Digital 2020: Zimbabwe

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

  • There were 4.81 million internet users in Zimbabwe in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Zimbabwe increased by 413 thousand (+9.4%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Zimbabwe stood at 33% in January 2020.

Social media users in Zimbabwe

  • There were 980.0 thousand social media users in Zimbabwe in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Zimbabwe decreased by 135 thousand (-12%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Zimbabwe stood at 6.6% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Zimbabwe

  • There were 12.18 million mobile connections in Zimbabwe in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Zimbabwe decreased by 728 thousand (-5.6%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Zimbabwe in January 2020 was equivalent to 83% of the total population.


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