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Africa Internet Stats > Africa Page > Index > South Africa

South Africa Internet usage, broadband and telecommunications reports 28,580,290 Internet users as of June 30, 2016; 52.0% of the population, according to IAB.

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South Africa - officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is a country located in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. To the east it is bordered by Mozambique and Swaziland; and within it lies Lesotho, an enclave surrounded by South African territory. South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world by land area and has close to 55 million people population.

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South Africa Map:
South Africa map and basic data

Latest Population Estimate:
54,978,907 population for 2016, according to Stats SA.

Latest GNI Estimate:
GNI per capita was US$ 6,050 for 2016, according to the World Bank.

South Africa Land Size (Area):
South Africa has 1,214,470 sq km - Population Density is 45 persons per sq km.

Weather in South Africa: Weather for South Africa

South Africa Internet Usage and Population Statistics:

YEAR	Users	Population	% Pen.	Usage Source
2000	2,401,335	43,690,000	5.5 %	ITU
2001	2,892,736	45,579,161	6.3 %	IWS
2002	3,105,015	46,272,223	6.7 %	ITU
2003	3,291,600	46,971,250	7.0 %	Wide World Worx
2004	4,016,014	47,667,150	8.4 %	Wide World Worx
2005	3,620,931	48,352,951	7.5 %	Wide World Worx
2008	4,590,000	50,348,811	9.1 %	W.W.W
2011	17,745,001	52,237,272	34.0 %	IWS
2013	24,838,723	52,981,991	46.9 %	IWS
2014	26,444,836	54,001,953	49.0 %	IWS
2015	27,501,308	54,777,809	50.2 %	IWS
2016	28,580,290	54,978,907	52.0 %	IWS

South Africa Statistics:
Statistics South Africa is the national government department responsible for the production and coordination of the official statistics in South Africa.


South Africa Search Engines, Directories and Links:
CIA World Factbook South Africa Geography and basic facts.

South Africa Search Engines

South Africa Open Directory

Breaking News 24

IAB South Africa

South Africa Biggest Websites

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SOUTH AFRICA TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET REPORTS

South Africa - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses
This 95 page report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in South Africa's telecommunications market. The report analyses the mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media sectors.

South Africa - Digital Economy and Media Markets - Statistics and Analyses
With its relatively well-developed and diverse infrastructure, South Africa has taken a regional lead role in the convergence of telecommunication and information technologies within the media and entertainment sectors. This promises to generate further reductions in the cost of telecom products, as well as improve the availability of information and services.

South Africa - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses
Wireless broadband services have carved out market share from existing DSL offerings, though the sector is dominated by mobile networks: about 97% of all internet connections are through mobile networks.

South Africa - Telecom Market and Regulatory Overview
South Africa’s telecom sector boasts the continent’s most advanced networks in terms of technology deployed and services provided. Nevertheless, the fixed-line infrastructure for many years suffered from under-investment by the monopoly incumbent Telkom, and the poor level of service encouraged the growth of the mobile sector for the provision of voice and data services.

South Africa - Mobile Market, Overview and Statistics Report
South Africa has a vibrant mobile market that has seen rapid uptake of GSM since competition was introduced to the sector more than 10 years ago. Mobile internet now accounts for more than 97% of all internet connections, and with almost two thirds of the population able to access LTE services this sector will continue to see strong growth into 2017.

See Global Telecoms - Telecommunications Key Market Statistics Report
The global telecoms sector in 2016 will see continued focus on the underlying trends of M2M, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing and the over-arching Internet of Things. Telcos generally will focus more heavily on customer retention and churn in the face of dwindling revenues, while also improving mobile and fixed broadband infrastructure for the future.

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