Digital 2020: Ethiopia

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Ethiopia in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.

Internet users in Ethiopia

  • There were 21.14 million internet users in Ethiopia in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Ethiopia increased by 534 thousand (+2.6%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Ethiopia stood at 19% in January 2020.

Social media users in Ethiopia

  • There were 6.20 million social media users in Ethiopia in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Ethiopia increased by 237 thousand (+4.0%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Ethiopia stood at 5.5% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Ethiopia

  • There were 46.75 million mobile connections in Ethiopia in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Ethiopia increased by 7.2 million (+18%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Ethiopia in January 2020 was equivalent to 41% of the total population.


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