Digital 2020: Mauritania

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

  • There were 1.37 million internet users in Mauritania in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Mauritania increased by 94 thousand (+7.4%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Mauritania stood at 30% in January 2020.

Social media users in Mauritania

  • There were 790.0 thousand social media users in Mauritania in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Mauritania increased by 126 thousand (+19%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Mauritania stood at 17% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Mauritania

  • There were 4.53 million mobile connections in Mauritania in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Mauritania increased by 139 thousand (+3.2%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Mauritania in January 2020 was equivalent to 99% of the total population.


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