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AI100 South Africa
An eight-dimension readiness ranking built only from what a customer or an answer engine can already observe: discoverability, AI search presence, automation, personalisation, digital sales, leadership initiatives, governance and friction.
Demo datasetConfidence grade B · data coverage 78%
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Companies ranked
26
Demo subset of the full AI100
Leader
Takealot
Total 88
Median total
74
Half the market sits below this line
Widest gap
Automation
Largest spread between leader and median
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26 companies
Readiness ranking
| # | Company | Sector | Total | AI search | Automation | Friction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takealot | Retail | 88 out of 100 — strong band | 88 | 77 | 29 |
| 2 | Checkers | Retail | 87 out of 100 — strong band | 84 | 80 | 15 |
| 3 | Capitec | Banking | 85 out of 100 — strong band | 78 | 79 | 14 |
| 4 | FNB | Banking | 84 out of 100 — strong band | 83 | 77 | 21 |
| 5 | Toyota | Automotive | 84 out of 100 — strong band | 84 | 72 | 21 |
| 6 | Vodacom | Telecom | 83 out of 100 — strong band | 82 | 73 | 32 |
| 7 | Woolworths | Retail | 82 out of 100 — strong band | 80 | 78 | 12 |
| 8 | MTN | Telecom | 80 out of 100 — strong band | 79 | 69 | 30 |
| 9 | VW | Automotive | 80 out of 100 — strong band | 78 | 75 | 26 |
| 10 | Standard Bank | Banking | 79 out of 100 — mid-market band | 80 | 71 | 29 |
| 11 | Shoprite | Retail | 78 out of 100 — mid-market band | 76 | 67 | 20 |
| 12 | Betway | Betting & Gaming | 77 out of 100 — mid-market band | 76 | 72 | 35 |
| 13 | Hollywoodbets | Betting & Gaming | 76 out of 100 — mid-market band | 71 | 68 | 32 |
| 14 | Ford | Automotive | 74 out of 100 — mid-market band | 71 | 68 | 34 |
| 15 | Discovery Bank | Banking | 73 out of 100 — mid-market band | 76 | 72 | 30 |
| 16 | Hyundai | Automotive | 73 out of 100 — mid-market band | 74 | 68 | 27 |
| 17 | Absa | Banking | 72 out of 100 — mid-market band | 69 | 68 | 34 |
| 18 | Nedbank | Banking | 72 out of 100 — mid-market band | 72 | 67 | 32 |
| 19 | Pick n Pay | Retail | 72 out of 100 — mid-market band | 70 | 64 | 37 |
| 20 | Kia | Automotive | 71 out of 100 — mid-market band | 70 | 67 | 30 |
| 21 | Telkom | Telecom | 69 out of 100 — mid-market band | 66 | 62 | 38 |
| 22 | Rain | Telecom | 67 out of 100 — mid-market band | 68 | 65 | 34 |
| 23 | SPAR | Retail | 65 out of 100 — mid-market band | 62 | 58 | 26 |
| 24 | Supabets | Betting & Gaming | 60 out of 100 — trailing band | 55 | 55 | 40 |
| 25 | World Sports Betting | Betting & Gaming | 57 out of 100 — trailing band | 52 | 53 | 42 |
| 26 | Cell C | Telecom | 54 out of 100 — trailing band | 49 | 52 | 45 |