Number of mobile connections in Ghana 2017-2025

As of January 2025, Ghana registered approximately 38 million mobile connections, slightly down from around 39 million in the same month of the previous year. Mobile connections correspond to 110 percent of Ghana's population, as one person can use multiple networks simultaneously. Generally, almost every household in Ghana owns a mobile telephone.

Mobile phone subscription is on the rise

As of 2023, there were around 33.4 million mobile cellular subscriptions in Ghana. MTN has dominated the mobile connection market in the country by far, followed by the tight competitors, Vodafone and Airtel Tigo. 

Mobile phones are often used to browse the web

The use of mobile phones is widespread among Ghanaians, whether for accessing the internet or making calls. As of January 2025, mobile phones generated nearly 77 percent of the web traffic in the country. For users, android is the most preferred operating system. On average, one pays 0.4 U.S. dollars to obtain one gigabyte of mobile data in Ghana.