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The Cabanga Thinkership

We Do Not Have
A Readership.

We have a thinkership. It is our own word, and we chose it on purpose. A reader passes the time. A thinker makes a decision. Everything Cabanga Africa Group publishes is written for the second one - and from a standing start, more than 15,000 of them have found us.

In short

The Cabanga thinkership is a pan-African community of business owners - people who own at least one business in more than one country.

  • Over 15,000 direct subscribers, built from zero since 2017.
  • Present in 25 African countries, and in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
  • 85% are in work; 41% hold a first degree and a further 8% a postgraduate qualification.
  • 61% carry a net worth above a million; 70% own their homes; 80% travel frequently.
  • Audience data provided by BehaviourReport.com, Cabanga Africa Group's own research platform.
Thinkership
noun · Cabanga Africa Group, 2017

The body of people who read in order to decide. Cabanga does not count readers, it counts thinkers - and it measures its reach by the decisions its work informs, not by the eyes that pass over a page. Zero to over 15,000 in nine years.

15K+
Direct Subscribers
25
African Territories
12
Regional Editions
1.8M
Downloads
01 · Who They Are

Owners, Not Onlookers

The Cabanga thinker is a pan-African business owner. Not simply an executive in one market, but the rarer and more valuable thing: someone who owns at least one business in more than one country. They hold interests across borders. They think continentally because they already trade continentally.

85%
Are in work - founders, managing directors, technical principals, managers and consultants.
41%
Hold a first degree, with a further 8% holding a postgraduate qualification.
68%
Completed secondary education, giving a fully literate commercial readership base.

This is not an audience that happens to include business people. It is the operating layer of African commerce - the people who build, supply, move and finance things.

02 · What They Build

The Industries Behind The Names

The thinkership is drawn from the sectors that carry African trade. An advertiser buying space in a Cabanga edition is buying access to the decision-makers inside these businesses.

Energy and renewables
Electrical and engineering contracting
Construction and civils
Mining and resources
Logistics, transport and shipping
Manufacturing and industrial supply
Finance, investment and lending
ICT and technology services
Health and pharmaceutical
Agriculture and food
Property and facilities
Tourism and hospitality
Education and institutions
Professional and advisory services
Consumer brands and marketing
03 · Where They Are

Twenty-Five African Territories

Named in full, because a pan-African claim is only worth what it can list.

Angola
Benin
Botswana
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
DR Congo
Eswatini
Gabon
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
South Africa
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

And Beyond Africa

Europe
Diaspora and trade counterparties
Asia
Sourcing and supply relationships
Oceania
Diaspora readership
04 · How They Live

Settled, And Moving

The thinkership is anchored and mobile at the same time. They own property and they are rarely at home in it.

Assets and Standing

70%
Own their homes, and 17% of those homes sit at the top of their market.
61%
Carry a net worth above a million.
27%
Have bought a car in the last four years.

Movement and Spend

80%
Travel frequently - the single sharpest characteristic of the thinkership.
78%
Eat out well, while only half now cook at home.
75%
Buy luxury goods.
78%
Are quick and decisive buyers of everyday brands.
75%
Carry a laptop, and are split almost evenly between iPhone and Android.
60%
Buy comfort foods, a category that has grown alongside the travel figure.

This is a person who is out of the house, in transit, and spending discretionary money away from it - which is to say they are reachable, in print and on the page, wherever they happen to be that week.

Audience data provided by BehaviourReport.com, the research platform founded and operated by Cabanga Africa Group. Fieldwork covers the Cabanga network subscriber base across its African territories. Figures are reported in aggregate; no individual subscriber is identified.

REACH THE THINKERSHIP.

Space is sold by area, at the same rate in every edition. Price a booking in under a minute.
Bookings and material: info@cabanga.africa

Africa Thinks
Here.
The Cabanga thinkership at a glance
MeasureFigureBasis
Direct subscribers15,000+Built from zero since 2017
African territories25Named actuals, not estimates
Regional editions12Plus 2 specialist journals
In work85%Founders, MDs, principals, managers, consultants
Hold a first degree41%A further 8% hold a postgraduate qualification
Completed secondary education68%A fully literate commercial base
Own their homes70%80% travel frequently
Downloads1.8MAcross the network since 2017

Audience data provided by BehaviourReport.com, the research platform founded and operated by Cabanga Africa Group. Figures are reported in aggregate across the network subscriber base; no individual subscriber is identified.

Reaching Them

How To Put A Message In Front Of The Thinkership

  1. Decide which of the twelve markets you actually trade in. The thinkership is regional before it is continental, and a single edition often beats a network buy.
  2. Choose the instrument: paid space in an existing edition, or a publication of your own produced under contract.
  3. Size the unit. Print space is sold by area at USD 0.015 per square millimetre, identically in every edition.
  4. Choose position and commitment. Position loadings run from run-of-book to outside back cover; series and network discounts are alternatives, and the larger applies.
  5. Price it yourself in the quote builder, then send the booking. Material is due by the 20th of the month preceding publication.
Frequently Asked

Thinkership Questions

What is a thinkership?

Thinkership is Cabanga Africa Group's own term for its audience, coined in place of readership. A reader passes the time; a thinker reads in order to decide. Cabanga measures its reach by the decisions its work informs rather than by the eyes that pass over a page.

How large is the Cabanga thinkership?

More than 15,000 direct subscribers, built from zero since 2017, across twelve regional editions and two specialist journals.

Who is the typical Cabanga thinker?

A pan-African business owner - typically someone who owns at least one business in more than one country. They are founders, managing directors, technical principals, managers and consultants. 85% are in work and 41% hold a first degree, with a further 8% holding a postgraduate qualification.

Which countries does the thinkership cover?

Twenty-five African territories: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Beyond Africa, the thinkership extends into Europe, Asia and Oceania.

Which industries does the thinkership come from?

Energy and renewables, electrical and engineering contracting, construction and civils, mining and resources, logistics and transport, manufacturing and industrial supply, finance and investment, ICT, health and pharmaceutical, agriculture and food, property, tourism, education, professional services, and consumer brands.

Where does the audience data come from?

Audience data is provided by BehaviourReport.com, the research platform founded and operated by Cabanga Africa Group. Figures are reported in aggregate across the network subscriber base; no individual subscriber is identified.

How do I advertise to the thinkership?

Space is sold by area at USD 0.015 per square millimetre, identically in all twelve editions. A full page is USD 770 per edition, per issue. Use the quote builder on the advertising page to price a booking including position loadings and network discounts.

Published by Cabanga Africa Group. Reviewed by Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu, MBA, Founder and Expansion Architect. Last reviewed .