Digital 2020: Sierra Leone

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone

• There were 1.99 million internet users in Sierra Leone in January 2020.

• The number of internet users in Sierra Leone increased by 149 thousand (+8.1%) between 2019 and 2020.

• Internet penetration in Sierra Leone stood at 25% in January 2020.

Social media users in Sierra Leone

• There were 700.0 thousand social media users in Sierra Leone in January 2020.

• The number of social media users in Sierra Leone increased by 92 thousand (+15%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

• Social media penetration in Sierra Leone stood at 8.9% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Sierra Leone

• There were 6.90 million mobile connections in Sierra Leone in January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in Sierra Leone increased by 486 thousand (+7.6%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in Sierra Leone in January 2020 was equivalent to 87% of the total population.

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