List of mobile network operators in Uganda

This is a list of mobile network operators in Uganda:[1]

  1. MTN Uganda
  2. Airtel Uganda[2]
  3. Uganda Telecom[3]
  4. Africell Uganda[4][5]
  5. Smile Telecom
  6. K2 Telecom[6]
  7. Vodafone Uganda[7][8][9][10]
  8. Lycamobile Uganda

As of June 2017, there were an estimated 20.4 million mobile subscribers out of an estimated population of 39.6 million;[11] a 51.5 percent penetration rate.[12] By March 2018, the number of mobile phone users had increased to 24.8 million, a 70.9 percent penetration rate.[13] As of June 2020, the number of mobile telephone customers were estimated at 25.5 million, as reported by the Daily Monitor newspaper.[14] That figure had increased to 26.5 million at the end of September 2020.[15]

As of 31 March 2017, Uganda had the 18th highest Internet usage rate in Africa (out of 58 countries). The country had 13,023,114 Internet users out of a population of 41,652,938, bringing the Internet penetration rate to 31.3 percent.[16] As of September 2020, Uganda recorded 20.1 million Internet users,[15] out of an estimated mid-year population of 41.58 million,[17] bringing internet penetration to 48.3 percent, nationwide.[15]

Market share

The table below illustrates the market share of each of the major mobile network operators in the country, as of September 2018.[18]

Market Share Among Mobile Network Operators In Uganda
RankName of OperatorMillions of CustomersMarket Share (%)
1MTN Uganda
10.7
46.0
2Airtel Uganda
10.2
44.0
3Africell Uganda
2.1
9.0
4Uganda Telecom
0.14
0.6
5Smile Telecom
0.07
0.3
Total
23.2
100.00
  • Note: Totals may be off, due to rounding

See also

References
  1. Kulabako, Faridah (17 March 2014). "New telecom launches with cheapest call rate". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. Wafula, Walter (12 November 2010). "Zain set to rebrand to Airtel". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. Kisembo, Didas (2 April 2015). "UTL is on the brink of collapse". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. Newvision, Business (19 May 2014). "Orange sells its stake in Uganda to Africell". New Vision. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. Press Release (17 November 2014). "Uganda: Africell Completes Acquisition of Orange Uganda, Reaches 11 Million Active Subscribers". PR Newswire (New York). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. VAM (2 January 2013). "ANOTHER TELECOM LAUNCHES IN UGANDA'S CROWDED MARKET". Ventures Africa Magazine (VAM). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. Sanya, Samuel (18 November 2014). "Vodafone launches in Uganda". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  8. Muhumuza, Mark Keith (10 February 2015). "Vodafone is in Uganda to stay, says company CEO". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  9. Staff Reporter (3 April 2015). "Vodafone lauds Uganda for conducive regulatory environment". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. News Agencies (22 February 2018). "Why Vodafone has filed for bankruptcy". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  11. Central Intelligence Agency (1 July 2017). "Estimated Population of Uganda in July 2017". Arlington, VA, United States of America: The World Factbook. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  12. Kamukama, Eronie (4 October 2017). "Telecoms scramble for subscribers". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  13. Kamukama, Eronie (9 March 2018). "More Ugandans now own mobile phones". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  14. Justus Lyatuu (15 October 2020). "2.9m Simcards wiped off network in three months". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  15. Justus Lyatuu (11 January 021). "50% of population access Internet - new UCC report". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. "Internet Usage Statistics for Africa". www.internetworldstats.com. Miniwatts Marketing Group. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  17. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Uganda, As of 1 July 2020" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  18. Kasemiire, Christine (7 March 2019). "Mobile phone users grow to 23.2 million". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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