B
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60%
60% -- smart device penetration rate for Africa (2022)
Smart device penetration in Africa is forecast to reach 60% of the population by 2022, up from 24% in 2016.
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Value
60%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2022
Entity
Geography
MEA
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Dataxis
Primary
Tier C
https://www.dignited.com/23724/4g-subscribers-to-hit-269-millions-by-2022-in-africa/ ↗
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Africa’s population is rising rapidly and so the rapid growth online. Internet usage in Africa is growing faster than in any other region in the world, giving millions of people access business opportunities, better communication, and information. Due to the rapid growth of mobile internet connectiv…
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Methodology
Dataxis forecast; 2016 baseline was 24%
Methodology documented
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RegionMEA
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Africa: 60% smart device penetration rate. Source: Dataxis (2022). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/africa-smart-device-penetration-2022
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/africa-smart-device-penetration-2022" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>60%</strong> -- smart device penetration rate for Africa<br><small>Source: Dataxis (2022) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/africa-smart-device-penetration-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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