Internet usage in Africa

Africa is the second-largest continent, after Asia, in size and population; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east by the Indian Ocean. Africa has a population of 975,330,899 (2008 estimate).

Considerable development has been made in terms of the expansion of the use of the Internet in Africa. African governments have come to realize the importance of global connectivity that the Internet offers and are making effort to provide the rudimentary infrastructure for Internet take-off. A notable instance is the general consensus by African leaders that ICTs and specifically global connectivity are priority areas coupled with poverty alleviation. This development has continued to grow in the Internet use and market in Africa. 

As at December 2008, there are 54,171,500 internet users in Africa, with 5.6% penetration rate. The largest populations of Internet users exist in South Africa (4,590,000 users); Egypt (10,532,400 users); Morocco (6,600,000 users) and Nigeria (10,000,000 users).