30 May 2024

Guinea had 7.7 million subscribers to mobile internet services in 2023, according to the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARPT). This represents 97.4% growth compared to the 3.9 million subscribers listed in 2023. Additionally, service penetration rate increased from 33% to 56.2% over the period.

The growth can be attributed to the increase in the number of subscriptions to mobile telephone services. The number of SIM cards connected to mobile operator networks increased from 11.9 million to 14.1 million.

Moreover, between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the fourth quarter of 2023, mobile internet traffic increased from 19.6 million gigabytes to 50.8 million gigabytes.

If mobile internet adoption continues its growing trend over the coming years, it could help accelerate the realization of the Guinean government’s digital transformation ambitions.