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28.9%

28.9% — internet users (% of population) for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) — Internet users (% of population) (2021)

Name: Internet Users (% Of Population) Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Research
Published: 2026-03-15

2021 · Alvarez & Marsal

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28.9%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

2021

Entity

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) — Internet users (% of population)

Geography

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Trend

Increasing

Evidence Quality

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Alvarez & Marsal Primary Tier A

https://setka.ru/posts/019d612f-e9c4-79a0-aab4-6848bcb34bb8 ↗

Confidence: 43/100 Vintage: 2021

Source Article

⚡️ По данным опроса Alvarez & Marsal, в ближайшие 2–3 года пользователи ожидают, что будут проводить на 29% больше времени на ИИ-платформах ▫️ При этом традиционные форматы, наоборот, теряют часть внимания: broadcast TV (−7%), кабельные каналы (−4%), стриминги (−3%). Отдельно заметен сдвиг в отношен…

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Original Research

World Bank · Original study ↗

Trend Over Time

Period	Value	Change
2017	19.9%
2021 (current)	28.9%	+45.2%

Segmentation

RegionSub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) — Internet users (% of population): 28.9% internet users (% of population). Source: Alvarez & Marsal (2021). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/internet-users-of-population-sub-saharan-africa-ida-ibrd-countries-internet-users-of-population-2021

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