Top 20 South African Running Influencers on Instagram (Jan 2026)

We found 173 running Influencers in South Africa
These influencers mention 'running' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in South Africa. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
01/20/2026
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1. Banele | Major League Djz

South Africa

Bookings : Bookings@majorleague.co.za / Call: 0615496504

Followers
115k
Fake followers
20.69%
Engagement rate
1.05%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
43.41%
male
56.59%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
89.86%
Botswana
1.54%
Namibia
1.24%
Zimbabwe
1.04%
Lesotho
1%
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3. Nkulisa Sisa Ngwaqa

South Africa

📊 | 8+ Years Running The Charts 👦 | 23 years old 🧑‍💼 | Founder of Forex Dreamchasers 💬 | AseTrapKeNasdaqYakoUS 📲 | SIGN UP WITH THE BROKER THAT I USE👇

Followers
47.4k
Fake followers
20.79%
Engagement rate
2.93%
Average Reel plays
18.6k
Audience gender
male
89.24%
female
10.76%
Top performing Reels
  1. 87.1k
  2. 40.6k
  3. 5.8k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
60.02%
Namibia
4.12%
Nigeria
3.9%
United States
2.42%
India
2.29%
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4. Chanel Cronje | fitness & lifestyle

South Africa

23 | Cape Town 🩵 All about running, fitness, food, coffee & balance :) Reminder: Choose happiness 🌟 Partner: @burnt.studios 🫶🏼 @13nutritioncollection

Followers
28.7k
Fake followers
27.87%
Engagement rate
5.5%
Average Reel plays
38.7k
Audience gender
female
34.98%
male
65.02%
Top performing Reels
  1. 81k
  2. 7.4k
  3. 5.2k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
87.39%
United States
3.5%
Namibia
0.95%
United Kingdom
0.81%
India
0.62%
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5. Delaine Willemse

South Africa

God 1,Walking and running by faith🙏🏻 Health🥗and Fitness Athlete🏃🏼‍♀️ Paralized👩‍🦽‍➡️once,but then God gave me a second chance 🙏🏻 WHITE LIVES MATTER🤞🏻

Followers
20.6k
Fake followers
17.16%
Engagement rate
3.01%
Average Reel plays
15k
Audience gender
male
67.66%
female
32.34%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
88.6%
United States
3.29%
Namibia
1.49%
Australia
0.69%
India
0.49%
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6. Alison Towner

South Africa

Marine biologist, scuba instructor & skipper in South Africa. Happiest when running by the ocean with my doggies & when on/under it studying sharks :)

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7. Massi Nokeri

South Africa

Saved by Grace. ▫️Mom Life👶🏽👶🏽 | Fashion & Lifestyle 🤍| Running🏃🏽‍♀️ ▫️Cape Town📍 ▫️massinokeri@gmail.com 📩

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8. Dliwayo

South Africa

Business page - @kicked_n_crownedby_lyz Currently running a huge sale.🏷️ Check it out.

Followers
13.2k
Fake followers
22%
Engagement rate
2.14%
Average Reel plays
2.8k
Audience gender
female
49.97%
male
50.03%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
85.43%
United States
4.36%
Kenya
0.91%
Zimbabwe
0.91%
Botswana
0.49%
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9. erin jane

South Africa

Proverbs 3:5-6 💙 26 | Cape Town 🌞 Running toward a healthier, balanced me 🫶🏽🏃🏽‍♀️ ___ @onthebillct @acousticelement

Followers
12.6k
Fake followers
23.54%
Engagement rate
1.48%
Average Reel plays
6.8k
Audience gender
female
69.09%
male
30.91%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
77.29%
United States
7%
Indonesia
3.97%
Namibia
1.48%
Botswana
0.66%
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10. amber jones

South Africa

• mostly running & food-ing 🏃🏻‍♀️🍰 • first road to cape town marathon 🫢 • cape town 🇿🇦 @everyday__athletic

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11. Vianke Herbst

South Africa

22 | Stellenbosch Rooted in Faith, grounded in wellness🩵 Living and sharing my life filled with running, fitness, love & passion!!

Followers
10.4k
Fake followers
18.07%
Engagement rate
5.4%
Average Reel plays
6.3k
Audience gender
female
48.85%
male
51.15%
Top performing Reels
  1. 1.4k
  2. 765
  3. 734
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
78.13%
United States
7.9%
United Kingdom
1.47%
New Zealand
1.29%
India
1.29%
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12. Azukile | Travel | Running

South Africa

🌍 SA runner | World Traveller 📌 Travel hacks & Running tips 🇿🇦🇸🇿🇪🇹🇮🇩🇬🇧🇹🇷🇨🇭🇩🇪🇦🇹🇫🇷🇨🇿🇵🇹🇮🇹🇪🇸🇳🇱🇿🇲🇿🇼🇬🇷🇷🇼🇰🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺 🎓 @cheveningfcdo 22/23

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13. Modiegi ‘Mo’

South Africa

🇿🇦🇫🇷🇲🇺🇧🇼🇿🇲🇿🇼 Running to get back to being ME Email: modimanyama@gmail.com 10k - 59:37 15k - 1:30:50 21k - 2:08:58 30k - 3:16:54 42,2 - 4:42:19

Followers
9.5k
Fake followers
24.36%
Engagement rate
1.33%
Average Reel plays
3.8k
Audience gender
female
66.19%
male
33.81%
Top performing Reels
  1. 558
  2. 526
  3. 520
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
93.43%
United States
2.4%
Nigeria
1.12%
United Kingdom
0.64%
France
0.48%
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14. Miss Cindy

South Africa

🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️Hollywood AC 💜 📝 CGA Road Running Commission (co-opted)

Followers
9.4k
Fake followers
24.34%
Engagement rate
3.07%
Average Reel plays
4.5k
Audience gender
female
71.55%
male
28.45%
Top performing Reels
  1. 1k
  2. 919
  3. Yesterday was a great racing day. Leading to the race I was scared. I was scared because I was going to attempt something I have not done in 7 years; i.e. run a sub 3:40. I had a plan but I didn’t know what the route was like. I had been told that it’s an “easy marathon”, which I know now is a dead beat lie. There is nothing easy about running a marathon except if you are not racing. The target pace had been set and from the very first kilometer I was on track and I would lock it till the later kilometers of the race. I also remained very disciplined with how I approached the race. There were moments I felt I could move faster but after years of listening to Comrades Marathon commentators, I know that the smartest racing is securing the target first and if the PB comes, it will be because of the smart racing done earlier. I ran with a number of men from the beginning and it is worth mentioning that I had an absolutely amazing race with all that were with me at different stages of the race because of how they allowed me to run without talking, and allowing me space to just be in my zone. There were occasional chats but everyone was focused at the task of the day. At halfway, I was dropped from the bunch. I didn’t try to fight back because their pace was not matching how I wanted to run at that point. I ran solo for about a kilometer and then caught up. From this point, I was glued to them until there were only two remaining. Of course I was one of the two. The last 7kms of this race route is tough but manageable if you didn’t overcook yourself early on. There’s just one section that dismantles everything one has done; i.e. Willasdale Drive. It’s about 500m around 37km but feels like the entire Polly Shortts. I lost time here and any predicted finish time😭. Coming out of it is also painful to the legs because you almost immediately descend and then there are two more climbs with one, about 200m taking you up to the finish and immediately you hit the grass and legs get wobbly. Is it worth it? Most definitely 💯 Buffs Marathon 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾is nie pap ń vleis nie. 📹: Tatakho🙏🏾 #fueledbynitro #ForeverFaster #Puma #running #BuffsMarathon2024
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Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
87.1%
United States
1.77%
Botswana
1.5%
Nigeria
1.13%
Namibia
0.63%
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16. kgantsho lethea

South Africa

📍 Johannesburg Lifestyle | Running | Self-care Owner of @studiio_kg

Followers
7.6k
Fake followers
30.5%
Engagement rate
1.77%
Average Reel plays
3k
Audience gender
female
49.18%
male
50.82%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
73.74%
United States
6.06%
United Kingdom
4.04%
France
3.03%
Italy
2.02%
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17. Running With Ningz - “Runningz” ✨

South Africa

🏃🏽‍♀️ 21km to 90km — journey to my 1st @comradesmarathon 2026 |🎥 Documenting the journey | 💌ningibongiwe09@gmail.com | 📍EMP/PMB

Followers
6.5k
Fake followers
16.53%
Engagement rate
3.74%
Average Reel plays
4.3k
Audience gender
male
61.49%
female
38.51%
Top performing Reels
  1. 97.9k
  2. 20.9k
  3. 15.6k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
92.62%
United States
1.69%
Tanzania
0.95%
Nigeria
0.95%
Kenya
0.53%
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18. Enrico Plaatjies

South Africa

Personal Trainer / Rugby referee Email: plaatjiesenrico6@gmail.com

Followers
5.4k
Fake followers
16.8%
Engagement rate
1%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
84.64%
male
15.36%
Top performing Reels
  1. 2k
  2. 392
  3. 354
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
South Africa
84.34%
United States
2.98%
United Arab Emirates
1.19%
United Kingdom
1.12%
Australia
0.67%
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19. Benji

South Africa

Obstetrics & Gynae Registrar (PGY3) 🩺 Faith ✝️ | Love, Peace & Growth Fitness 🏋️ | Running 🏃 | Golf🏌🏾 Blog: medium.com/@b.moetlediwa

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20. Matthew Whittal

South Africa

Beef rancher in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Running commercial Bonsmara cattle. Farming is my life 🐂

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