Digital 2020: Lesotho

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

  • There were 946.3 thousand internet users in Lesotho in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Lesotho increased by 84 thousand (+9.8%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Lesotho stood at 44% in January 2020.

Social media users in Lesotho

  • There were 430.0 thousand social media users in Lesotho in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Lesotho increased by 97 thousand (+29%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Lesotho stood at 20% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Lesotho

  • There were 2.30 million mobile connections in Lesotho in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Lesotho increased by 73 thousand (+3.3%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Lesotho in January 2020 was equivalent to 108% of the total population.


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