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Top 25 Explainer video companies based in South Africa
RevenueBase identified 170 explainer video companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 565 professional contacts across them, including 140 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.
This list covers explainer video companies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest explainer video companies based in South Africa
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Luma is an internationally acclaimed animation studio based in Johannesburg, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We’re the straight-talking, sharp-shooting video junkies with a dangerously smart edge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Meet Your Video Marketing Game Changer Capture has a national footprint producing 1800 videos per month.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Bewilder, a distinguished animation studio deeply rooted in the rich traditions of illustration and storytelling, is nestled within the vibrant landscape of Cape Town, South…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Holy Cow is a strategic creative agency that uses animation, video and visual storytelling to solve business problems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Made by Radio is multidisciplinary production studio We deliver illustrations and animation content for clients in the advertising, entertainment, tech, fashion and pharmaceutical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We focus on creating high impactful video productions that communicate effectively to your target audience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to Rave Growl where the fusion of motion graphics and the dynamic worlds of music, event visuals, and advertising heralds a new dawn in visual storytelling.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Motif brings together a highly experienced team of directors, producers and visual effects artists who are committed to delivering live-action, animation and CG motion graphics…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “A video post-production agency focused on growing audiences & building long-term relationships through video excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Brandmill is one of the top video production agency in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are an independent studio that delivers creative work with clarity, speed, and expert-level care, at a fair price.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “3rdfloor brings ideas to life through.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Kinetic creates shit-hot, memorable motion graphics and animation for intelligent brands and agencies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to Goon Valley.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are digital content creators!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kabuki Productions comprises a group of young, talented and enthusiastic individuals who produce high-end yet affordable digital content and technical direction for a wide variety…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are a marketing video creative production company with a collective of individuals who have unique gifts to shake infectiously into the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “VideoView creates content for businesses wanting to market their product or services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are a premier image creation agency that services the imaging needs of agencies and businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “5th Orange Media provides a diverse service offering that includes graphic design, social media marketing, animation, content creation and video production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are boutique video production studio specialising in animation, motion graphics, corporate training material, learning content & internal communication.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our work is all about amplification – of messaging, of brands and experiences through executional and creative excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We're a full service video, animation and post production studio based in Cape Town.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Loft 13 - Design & Motion, is a video marketing agency based in the vibrant city of Johannesburg, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: explainer video companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names explainer video companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of explainer video companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name explainer video companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Explainer video companies based in South Africa at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 170 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among explainer video companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “explainer video companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names explainer video companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among explainer video companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 140 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Explainer video companies by metro
- Explainer video companies in Johannesburg52
- Explainer video companies in Cape Town46
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names explainer video companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many explainer video companies are there based in South Africa?
RevenueBase identified 170 explainer video companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Luma Animation, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most explainer video companies?
Johannesburg leads with 52 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (46) and Pretoria (11).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 140 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 170 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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