Digital 2020: Uganda

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

  • There were 10.67 million internet users in Uganda in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Uganda increased by 357 thousand (+3.5%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Uganda stood at 24% in January 2020.

Social media users in Uganda

  • There were 2.50 million social media users in Uganda in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Uganda increased by 532 thousand (+27%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Uganda stood at 5.6% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Uganda

  • There were 26.83 million mobile connections in Uganda in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Uganda increased by 1.9 million (+7.7%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Uganda in January 2020 was equivalent to 60% of the total population.


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