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As of April 2026, the countries in Northern and Southern Africa had the largest share of social media users in Africa. In Northern Africa, around ****Ìý±è±ð°ù³¦±ð²Ôt of the population used social media, while this figure stood at ****percent in Southern Africa. In Central Africa, only ****Ìý±è±ð°ù³¦±ð²Ôt of the people used social media, the lowest rate across Africa. 

Internet penetration is growing, but varies across African regions

On the African continent, two regions recorded a higher internet penetration than the global average. As of January 2023, Southern and Northern Africa registered a penetration share of ** percent and ** percent among their populations, respectively. Central and Eastern Africa had, in contrast, significantly lower rates, marking ** percent and ** percent, respectively . In absolute numbers, Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa topped the list.

Connected through mobile phones

Mobile phones dominated web traffic in Africa. Compared to the world average, Africa, Asia, and South America had a higher share of web page visits conducted through mobile internet. As of January 2023, around ** percent of the continent's traffic generated on web pages was through mobile devices. Although mobile phones were responsible for most of the online presence in Africa, the continent was behind all other regions in mobile coverage. Around ** percent of the total population lived out of reach from a mobile connection as of 2021.