A study showed that in 2022, South Africans spent at least 9.5 hours a day online. That was the highest percentage in the world, beating the global record by nearly three hours.
According to a report by Delaware-based virtual private network (VPN) platform Atlas VPN, the average time a person spent browsing the internet in 2022 was six hours and 37 minutes per day.
They combined data from social media research firm We Are Social and social media intelligence platform Meltwater to arrive at her conclusions. The data included users between the ages of 16 and 64 in 46 countries.
World Bank data shows that in 2020 up to 70% of South Africans had internet access. The number could be even higher now, given the increasing penetration of the internet not only in the country but across the entire African continent.
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By 2023, South Africa will have 43.48 million internet users – out of a total population of 60.14 million – representing a 72.3% penetration rate. The country’s government wants to ensure that every household in South Africa has internet access by 2024.
Even though your internet speed is below the global average, it is getting faster and faster.
In 2021, South Africa’s digital quality of life ranks 68th in the world. Mobile internet and broadband accessibility in the country ranked among the best in Africa, along with mobile internet stability.
According to reports, mobile Internet has become the most widespread communication method worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, smartphones are becoming the main means of communication.
The Atlas VPN study states that getting information (57.8%), staying in touch with friends and family (53.7%), staying up to date with news and events (50.9 %), watching videos (49.7%) and learning how to do it are very important. Getting things done (47.6%) was the top five reasons people spend time online.
