How much SA’s Internet users earn

You may not be surprised by the monthly household income of South Africa’s Internet population

Staff Writer

October 9, 2012

South Africa’s Internet population typically resides in Gauteng, Cape Town, and Durban, mainly speaks English and Afrikaans, and earns between R20,000 and R70,000+ per month.

These are some of the findings of the August 2012 DMMA/Effective Measure demographic statistics, which are based on 134,349 surveys completed by South African Internet users.

According to the DMMA/Effective measure survey stats, 97.5% of South African Internet users are over 20 years of age.

27% of local netizens reside in Johannesburg, 17% live in Cape Town, 14% in Pretoria, and 8% in Durban.

When it comes to languages spoken at home (which can include two or more languages), English reigns surprise with 67%, followed by Afrikaans at 43%, and IsiZulu with 9%.

South Africa’s Internet users are, not unexpectedly, well heeled. 59% of Internet users have a monthly household income of over R20,000 per month, with 12% of users boasting an income of over R70,000 per month.