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43,100

43,100 -- merchant count for M-PESA Ethiopia (2023-12)

Name: Merchant Count Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-28

2023-12 · Safaricom Ethiopia

M-PESA Ethiopia had over 43,100 merchants by December 31, 2023.

Reported as 'over 43,100 merchants'

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Last verified: 2026-09-28 · How we verify data →

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Value

43,100

Unit

Count

Data Vintage

2023-12

Entity

M-PESA Ethiopia

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

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Source

Safaricom Ethiopia Primary Tier B

https://bitcoinke.io/2024/07/dahabshiil-partners-with-mpesa-ethiopia/ ↗

Confidence: 28/100 Vintage: 2023-12 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

PARTNERSHIP | DahabShiil, Africa’s Oldest Remittance Operator, Enters Deal with M-PESA Ethiopia to Facilitate Diaspora Remittances

East African money transfer service, DahabShiil, and Safaricom Ethiopia’s M-PESA, have signed a partnership that will enable the Ethiopian diaspora to send money directly to M-PESA mobile wallets. The partnership will simplify sending money to Ethiopia from the diaspora, streamlining the remittance …

Original Research

Safaricom Ethiopia · Original study ↗

Methodology

Platform-reported merchant network figure

Methodology documented

Segmentation

Industrymarketing

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M-PESA Ethiopia: 43,100 merchant count. Source: Safaricom Ethiopia (2023-12). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/mpesa-ethiopia-merchants-43100

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