GSMA: 906 million Africans live under mobile broadband coverage but stay offline

GSMA and PDAA released a roadmap to connect one billion Africans by 2030. In 2025, about 906 million people, or 60 percent of Africa's population, lived within mobile broadband coverage but did not use mobile internet.

• 906 million Africans live under coverage but do not use mobile internet
• Nigeria's usage gap covers about 140 million people
• Rwanda has 96% 4G coverage but only 21% mobile internet subscribers
• The goal is one billion connected Africans by 2030