New figures are out for Facebook user numbers in Africa.
New report shows Egypt has the highest number of users on social network
Algeria and Nigeria come second and third respectively, the former with 17 million Facebook users and the latter with 16 million users.
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This particular report was released in December 2016 at the African Digital Summit by Medianet Labs, a research and development company owned by Tunisian company Medianet.
According to the report, Egypt has the highest number of Facebook users in Africa with 33 million people. Algeria and Nigeria come second and third respectively, the former with 17 million Facebook users and the latter with 16 million users.
South Africa (14 million) and Morocco (13 million) complete the top five while Ghana (4 million) and Angola (3.8 million) bring up the rear of the top ten list.
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Seychelles reigns supreme in terms of the percentage of its population that use Facebook (56.26%) but it is also important to note that it is one of the least populated countries in Africa (about 94,000).
Tunisia comes second in terms of connectivity (55.27%) with a population of 12 million while Mauritius holds the third position with 49.26% (Population 1.3 million).
Other important factors to note include the fact that Egypt (which has the highest number of Facebook users) has one of the lowest data prices on the continent. It is also the third most populous country in Africa.
Also interesting is South Africa coming fourth with 14 million even though it has one of the most expensive data prices in Africa.
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