Cell Phone Ownership Surges in Africa Adults who own a cell phone 100% U.S. 89
Cell phones are pervasive in the region. In 2002, roughly one-in-ten owned a mobile phone in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana. Since then, cell phone ownership has grown exponentially. Today, cell phones are as common in South Africa and Nigeria as they are in the United States. Smartphones (those that can access the internet and applications) are less widely used, though significant minorities own these devices in several nations, including 34% of South Africans.
Cell Phone Ownership Surges in Africa  | Adults who own a cell phone  | 100%  | U.S. 89  | s. Ghana Africa 83 89  | Ghana Africa 83  | Kenya 82  | Tanzania 73  | 640  | Uganda 65  | 50  | 3330  | 10 10  | 2002  | 2007  | 2014  | Note: U.S data from Pew Research Centersurveys  | Source Spring 2014 Global Attitudes survey. Q68  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 