Tanzania’s Top Telecom Operators: Market Share & Performance.

The telecom sector in Tanzania is growing fast!! With Vodacom Tanzania and Airtel Tanzania as the leading operators with the largest customer bases and extensive network coverage.

Tanzania's telecommunications market is a competitive arena, featuring major players like Vodacom, Airtel, Tigo, Halotel, and TTCL with a reported 76.5 Million sim cards in total.

This March 2024, DAR ES SALAAM STOCK EXCHANGE listed Vodacom Tanzania , has reported the growth of net profit by 19.9% to?53.4bn/-?during the year ended in March 2024, from 44.5bn/- recorded during the year ended in March 2023, amid foreign exchange challenges, keeping Vodacom at top of their game.

Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) reported that Tanzanians used 149 billion megabytes (MB) of internet data. This amount was shared across nearly 39 million internet subscriptions, meaning the average Tanzanian uses around 3,800 MB per month (as per one of Isai Mathias 's analysis.)

Despite having a lot of customers, some customers say they are not impressed with their customer services.

Average Megabytes used per Customer:

Vodacom:

• Per Month: 2.2 GB in 2021 rising to 2.8 GB in 2023. ▲
• Per Day: 73 MB in 2021 rising to 93 MB in 2023.▲

Airtel:

• Per Month: 1.8 GB in 2021 rising to 2.3 GB in 2023.▲
• Per Day: 60 MB in 2021 rising to 77 MB in 2023.▲

Tigo:

• Per Month: 1.6 GB in 2021 rising to 2.1 GB in 2023.▲
• Per Day: 50 MB in 2021 rising to 70 MB in 2023.▲

Halotel:

• Per Month: 1.2 GB in 2021 rising to 1.7 GB in 2023.▲
• Per Day: 40 MB in 2021 rising to 57 MB in 2023.▲

TTCL:

• Per Month: 1.0 GB in 2021 rising to 1.4 GB in 2023.▲
• Per Day: 33 MB in 2021 rising to 46 MB in 2023 ▲

Mobile Money Transactions:

Vodacom:

• Daily: TZS 15 billion in 2021rising to TZS 18 billion in 2023.▲
• Monthly: TZS 450 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 540 billion in 2023.▲

Airtel:

• Daily: TZS 10 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 12 billion in 2023. ▲
• Monthly: TZS 300 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 360 billion in 2023.▲

Tigo:

• Daily: TZS 8 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 10 billion in 2023.▲
• Monthly: TZS 240 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 300 billion in 2023.▲

Halotel:

• Daily: TZS 4 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 6 billion in 2023.▲
• Monthly: TZS 120 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 180 billion in 2023.▲

TTCL:

• Daily: TZS 2 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 3 billion in 2023.▲
• Monthly: TZS 60 billion in 2021 rising to TZS 90 billion in 2023.▲

The growth in customer numbers, data usage, and mobile money transactions emphasizes on expansion and increasing reliance on digital services. This great performance is caused due to strategic collaborations and partnership, marketing and increase in network coverage, covering more regions in Tanzania than before.

As the market continues to evolve, these telecom giants are poised to drive further innovation and connectivity in Tanzania.

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