mar 2026

Rorisang Mohapi

Gauteng Art & Design Entertainment Lifestyle

884.1K

18.8%

244.4K

26 Mar 2026

Kamama Sammy

Western Cape Lifestyle Personality Sports & Fitness

872.4K

5.8%

1.7K

15 Jul 2026

Zinhle Shabangu

Mpumalanga

868.7K

2.9%

558.1K

4 Mar 2026

Trevor Mabula

Limpopo Education Entertainment Gaming

851.8K

7.5%

25.4K

3 Aug 2026

Xhanti

Entertainment Motivation & Inspiration Social Issues & Activism

832.3K

14.2%

40.6K

7 Mar 2026

Nikiwe Mabunda

North West Entertainment Lifestyle Personality

736K

13.8%

17.3K

5 Aug 2026