In 2021, roughly 13 percent of internet users worldwide were located in Africa. The share of internet users in Africa has grown significantly in the last few years. In 2009, only about four percent of internet users worldwide were in Africa. Internet penetration in Africa is about 40 percent. Even if the rates increased considerably in the last year, internet penetration is still under the global average.
Internet users in Africa as a share of internet users worldwide in selected years from 2009 to 2021
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Internet World Stats. (May 25, 2022). Internet users in Africa as a share of internet users worldwide in selected years from 2009 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189931/share-of-internet-users-in-africa/
Internet World Stats. "Internet users in Africa as a share of internet users worldwide in selected years from 2009 to 2021." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189931/share-of-internet-users-in-africa/
Internet World Stats. (2022). Internet users in Africa as a share of internet users worldwide in selected years from 2009 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189931/share-of-internet-users-in-africa/
Internet World Stats. "Internet Users in Africa as a Share of Internet Users Worldwide in Selected Years from 2009 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189931/share-of-internet-users-in-africa/
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Internet users in Africa as a share of internet users worldwide in selected years from 2009 to 2021 [Graph], Internet World Stats, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189931/share-of-internet-users-in-africa/
