ICT Indicators in Brief

April 2022 | Monthly Issue

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 Mobile Phones

Mobile Mobile
Subscription* Penetration*

Million
%
Subscription

99.82 March 97.59

2021

93.27 February 89.69

2022

94.15 March 90.40

2022

0.94 Monthly Growth 0.71

Rate %

-5.69 Annual Growth -7.19

Rate %

* The decrease in mobile subscriptions and penetration is attributed to following the ITU methodology of publishing the active instead of registered lines
subscriptions.
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Internet
Monthly Annual
March February March Change Change
Unit 2021 2022 2022 Rate % Rate %

Million
Mobile Internet Users 57.25 64.60 64.58 -0.03 12.81
Subscription

USB Modem Subscription Million 3.26 2.19 2.19 0.28 -32.70

Subscription

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Unit 2019/2020

Internet Penetration % 57.3

According the results of “ICT Access and Use by Households and Individuals Survey for 2019/2020”
 ADSL and Mobile Internet Users
Proportion of Mobile ADSL Subscriptions Regional Distribution
ADSL Internet Users of Total
Subscription Mobile Subscription
Unit Million Subscription %
March 2021 9.26 57.35
February 2022 10.27 69.26
March 2022 10.34 68.60 Delta 34% Greater Cairo 36%
Monthly Change Rate % 0.68 -0.67 Alexandria and Matroh 9%
Upper Egypt 15%
Annual Change Rate % 11.62 11.25
Sinai, Red Sea and Suez Canal Cities 6%
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology – Telecom Egypt

Monthly Annual
March February March Change Change
Fixed Telephone Unit 2021 2022 2022 Rate % Rate %
Local Exchange Capacity Million Lines 24.96 23.38 22.94 -1.88 -8.09
Million
Fixed Lines Subscription Subscription 10.05 11.55 11.17 -3.26 11.24

Fixed Lines Penetration % 7.45 11.11 10.73 -3.42 3.28

Number of Local Exchanges Exchange 1511 1532 1532 0.00 1.39

Number of Local Exchanges in Rural Areas Exchange 1052 1072 1072 0.00 1.90

Fixed Lines by Type of Subscription

Government Subscription 2%
Commercial Subscription 9%
Residential Subscription 89%

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology – Telecom Egypt

Number of Newly Established ICT Companies and Issued Capital

March February March
Unit Activity 2021 2022 2022
Communications 0.25 2.47 0.22
Issued Capital of Newly
Established ICT Companies Million EGP
Information Technology 125.43 52.49 176.19
during each Month
IT Enabled Services 83.62 120.27 10.03

Total 209.30 175.23 186.44

Communications 1 5 4
Number of Newly Established
ICT Companies during each Companies Information Technology 108 152 145
Month
IT Enabled Services 77 49 65

Total 186 206 214

Source: Ministry of Investment – General Authority for Free Zones and Investment
 Egypt’s Stock Exchange Telecommunications Index
Unit Point
March 2021 1458

February 2022 1515

March 2022 1518

Monthly Change Rate % 3

Annual Change Rate % 60

The IT, Media and Communication Services Index includes four companies: Raya Contact Center, Fawry for Banking
Technology and Electronic Payment, Egyptian Media Production City, and Telecom Egypt.

Regional Distribution of Telecenters

IT Clubs
Ismailia 1 Port Said 1
Suez 1 Alexandria 1
In line with the Ministry of Communications and Menofia 9
Cairo 2
Information Technology (MCIT) strategy in promoting Giza 9
Qaliobya 2
the role of IT in an effective and sustainable manner Dakahlia 7
Red Sea 3
for community development, MCIT has activated the Bani Suef 4
IT Clubs in Community Development project. The total Fayoum 5
number of IT Clubs in Egypt reached 77. Sohag 6
Aswan 5
New Valley 6
Menia 5 Assiut 5 Luxor 5
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Egypt ICT Trust Fund
IT Clubs Department

Postal Services
Unit Office

March 2021 4044

Number of Post Offices
February 2022 4214

March 2022 4230

Monthly Change Rate % 0.38

Annual Change Rate % 4.60

Average Number of People Number of Pensions Distributed Number of Instant Postal

Served by each Post Office through Post Offices Financial Transfers
Unit Thousand Inhabitants Million Thousand Transfers
March 2021 25.29 7.48 1688
February 2022 24.68 6.24 1002
March 2022 24.62 6.01 1313
Monthly Change Rate % -0.23 -3.69 31.02
Annual Change Rate % -2.66 -19.65 -22.24
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology – Egypt Post