Twinpine has discharged its Kenyan mobile trend report for 2016 and it fortifies what we've all known. One – that Mobile, similar to information, is King. What's more, two – that Kenya is not our mate in this tech business. Any ground breaking tech partner that is not creating and streamlining on Mobile is, similar to they say, on a losing end

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A Summary on Kenya

Kenya has a total population of 47.2 million people, and about 89% of them own mobile devices. With about 40% of its population below age 15, I think this is interesting to say the least.

I was held up until 20 to get my first cell phone yet it appears my Kenyan partners are getting theirs at a much more youthful age.


Mobile vs Desktop Usage in Kenya

Once more, Mobile is above all else. The Mobile versus Desktop traffic diagram resembles a baby speedily jotted a X and shows desktop utilization plunging from somewhat more than 80% in 2011 to around 10% in 2016. In that same period, Mobile rose from 19% to 90%.

Android likewise takes the monster share of the Operating System advertise, holding 82% of the space as at August 2016 and leaving IOS, Windows, Blackberry OS and Java with the staying 18%.


Market Capitalization Share in Kenya

Safaricom maintained its position as the leading mobile operator in Kenya followed (not closely at all) by Airtel Kenya.

Data prices fell.

According to the report, 1000 Kenya Shillings can buy 5x more data in 2016 than it could in 2011.


Growth Trend of Mobile Browsers in Kenya

As was the case in Nigeria, Opera left its 8 other competitors behind in the Kenyan mobile browser race.

For the growth trend of operating systems, Android demonstrated its global dominance in Kenya growing from below 18% in 2012 to over 80% in 2016. Linux, Windows phone, Nokia’s Symbian OS and others are all struggling around the 10% mark.


Social Media Growth Trend in Kenya

On the social media front, Facebook, the world’s largest social network is also the largest in Kenya. But look at that graph, it’s miles away from Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, YouTube, Google+ and StumbleUpon which combine to make up the top 7 mobile social media sites in Kenya.



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Am not surprised at all

MtuMsuper:
Am not surprised at all

They're truthful to their customers that's why, Nigerians majorly use theirs to transfer money to their friends and family but Kenyans shop with theirs cos much stable network and data security which Nigeria lacks.