Digital 2020: Rwanda

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

  • There were 3.31 million internet users in Rwanda in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Rwanda increased by 267 thousand (+8.8%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Rwanda stood at 26% in January 2020.

Social media users in Rwanda

  • There were 610.0 thousand social media users in Rwanda in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Rwanda increased by 103 thousand (+20%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Rwanda stood at 4.8% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Rwanda

  • There were 9.37 million mobile connections in Rwanda in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Rwanda decreased by 153 thousand (-1.6%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Rwanda in January 2020 was equivalent to 73% of the total population.


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