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Share of internet users in Africa as of February 2025, by country

Characteristic	Share of internet users
Morocco	92.2%
Libya	88.5%
Seychelles	87.4%
Tunisia	84.9%
Egypt	81.9%
Botswana	81.4%
Mauritius	79.5%
Reunion (FR)	79.5%
South Africa	78.9%
Algeria	76.9%
Cabo Verde	73.5%
Gabon	71.9%
Ghana	69.9%
Djibouti	65%
Namibia	64.4%
Saint Helena (UK)	63.3%
Sao Tome & Principe	61.5%
Senegal	60.6%
Equatorial Guinea	60.4%
Eswatini	57.6%
Mayotte (FR)	56.3%
Somalia	55.2%
Lesotho	48%
Kenya	48%
The Gambia	45.9%
Nigeria	45.4%
Angola	44.8%
Cameroon	41.9%
Cote d'Ivoire	39.6%
Congo	38.4%
Zimbabwe	38.4%
Mauritania	37.4%
Togo	37%
Comoros	35.7%
Mali	35.1%
Rwanda	34.2%
Zambia	33%
Guinea-Bissau	32.5%
Liberia	32.4%
Benin	32.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic	30.6%
Tanzania	29.1%
Sudan	28.7%
Uganda	28%
Guinea	26.5%
Burkina Faso	24.2%
Niger	23.2%
Ethiopia	21.3%
Sierra Leone	20.7%
Madagascar	20.4%
Eritrea	20%
Mozambique	19.8%
Malawi	18%
South Sudan	15.7%
Central African Republic	15.5%
Chad	13.2%
Burundi	12.5%

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February 2025

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Africa

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February 2025

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The source adds the following information:"Important source and base changes due to significant changes in the source reporting approaches. Values are not comparable with previous reports and any comparisons with data published in previous reports may result in incorrect values."

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As of February 2025, Morocco had an internet penetration of over 92 percent, making it the country with the highest internet penetration in Africa. Libya ranked second, with 88.5 percent, followed by Seychelles with over 87 percent. On the other hand, The Central African Republic, Chad, and Burundi had the lowest prevalence of internet among their population.

Varying but growing levels of internet adoption

Although internet usage varies significantly across African countries, the overall number of internet users on the continent jumped to around 646 million from close to 181 million in 2014. Of those, almost a third lived in Nigeria and Egypt only, two of the three most populous countries on the continent. Furthermore, internet users are expected to surge, reaching over 1.1 billion users by 2029.

Mobile devices dominate web traffic

Most internet adoptions on the continent occurred recently. This is among the reasons mobile phones increasingly play a significant role in connecting African populations. As of early January 2024, around 74 percent of the web traffic in Africa was via mobile phones, over 14 percentage points higher than the world average. Furthermore, almost all African countries have a higher web usage on mobile devices compared to other devices, with rates as high as 92 percent in Sudan. This is partly due to mobile connections being cheaper and not requiring the infrastructure needed for traditional desktop PCs with fixed-line internet connections.