As of the third quarter of 2020, Kenya was the leading country in Africa for adoption of mobile payment methods. In this country, 30.7 percent of internet users used to make mobile payments on a monthly basis. Kenya also reached the global average during 2020, which stood at 30.9 percent. South Africa and Nigeria followed, with 24.6 percent and 24.1 percent of internet users, respectively. Compared to the revious year, the number of people using mobile payment methods experienced a significant increase.
Share of internet users using mobile payment methods in selected countries in Africa compared to the global average as of 2019
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We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal. (January 27, 2021). Share of internet users using mobile payment methods in selected countries in Africa compared to the global average as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190643/internet-users-using-mobile-payment-methods-in-africa/
We Are Social, und Hootsuite, und DataReportal. "Share of internet users using mobile payment methods in selected countries in Africa compared to the global average as of 2019." Chart. January 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190643/internet-users-using-mobile-payment-methods-in-africa/
We Are Social, Hootsuite, DataReportal. (2021). Share of internet users using mobile payment methods in selected countries in Africa compared to the global average as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190643/internet-users-using-mobile-payment-methods-in-africa/
We Are Social, and Hootsuite, and DataReportal. "Share of Internet Users Using Mobile Payment Methods in Selected Countries in Africa Compared to The Global Average as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190643/internet-users-using-mobile-payment-methods-in-africa/
We Are Social & Hootsuite & DataReportal, Share of internet users using mobile payment methods in selected countries in Africa compared to the global average as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190643/internet-users-using-mobile-payment-methods-in-africa/ (last visited April 17, 2021)