Technology - Intelpoint

Africa exported $41.3 billion in digital services in 2024, less than 1 percent of the world total.
South Africa was the continent’s top exporter with $7.05 billion.
Morocco ($6.74 billion) and Ghana ($5.18 billion) followed closely.
Egypt ($4.03 billion) and Mauritius ($3.53 billion) also ranked among the top five.
The top five countries together made up about two-thirds of Africa’s exports.

Nigeria exported $10.81 billion in digital services between 2005 and 2024.
Imports during the same period reached $105.34 billion.
The result was a trade deficit of $94.53 billion over 20 years.
Exports rose from just $40 million in 2005 to $1.55 billion in 2024.
Imports were almost ten times larger than exports, showing a persistent imbalance.

Teraco in South Africa is Africa’s largest data centre with 200 MW capacity.
Nigeria follows with a combined 110 MW from Rack Centre and MainOne.
Kenya leads East Africa with a 50 MW facility by Liquid Intelligent Technologies.
Morocco’s 40 MW Maroc Datacenter tops North Africa.

Just 16 out of 54 African countries have launched a national AI strategy.
Over 30 countries remain at the early or inactive stage with no clear roadmap.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is still drafting its AI policy.
Leaders include Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Algeria, Rwanda, and Senegal.
Most low-income and post-conflict states like Chad, Somalia, and South Sudan are far behind.

Meta’s revenue reached $42.3B in Q1 2025, more than triple its Q1 2018 revenue, marking a steep and sustained growth curve.
Net income surged to $16.6B, its highest in a first quarter, reflecting efficient cost structures and monetisation strategies.
The U.S. alone contributed 26.1% of this revenue, followed by Asia Pacific (15.8%) and Europe (7.4%).
The “Rest of the World” brought in over 50% of Meta’s total revenue, highlighting a growing influence from emerging markets, including Africa.

The U.S. dominates globally with 3,757 data centers, more than 8× any other country in the top 10.
Germany and the U.K. follow distantly with 443 and 428 data centres, respectively.
No African country makes the top 10, emphasising the infrastructure gap.
Africa's top three show modest but notable progress: South Africa ranks 36th (49 data centres), Kenya 54th (18), and Nigeria 56th (16).

Asia accounts for the largest share of X (formerly Twitter) users globally at 43.5%.
America follows closely with a 30.2% global share of active users.
Africa contributes just 4.8% of active users, highlighting underrepresentation.
Oceania has the smallest presence, accounting for only 1.1% of users.
Asia alone has more X users than Europe and Africa combined.

Facebook leads Africa’s social media use with 291.1M users, accounting for 12.7% of its global base.
TikTok holds second place with 189.3M African users, representing 11.9% of TikTok's global audience.
Meta dominates among the top four platforms with Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram.
LinkedIn’s 82.99M users show a strong uptake in professional networking, amounting to 5.3% of the platform’s global users.
Twitter (X) is used by 27.85M Africans, representing 4.8% of its global base—smallest on the chart, but still impactful.

Asia accounts for 39.6% of global TikTok users, the largest regional share.
America follows with 31.7% of the global TikTok user base.
Africa represents 11.9% of active TikTok users globally, totaling 189.3 million.
Oceania has the smallest share with 10 million users or just 0.6% globally.
Asia and America combined make up over 71% of all TikTok users worldwide.

Asia holds nearly half (47.7%) of Facebook’s global users, with over 1.1 billion people actively using the platform.
America is second with 611.8M users, comprising 26.8% of the total user base.
Africa’s 291.1M users (12.7%) place it slightly ahead of Europe in Facebook engagement.
Europe contributes 11.8%, with 269M active users.
Oceania remains the smallest market, with just 23.6M users (1.0%).

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