Digital 2020: The Republic of the Congo

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for the Republic of the Congo 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 the Republic of the Congo

  • There were 1.53 million internet users in the Republic of the Congo in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in the Republic of the Congo increased by 855 thousand (+126%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in the Republic of the Congo stood at 28% in January 2020.

Social media users in the Republic of the Congo

  • There were 730.0 thousand social media users in the Republic of the Congo in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in the Republic of the Congo increased by 110 thousand (+18%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in the Republic of the Congo stood at 13% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in the Republic of the Congo

  • There were 5.11 million mobile connections in the Republic of the Congo in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in the Republic of the Congo increased by 164 thousand (+3.3%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in the Republic of the Congo in January 2020 was equivalent to 94% of the total population.


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