Africa�s mobile phone market is now 650 million subscribers strong

Africa�s mobile phone market is now 650 million subscribers strong, reports the World Bank, which means it�s bigger than either the United States or European Union. The number of mobile phones in Africa has grown 40-fold since 2000.

Africa�s mobile telecom market is second only to Asia in scale, and it�s growing almost as fast.

[via Quartz]

emily | 8:43 AM | Random Stats / Infographics |
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