Kenya’s mobile subscriber base grows nearly 10% to 78.4 million in 2025
Kenya had 78.4 million mobile subscriptions in 2025, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Kenyans also bought more than a million 5G subscriptions, up 71.7% on the year before.
Kenya's mobile subscriber base grew by nearly 10% to 78.4 million in 2025, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Semafor reported the figures on Monday. S&P attributes the growth to rising demand for broadband, the spread of mobile money and other digital financial services. Kenya has around 60 million people, so subscriptions now outnumber the population. Semafor said the continued growth shows consumers…
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