South Africa's internet users rose from 0.7 % in 1995 to 78.4 % in 2024.
South Africa · Digital economy & Internet
Connectivity, adoption and digital infrastructure.
6 indicators · 6 with data
Adoption
Infrastructure
South Africa's fixed broadband rose from 0.0 in 2002 to 5.3 in 2024.
South Africa's mobile subscriptions rose from 1.2 in 1995 to 179.3 in 2024.
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
per million people
48th of 215 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa's secure internet servers (per 1 million people) rose from 51.0 /M in 2010 to 16,658.2 /M in 2024.
Economy
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
% of goods exports
62nd of 120 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa's ict goods exports (% of total goods exports) fell from 1.6 % in 2000 to 0.9 % in 2024.
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
44th of 94 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 1.2 % in 1996 to 9.5 % in 2025.