Digital 2020: Eritrea

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

  • There were 293.3 thousand internet users in Eritrea in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Eritrea increased by 28 thousand (+10%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Eritrea stood at 8.3% in January 2020.

Social media users in Eritrea

  • There were 22.0 thousand social media users in Eritrea in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Eritrea decreased by 21 thousand (-49%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Eritrea stood at 0.6% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Eritrea

  • There were 711.0 thousand mobile connections in Eritrea in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Eritrea increased by 55 thousand (+8.4%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Eritrea in January 2020 was equivalent to 20% of the total population.


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