On the whole African continent, Netflix was estimated to reach some 2.6 million subscribers by the end of 2021, out of a population of about 1.2 billion people. By its turn, the Pay-TV service from MultiChoice's Showmax counted 861 thousand users in Africa. MultiChoice Showmax is part of the MultiChoice Group, a South-African company and provides the service in over 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, while the American company is present in all 54 African countries. In 2020, MultiChoice Group had about 20 million users in Africa.
Number of subscribers of Netflix and MultiChoice's Showmax in Africa in 2021
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