South Africa: top 10 sectors for new businesses — Oct 2026
Auspector ·
Between September 23 and October 23, 2026, 18,455 records entered our newly opened businesses section in South Africa. The largest category is construction company (645), followed by clothing store (419) and beauty salon (288).
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The top 10 categories
| Category | New records | Phone | Own website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction company | 645 | 87.8% | 28.7% |
| Clothing store | 419 | 85.9% | 60.6% |
| Beauty salon | 288 | 74.3% | 11.1% |
| Farm | 277 | 41.5% | 4.0% |
| Transportation service | 239 | 80.3% | 20.5% |
| Store | 219 | 42.5% | 14.6% |
| Electrician | 217 | 92.2% | 21.7% |
| Grocery store | 207 | 38.2% | 6.3% |
| Bar | 192 | 33.9% | 4.2% |
| Cleaners | 191 | 96.3% | 17.3% |
The top 10 categories make up 15.7% of the total: 2,894 records. New records in this period spread across 1,470 different categories.
Phone and website
Across all new records in this period, 78.2% carry a phone number and 29.7% their own website. Within the top 10, the highest phone rate is in cleaners (96.3%); the lowest own-website rate is in farm (4.0%).
Every sector measured: business data in South Africa.
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