Internet in Botswana
The Internet in Botswana is used by approximately 87.2% of the population, as of 2023.[1][2] There has been a massive increase in internet users since 2013 when only 30% of the population of Botswana was found to use the internet.[3][4] This is notably higher than the percentage of internet users in Africa as a whole, which is around 43%.[5] For reference, in 2023, the global statistic for internet users is 66%.
Statistics
Region | 2005 | 2010 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | 2% | 10% | 21.8% | 27.7% | 39.7% |
Americas | 36% | 49% | 65.9% | 75.9% | 83.2% |
Arab States | 8% | 26% | 43.7% | 55.2% | 70.3% |
Asia and Pacific | 9% | 23% | 43.9% | 48.9% | 64.3% |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
10% | 34% | 67.7% | 76.3% | 83.7% |
Europe | 46% | 67% | 79.6% | 81.7% | 89.5% |
Subscription | Place | 2007 | 2010 | 2014 | 2019[12] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed | Africa | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Americas | 11% | 14% | 17% | 22% | |
Arab States | 1% | 2% | 3% | 8.1% | |
Asia and Pacific | 3% | 6% | 8% | 14.4% | |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
2% | 8% | 14% | 19.8% | |
Europe | 18% | 24% | 28% | 31.9% | |
Mobile | Africa | 0.2% | 2% | 19% | 34% |
Americas | 6% | 23% | 59% | 104.4% | |
Arab States | 0.8% | 5% | 25% | 67.3% | |
Asia and Pacific | 3% | 7% | 23% | 89% | |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
0.2% | 22% | 49% | 85.4% | |
Europe | 15% | 29% | 64% | 97.4% |
- Internet broadband:
- 16,407 fixed broadband subscriptions, 134th in the world; 0.8% of the population, 143rd in the world;[9][13]
- 348,124 wireless broadband subscriptions, 102nd in the world; 16.6% of the population, 76th in the world.[14]
- The average internet subscription costs $60.72, 108th in the world.[citation needed]
- Internet hosts:
- 1,806 hosts (2012);[7]
- 6,374 hosts (2008).
- Internet IPv4 addresses: 100,096 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 47.7 addresses per 1000 people (2012).[15][16]
- Internet Service Providers:
- 53 ISPs (2020);[17]
- 11 ISPs (2001);
- 2 ISPs (1999).
ADSL
Botswana Telecom rolled out ADSL in early 2006. Current residential ADSL offerings include speeds from 512 kbit/s to 4096 kbit/s with prices from 292 to 863 BWP (~32 to ~97 US$).[18]
ADSL has been introduced in the following areas: Gaborone, Tlokweng, Mogoditshane, Molepolole, Phakalane, Francistown, Lobatse, Palapye, Maun, Kasane, Selibe-Phikwe, Letlhakane, Jwaneng, and Orapa.[19]
Internet censorship and surveillance
There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports the government monitors
See also
- Botswana
- Botswana Internet Exchange
- Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority
- Media of Botswana
- Telecommunications in Botswana
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. 2014. (Archived 2014 edition.)
- ^ "Botswana Population (2023) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Internet Users in Africa". www.kaggle.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Botswana - Population 2013 | countryeconomy.com". countryeconomy.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Botswana: number of internet users 2013-2023". Statista. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ cycles, This text provides general information Statista assumes no liability for the information given being complete or correct Due to varying update; Text, Statistics Can Display More up-to-Date Data Than Referenced in the. "Topic: Internet usage in Africa". Statista. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2021". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ a b c "Botswana", World Fact Book, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 7 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Africa Internet Users, 2018 Population and Facebook Statistics". www.internetworldstats.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ a b Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013
- ^ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
- ^ "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ Estimate
- ^ "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012" Archived 2019-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012" Archived 2019-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ Select Formats Archived 2009-05-13 at archive.today, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
- ^ Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.
- ^ "List of Internet Service Providers" (PDF). Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Broadband Retail Prices", Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, 1 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority | Mmogo re ka kgona bokamoso". www.bocra.org.bw. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Botswana", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 22 March 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
External links
- Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA).
- "Botswana", Africa south of the Sahara: Selected Internet resources, Stanford University Libraries.
- "Computer and Internet Use Among Families: A Case of Botswana", Rama Srivastava and Ishaan Srivastava, BVICAM’S International Journal of Information Technology (New Delhi, 2008).