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Number of Cell Phones in
African Countries
This entry gives the total number of
mobile cellular telephones (cell phones) in use.
Did you know that Africa has the highest growth rate in cell
phones? Most African Countries are now hitting a 10% penetration
rate. In fact the rate of growth is so rapid that this
page always get outdated within a few days. South Africa
tops the list in the number of cell phones. MTN of South
Africa is rapidly expanding to other African Countries as well
as into the Arab world. MTN recently acquired Investcom of
Dubai for over $5 billion. This shows how powerful African cell
phone companies are becoming.
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Country |
Africa Rank |
World Rank |
Amount |
| South
Africa |
1 |
18 |
16,860,000 |
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Morocco |
2 |
31 |
7,332,800 |
| Egypt |
3 |
43 |
5,797,500 |
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Nigeria |
4 |
53 |
3,149,500 |
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Tunisia |
5 |
64 |
1,899,900 |
| Kenya |
6 |
67 |
1,590,800 |
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Algeria |
7 |
69 |
1,447,310 |
| Cote
D'Ivoire |
8 |
75 |
1,236,000 |
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Cameroon |
9 |
81 |
1,077,000 |
| Congo,
DR |
10 |
84 |
1,000,000 |
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Tanzania |
11 |
86 |
891,200 |
| Ghana |
12 |
90 |
799,900 |
| Uganda |
13 |
91 |
776,200 |
| Sudan |
14 |
94 |
650,000 |
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Senegal |
15 |
95 |
575,900 |
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Reunion |
16 |
98 |
489,800 |
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Mauritius |
17 |
102 |
462,400 |
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Botswana |
18 |
104 |
435,000 |
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Mozambique |
19 |
105 |
428,900 |
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Zimbabwe |
20 |
110 |
379,100 |
| Congo,
Rep |
21 |
116 |
330,000 |
| Gabon |
22 |
122 |
300,000 |
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Mauritania |
23 |
123 |
300,000 |
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Madagascar |
24 |
125 |
279,500 |
| Mali |
25 |
127 |
250,000 |
| Zambia |
26 |
128 |
241,000 |
| Benin |
27 |
129 |
236,200 |
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Burkina Faso |
28 |
130 |
227,000 |
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Namibia |
29 |
131 |
223,700 |
| Togo |
30 |
132 |
220,000 |
| Malawi |
31 |
141 |
135,100 |
| Rwanda |
32 |
142 |
134,000 |
| Angola |
33 |
143 |
130,000 |
| Guinea |
34 |
146 |
111,500 |
| Gambia |
35 |
148 |
100,000 |
| Libya |
36 |
149 |
100,000 |
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Ethiopia |
37 |
150 |
97,800 |
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Lesotho |
38 |
151 |
92,000 |
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Swaziland |
39 |
153 |
88,000 |
| Sierra
Leone |
40 |
157 |
67,000 |
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Map of
Africa
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