| Country | Number of users (2009) | Population | Penetration rate (2009) |
| Morocco | 13,213,000 | 31,671,474 | 42% |
| Tunisia | 3,500,000 | 10,589,025 | 33% |
| Nigeria | 43,989,000 | 149,283,240 | 30% |
| Egypt | 20,136,000 | 84,474,000 | 24% |
| Algeria | 4 700000 | 36,057,838 | 13% |
| Zimbabwe | 1,423,000 | 11 651858 | 12.2% |
| Uganda | 3,200,000 | 31,367,972 | 10.2% |
| Kenya | 3,996,000 | 39,002,772 | 10% |
| South Africa | 4,420,000 | 49,052,489 | 9% |