Top South African Universities on YouTube by Subscribers

Name: 2026 South African University YouTube Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-13

2026 YouTube University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular South African Universities on YouTube? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 YouTube University Ranking (August 2026 data) of all South African higher-education institutions on YouTube meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in South Africa
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank YouTube University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each South African university on the YouTube social media platform, based on the total number of subscribers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

South African Universities on YouTube

Rank	University	Subscribers	Avg views per video
1	University of the Witwatersrand	43,600	6,944
2	University of KwaZulu-Natal	41,600	3,182
3	University of Pretoria	37,700	7,068
4	North-West University	31,900	2,685
5	University of Johannesburg	31,100	2,310
6	University of Cape Town	30,400	2,790
7	Nelson Mandela University	19,800	3,486
8	University of Limpopo	19,100	2,203
9	University of the Western Cape	15,700	1,960
10	Universiteit Stellenbosch	15,400	2,258
11	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	10,700	2,684
12	University of Fort Hare	9,460	1,971
13	University of the Free State	8,730	1,584
14	Durban University of Technology	7,740	3,390
15	University of Venda	6,050	2,785
16	Walter Sisulu University	5,970	1,198
17	Vaal University of Technology	4,930	1,680
18	University of Zululand	4,760	736
19	University of Mpumalanga	4,570	2,235
20	Central University of Technology	3,850	1,292
21	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	3,740	1,336
22	Rhodes University	3,630	3,878
23	Mangosuthu University of Technology	3,170	1,285
24	Sol Plaatje University	2,450	1,766
25	Tshwane University of Technology	1,920	591

Notice: the total number of subscribers of the above YouTube channels were extracted in August 2026. Please read YouTube Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.

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