As of January 2024, most South Africans accessed the internet using a mobile phone: a share of 98.7 percent of internet users connected via this device. Most users adopted smartphones, while only 2.6 percent were connected using feature phones. Furthermore, roughly 81 percent used a laptop or a desktop computer to connect to the internet. Personal laptops/desktops were preferred over the ones provided by an employer. Alternatively, only 12.7 percent accessed the internet using smart home devices.
Distribution of devices used to access the internet in South Africa as of January 2024
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The source adds the following information: "Mobile phone (any) includes users who access via a smartphone or a feature phone" and "Laptop or desktop (any) includes users who access via their own computer or a computer provided by their employers".
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Hootsuite. (February 23, 2024). Distribution of devices used to access the internet in South Africa as of January 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312851/internet-access-by-device-in-south-africa/
DataReportal, und We Are Social, und Hootsuite. "Distribution of devices used to access the internet in South Africa as of January 2024." Chart. February 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312851/internet-access-by-device-in-south-africa/
DataReportal, We Are Social, Hootsuite. (2024). Distribution of devices used to access the internet in South Africa as of January 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312851/internet-access-by-device-in-south-africa/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Hootsuite. "Distribution of Devices Used to Access The Internet in South Africa as of January 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312851/internet-access-by-device-in-south-africa/
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