Report | October 9, 2018 X Facebook Threads LinkedIn WhatsApp Share Internet Connectivity Seen as Having Positive Impact on Life in Sub-Saharan Africa Appendix A: Detailed demographic tables By Laura Silver and Courtney Johnson Table of Contents Internet Connectivity Seen as Having Positive Impact on Life in Sub-Saharan Africa 1. Majorities in sub-Saharan Africa own mobile phones, but smartphone adoption is modest 2. Internet use is growing across much of sub-Saharan Africa, but most are still offline 3. Sub-Saharan Africans say internet use has positively impacted education, personal relationships and economy Acknowledgments Methodology Appendix A: Detailed demographic tables Appendix B: Country-specific examples of smartphones Appendix C: Country-specific examples of social media Next: Appendix B: Country-specific examples of smartphones ← Prev Page 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page → Report PDFToplineCompare Africa’s rates of technology use and phone ownership with other countries around the globeSpring 2017 Survey Data
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