Digital 2020: Kenya

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Kenya 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 Kenya

  • There were 22.86 million internet users in Kenya in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Kenya increased by 3.2 million (+16%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Kenya stood at 43% in January 2020.

Social media users in Kenya

  • There were 8.80 million social media users in Kenya in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Kenya increased by 1.0 million (+13%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Kenya stood at 17% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Kenya

  • There were 52.06 million mobile connections in Kenya in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Kenya increased by 4.2 million (+8.7%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Kenya in January 2020 was equivalent to 98% of the total population.


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