Digital 2020: Afghanistan

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan

• There were 7.65 million internet users in Afghanistan in January 2020.

• The number of internet users in Afghanistan increased by 366 thousand (+5.0%) between 2019 and 2020.

• Internet penetration in Afghanistan stood at 20% in January 2020.

Social media users in Afghanistan

• There were 3.60 million social media users in Afghanistan in January 2020.

• The number of social media users in Afghanistan increased by 121 thousand (+3.5%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

• Social media penetration in Afghanistan stood at 9.4% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Afghanistan

• There were 26.92 million mobile connections in Afghanistan in January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in Afghanistan increased by 870 thousand (+3.3%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

• The number of mobile connections in Afghanistan in January 2020 was equivalent to 70% of the total population.

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