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Technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Last updated 15 Nov 2026, 05:48 UTC · Sources are checked daily, with a full review every Sunday. How this works

Internet users (2024)

  1. Morocco: 91.2%
  2. Seychelles: 87.8%
  3. Libya: 82%
  4. South Africa: 78.4%
  5. Algeria: 77.4%
  6. Tunisia: 76.5%
  7. Cabo Verde: 74.7%
  8. Egypt: 74.6%
  9. Mauritius: 73.3%
  10. Ghana: 72.2%

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Mobile subscriptions (2024)

  1. CĂ´te d'Ivoire: 183.9 per 100 people
  2. South Africa: 179.3 per 100 people
  3. Mauritius: 172.7 per 100 people
  4. Botswana: 164 per 100 people
  5. Morocco: 153.1 per 100 people
  6. Guinea-Bissau: 147.2 per 100 people
  7. Eswatini: 139.8 per 100 people
  8. Tanzania: 126.6 per 100 people
  9. Kenya: 126.5 per 100 people
  10. The Gambia: 126.2 per 100 people

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Fixed broadband subscriptions (2024)

  1. Seychelles: 31.6 per 100 people
  2. Mauritius: 27.97 per 100 people
  3. Tunisia: 14.97 per 100 people
  4. Algeria: 13.32 per 100 people
  5. Egypt: 11.69 per 100 people
  6. Cabo Verde: 8.31 per 100 people
  7. Botswana: 7.44 per 100 people
  8. Morocco: 7.3 per 100 people
  9. South Africa: 5.35 per 100 people
  10. Gabon: 4.69 per 100 people

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators