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1,300,000
1,300,000 -- follower count for Philani Mthembu (South Africa Sports News influencer) (2026)
Philani Mthembu has 1.3 million followers on their single best platform tagged in the Sports News category.
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1,300,000
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Count
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Lit
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Tier A
https://lit.africa/top-influencers/sports-fitness/sports-news ↗
Source Article
Top Sports News Influencers in South Africa | Lit
Sports News creators, ranked by followers and engagement.
Ranked by each creator's single best platform tagged in the Sports News category - never a total added across several of a creator's rate card items. Refreshed regularly from live follower and engagement data.
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Philani Mthembu (South Africa Sports News influencer): 1,300,000 follower count. Source: Lit (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/philani-mthembu-sports-news-followers-south-africa
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