Digital 2020: Malawi

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

• There were 2.81 million internet users in Malawi in January 2020.

• The number of internet users in Malawi increased by 243 thousand (+9.5%) between 2019 and 2020.

• Internet penetration in Malawi stood at 15% in January 2020.

Social media users in Malawi

• There were 510.0 thousand social media users in Malawi in January 2020.

• The number of social media users in Malawi increased by 128 thousand (+34%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

• Social media penetration in Malawi stood at 2.7% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Malawi

• There were 8.58 million mobile connections in Malawi in January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in Malawi increased by 942 thousand (+12%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in Malawi in January 2020 was equivalent to 45% of the total population.

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