Safaricom PLC was the largest mobile telecom operator in Kenya throughout the given period from 2018 to 2020, with a market share of 63.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020. Airtel Networks Limited accounted for about 27.2 percent in the same period, making it the country's second biggest provider of mobile subscriptions.
Share of mobile subscriptions by operator in Kenya from 2018 to 2020, by quarter
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Communications Authority of Kenya. (May 10, 2021). Share of mobile subscriptions by operator in Kenya from 2018 to 2020, by quarter [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064148/mobile-market-share-kenya/
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Communications Authority of Kenya. (2021). Share of mobile subscriptions by operator in Kenya from 2018 to 2020, by quarter. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064148/mobile-market-share-kenya/
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