3. The total value of mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa last year was worth $19.9bn, as individual transactions grew by 17.9 per cent to 1.2 billion year over year.

Newzoo's 2018 Global Mobile Market Report shows countries/markets sorted by smartphone penetration (percentage of population).

These numbers come from Newzoo's Global Mobile Market Report 2018.By total number of smartphone users, "China by far has the most, boasting 783 million users. Along with mobile phones, Americans own a range of other information devices. The GSMA Mobile Economy series provides the latest insights on the state of the mobile industry worldwide. Globally, Kenya has the highest share of internet usage from mobile phones as compared to desktops. ; Kids get their first mobile device around the age of 12.; 194 billion mobile phone apps were downloaded in 2019.; 92% of Americans believe that cell phone addiction is real. Mobile phone ownership over time. Produced by our renowned in-house research team, GSMA Intelligence, these reports contain a range of technology, socio-economic and financial datasets, including forecasts out to 2025. Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. For example, in SSA overall, there is a 23% penetration rate of mobile Internet users while Kenya’s penetration rate of mobile Internet users is … This can be related to the trend of mobile payments in Africa, with approximately 50% of the global mobile money services being in Africa. The cumulatively number of Mobile Renewals from January 2019 to June 2020 was 8,581,388. India took the #2 spot with 375 million users (less than half of China’s number). Mobile Internet connectivity is strong—yet sporadic—in Sub-Saharan Africa, meaning certain populations have more penetration than others.

The vast majority of Americans – 96% – now own a cellphone of some kind. Kenya is leading the continent in terms of smartphone penetration and internet usage the phone is key to most transactions and activities. License : CC BY-4.0 Future growth will largely be driven by young consumers owning a mobile phone for the first time; more than 40% of the sub-region’s population are under 18 years old. At continent level, the busiest country when it comes to using mobile money is Kenya, followed by Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda. By the end of 2018, there were 185 million unique mobile subscribers in West Africa, an increase of nearly 10 million over the previous year. 2018 rankings. ... Africa. Kenya has a 91% penetration of mobile subscriptions compared to Africa’s 80%. The share of Americans that own smartphones is now 81%, up from just 35% in Pew Research Center’s first survey of smartphone ownership conducted in 2011.