Tanzania: Internet Users Reach 9 Million 300 Thousand Business Platform Rise

Since 2000,

The number of Internet users has surged from the original one hundred million to 9 million 300 thousand, equivalent to 20% of the total population of Tanzania.

At the same time, the rapid development of e-commerce in Tanzania, Africa's local electricity providers Jumia, Kaymu and others have entered Tanzania.

According to recent reports, more and more people in Tanzania are shopping online, which means that the number of Internet users in Tanzania is increasing.

The middle income group in Dar Es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, has been increasing, and more and more people are shopping online.

Rajab Salehe, a IT Engineer in Tanzania, admits that although she occasionally buys things on local e-commerce websites, she buys more shoes on Amazon.

At the same time, it will buy accessories for other cars on other platforms.

"I like to shop on Amazon website. Besides the variety of products, the price is reasonable, and the freight will not be very expensive."

He said.

Rose Kabati, a bank employee, said: "because more and more online buyers, many banks provide Visa credit card services to facilitate network payment."

But for Tanzania's e-commerce industry, the biggest challenge is that many people do not have effective mailing addresses, so they can only use office addresses to receive packages.

The Internet entered Tanzania in 1995. In 2000, only 115 thousand people in Tanzania could access the Internet.

But since then, the number of Internet users has increased dramatically, reaching 9 million 300 thousand in 2014, equivalent to 20% of the total population of Tanzania 4500.

This means that the number of Internet users in Tanzania is increasing at an annual rate of 65%.

According to the statistics of Tanzania Telecom authority in 2013, 6 million 500 thousand people will surf the Internet every day, equivalent to 11.5% of the total population.

With the popularity of smart phones that can access the Internet, the relaxation of broadband access conditions, especially the emergence of social media, has made mobile Internet popular in different economic sectors.

The world bank said the use of mobile phones in Africa has exploded, and has grown fastest in the past five years.

African mobile phone users reach 650 million, surpassing the US and Europe.

At the same time, the popularization rate of Internet is very fast, and the coverage of broadband has increased 20 times.

At the same time, Africa has sprung up many local businesses, including JUMIA, Kaymu, Hellofood, Lamudi, Carmudi, Zando, Jovago, Lendico, Easy Taxi, etc.

Africa's leading home

After the successful layout of Cameroon and Uganda, JUMIA entered Tanzania in November 2014 to expand its business coverage to 10 countries.