|
Year
|
Subscribers (million)
|
Annual growth %
|
Penetration %
|
As percentage of total telephone subscribers %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.38 | 133 | 0.5 | 17 |
| 1999 | 7.66 | 126 | 1 | 29 |
| 2000 | 11.3 | 48 | 1.5 | 36 |
| 2001 | 23.8 | 111 | 2.9 | 53 |
| 2002 | 35.3 | 48 | 4.6 | 62 |
| 2003 | 52.1 | 48 | 6.1 | 65 |
| 2004 | 81 | 53 | 9.2 | 76 |
| 2005 | 134 | 65 | 15 | 82 |
| 2006 | 196 | 46 | 21 | 88 |
| 2007 | 279 | 42 | 30 | 91 |
| 2008 | 379 | 35 | 38 | 92 |
| 2009 | 463 | 22 | 46 | 93 |
| 2010 | 540 | 17 | 54 | 93 |
| 2011 | 616 | 20 | 65 | 93 |
| 2012 | 735 | 36 | 60 | 94 |
| 2013 | 775 | 18 | 65 | 93 |
References
http://www.gsma.com/spectrum/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Africa-Mobile-Observatory-2011.pdf
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2011/11/africa-616-million-mobile-subscribers/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15659983
http://www.blog.africantelecomsnews.com/2013/06/africa-third-most-important-global.html
http://www.gsma.com/publicpolicy/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mea12atkearneyafricapresentation.pdf
http://www.mikekujawski.ca/2012/05/30/finally-some-2012-statistics-for-the-african-mobile-phone-market/
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