Between October 2020 and March 2021, users in Africa spent approximately 40.82 minutes per day on social media apps, which represented the mobile app category with the highest engagement levels. Gaming apps followed, with users spending approximately 13.77 minutes per day playing on their mobile devices during the examined period. Finance apps saw an average of 4.92 minutes in time spent on the category by users daily.
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adjoe GmbH. (October 29, 2021). Average daily time spent by users in Africa on mobile apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by category (in minutes) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1272870/africa-mobile-apps-time-spent-daily/
adjoe GmbH. "Average daily time spent by users in Africa on mobile apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by category (in minutes)." Chart. October 29, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1272870/africa-mobile-apps-time-spent-daily/
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Average daily time spent by users in Africa on mobile apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by category (in minutes) [Graph], adjoe GmbH, October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1272870/africa-mobile-apps-time-spent-daily/
