This page contains all the data, insights, and trends you need to help you understand how people in Kenya use connected devices and services in 2026.
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State of Digital 2026
All the data, trends, and insights you need to help you understand how people use the internet, mobile, social media, and e-commerce
Kenya
Essential headlines for mobile, internet, and social media use
Total Population
57.8M
URBANISATION:
30.7%
Mobile Connections
77.5M
vs. POPULATION:
134%
Internet Users
23.4M
vs. ONLINE PENETRATION:
40.5%
Social Media Users
18.4M
vs. POPULATION:
31.8%
SOURCES: THE U.N.; LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; ITU; GWI; EUROSTAT; CNNIC; APJII; OCDH; SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS’ SELF-SERVICE ADVERTISING TOOLS; COMPANY EARNINGS REPORTS; MEDIASCOPE; CAFEBAZAAR.COMPARABILITY ADVISORY: SOURCE CHANGES. INTERNET USER NUMBERS NO LONGER INCLUDE DATA SOURCED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, SO DATA ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. SOCIAL MEDIA USER NUMBERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, SO MAY EXCEED INTERNET USER NUMBERS.
Annual Digital Growth
The year-on-year change in key indicators of digital adoption
Total Population
+1.9%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026
+1.1 Million
Mobile Connections
+13.2%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026
+9.0 Million
Internet Users
+9.9%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026
+2.1 Million
Social Media Users
+34.6%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026
+4.7 Million
SOURCES: THE U.N.; LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; ITU; GWI; EUROSTAT; CNNIC; APJII; OCDH; SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS’ SELF-SERVICE ADVERTISING TOOLS; COMPANY EARNINGS REPORTS; MEDIASCOPE; CAFEBAZAAR. ||COMPARABILITY ADVISORY: SOURCE CHANGES. INTERNET USER NUMBERS NO LONGER INCLUDE DATA SOURCED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, SO DATA ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. SOCIAL MEDIA USER NUMBERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, SO MAY EXCEED INTERNET USER NUMBERS.
Population Essentials
Population demographics and other key indicators
Total Population
57.8M
Urbanisation
30.7%
Female Population
50.3%
Density / KM2
[N.A]
Male Population
49.7%
Literacy (15+ Years)
[N.A]
Annual Change
+1.9%
Female Literacy
[N.A]
Annual Change
+1.1M
Male Literacy
[N.A]
SOURCES: EXTRAPOLATIONS OF DATA PUBLISHED BY: THE UNITED NATIONS; THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU; THE WORLD BANK; UNESCO; UNICEF; THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; PEW RESEARCH; INDEXMUNDI; PHRASEBASE; ETHNOLOGUE (ALL ACCESSED JAN 2021). NOTE: THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT PUBLISH POPULATION DATA FOR GENDERS OTHER THAN ‘FEMALE’ OR ‘MALE’.
Population By Age Group
The total number of people within each age group
Total Population
57.8M
+1.1 Million
Aged 13+
68.5%
39.6 Million
Aged 18+
56.6%
32.7 Million
Aged 18 - 64
53.7%
31.0 Million
SOURCES: THE U.N.; LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; ITU; GWI; EUROSTAT; CNNIC; APJII; OCDH; SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS’ SELF-SERVICE ADVERTISING TOOLS; COMPANY EARNINGS REPORTS; MEDIASCOPE; CAFEBAZAAR. ||COMPARABILITY ADVISORY: SOURCE CHANGES. INTERNET USER NUMBERS NO LONGER INCLUDE DATA SOURCED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, SO DATA ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. SOCIAL MEDIA USER NUMBERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, SO MAY EXCEED INTERNET USER NUMBERS.
Device Ownership
Percentage of internet users aged 16 to 64 that owns each kind of device
Mobile Phone (Any)
139.7%
TV Streaming
[N/A]
Smart Phone
83.5%
Games Console
[N/A]
Non-smartphone
56.2%
Smart Home Dvc
2.8%
Laptop / Desktop
[N/A]
Smart Watch
9.6%
Tablet Device
[N/A]
Virtual Reality
[N/A]
SOURCES: EXTRAPOLATIONS OF DATA PUBLISHED BY: THE UNITED NATIONS; THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU; THE WORLD BANK; UNESCO; UNICEF; THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; PEW RESEARCH; INDEXMUNDI; PHRASEBASE; ETHNOLOGUE (ALL ACCESSED JAN 2021). NOTE: THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT PUBLISH POPULATION DATA FOR GENDERS OTHER THAN ‘FEMALE’ OR ‘MALE’.
Overview Of Internet Use
Key indicators of internet adoption and use
Total Number Of Internet Users (Any Device)
23.4
Million
Internet Users As A Percentage Of Population
40.5%
Annual Change In The No. Of Internet Users
+9.9%
Average Daily Time On Internet (16 - 64yrs)
[N/A]
Percentage Of Internet Users On Mobile Devices
[N/A]
SOURCES: KEPIOS (JAN 2021) BASED ON EXTRAPOLATIONS OF DATA PUBLISHED BY: THE ITU; LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES; GWI; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; EUROSTAT; APJII; CNNIC; THE UNITED NATIONS. DATA FOR TIME SPENT AND MOBILE INTERNET SHARE FROM GWI (Q3 2020). SEE GLOBALWEBINDEX.COM FOR MORE DETAILS.COMPARABILITY ADVISORY: SOURCE AND BASE CHANGES. INTERNET USER NUMBERS NO LONGER INCLUDE DATA SOURCED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH DATA PUBLISHED IN PREVIOUS REPORTS.
Different Perspectives: Internet Adoption
Indicators of internet adoption published by different sources, offered for reference and perspective
ITU: Individuals Using The Internet
27.4M
vs. POPULATION:
40.8%
Cia World Factbook: Internet Users*
16.5M
vs. POPULATION:
27.6%
Internet World Stats: Internet Users
[N/A]
vs. POPULATION:
CAK: Internet Subscriptions*
[N/A]
vs. POPULATION:
SOURCES: AS STATED ABOVE EACH ICON (ALL ACCESSED JAN 2021); POPULATION DATA VIA THE UNITED NATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. *NOTE: “INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS” MAY NOT EQUATE TO UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS.COMPARABILITY ADVISORY: THE HEADLINE FIGURE FOR INTERNET USERS CITED ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT INCLUDES DATA FROM SOURCES NOT FEATURED ON THIS SLIDE, AND MAY NOT MATCH ANY OF THE VALUES SHOWN HERE.
Internet Connection Speeds: Overview
Average download speeds for mobile and fixed internet connections, with year-on-year comparisons
Average Download Speed Of Mobile Internet Connections
45.37
MBPS
1 Year Change In Average Mobile Internet Connections Speed
+51.4%
Average Download Speed Of Fixed Internet Connections
15.44
MBPS
Year-on-year Change In Average Speed Of Fixed Internet Connections
+33.2%
SOURCES: AS STATED ABOVE EACH ICON (ALL ACCESSED JAN 2021); POPULATION DATA VIA THE UNITED NATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. *NOTE: “INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS” MAY NOT EQUATE TO UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS.COMPARABILITY ADVISORY: THE HEADLINE FIGURE FOR INTERNET USERS CITED ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT INCLUDES DATA FROM SOURCES NOT FEATURED ON THIS SLIDE, AND MAY NOT MATCH ANY OF THE VALUES SHOWN HERE.
Share Of Web Traffic By Device
Each device’s share of total web pages served to web browsers
Mobile Phones
45.93%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026:
-36.2%
-2605 BPS
Laptops & Desktops
53.30%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026:
+24.4%
+527 BPS
Tablet Computers
1.09%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026:
+55.7%
+39 BPS
Other Devices
0.01%
FEB 2025 vs. JAN 2026:
-50.0%
-1 BPS
SOURCE: STATCOUNTER (ACCESSED JAN 2021). FIGURES REPRESENT EACH DEVICE’S SHARE OF WEB PAGES SERVED TO WEB BROWSERS ONLY. NOTES: FIGURES FOR DEVICE SHARE ARE FOR DECEMBER 2020; ANNUAL CHANGE FIGURES COMPARE MONTHLY SHARE VALUES FOR DECEMBER 2020 TO DECEMBER 2019. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES REPRESENT RELATIVE CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%). ‘BPS’ VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE THE ABSOLUTE CHANGE IN SHARE VALUES.
Share Of Web Traffic By Browser
Based on web pages served to web browsers running on any device
Chrome
79.89%
Microsoft Edge*
1.55%
Safari
1.66%
Opera
13.55%
Firefox
1.48%
Android
0.3%
Samsung Internet
0.69%
Other
0.88%
SOURCES: EXTRAPOLATIONS OF DATA PUBLISHED BY: THE UNITED NATIONS; THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU; THE WORLD BANK; UNESCO; UNICEF; THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; PEW RESEARCH; INDEXMUNDI; PHRASEBASE; ETHNOLOGUE (ALL ACCESSED JAN 2021). NOTE: THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT PUBLISH POPULATION DATA FOR GENDERS OTHER THAN ‘FEMALE’ OR ‘MALE’.
This Report Has Been Summarized From DATAREPORTAL 2025 Kenya Digital Report