Digital 2020: The Democratic Republic of the Congo

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.

Internet users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• There were 16.35 million internet users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2020.

• The number of internet users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by 9.0 million (+122%) between 2019 and 2020.

• Internet penetration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 19% in January 2020.

Social media users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• There were 3.10 million social media users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2020.

• The number of social media users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by 680 thousand (+28%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

• Social media penetration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 3.5% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• There were 35.13 million mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by 1.0 million (+3.1%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2020 was equivalent to 40% of the total population.

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