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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  In fact the rate of growth is so rapid that this page always get outdated within a few days.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.

 

Country Africa Rank World Rank Amount
South Africa 1 18 16,860,000
Morocco 2 31 7,332,800
Egypt 3 43 5,797,500
Nigeria 4 53 3,149,500
Tunisia 5 64