Percentage of Individuals Using the Internet in Africa

Percentage of Individuals Using the Internet in Africa

21 June 2023

Despite strong mobile phone penetration, many of these mobile phone owners in Africa do not have steady enough incomes to afford data subscriptions.

Thus, investments to expand mobile broadband connectivity across the continent has managed to cover 83% of the population, but only 40% of Africa’s population is actually subscribed to the internet.

In fact, Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world where mobile broadband coverage continues to outpace mobile usage; as a result, the usage gap has been widening over the years.

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