According to a survey conducted in 2021, Black South Africans were the largest group accessing the internet, with a share of 70.3 percent. Moreover, white and colored people followed, with shares reaching around 16 percent and nine percent, respectively. In 2022, Black South Africans were the largest population group in the country, followed by the colored and white populations.
Distribution of internet users in South Africa as of 2021, by population group
January 18 to May 14 and July 13 to Semptember 31, 2021
Number of respondents
24,666 respondents
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
The data was collected in two waves
Supplementary notes
Respondents who have accessed the internet in the last 12 months.
TGI/AskAfrika, annually interviews 24,666 respondents aged 15+ living in urban areas with 8,000 or more inhabitants, using a stratified random probability sample. The data is weighted to the South African national statistics service, "Statistics South Africa's" population estimates, which allow for an accurate representation of 27.76 million South Africans.
To ensure a nationally representative sample, the survey is based on enumerated area (EA) sampling.
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Ornico, & World Wide Worx. (June 30, 2022). Distribution of internet users in South Africa as of 2021, by population group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341018/distribution-of-internet-users-in-south-africa-by-population-group/
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