ICT Indicators in Brief

January 2024 | Monthly Issue

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 Mobile Telephone

Mobile Mobile
Subscription Penetration

Million
%
Subscription

December
99.38 2022 94.16

November
105.97 2023 98.82

December
106.21 2023 98.89

0.22 Monthly Change 0.07

Rate (%)

6.87 Annual Change 4.73

Rate (%)

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, NTRA

Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions

Monthly Annual
December November December Change Change
Unit 2022 2023 2023 Rate % Rate %

Active mobile broadband subscriptions Million

Subscription 69.08 76.23 76.68 0.59 11.01
(Voice & Data)

Active mobile broadband subscriptions Million 2.42 2.46 2.47 0.22 1.96
(Data Only) Subscription

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology , NTRA

Unit 2021/2022

Internet Penetration % 72.2

According to results of “ICT access and use by households and individuals survey for 2021/2022”.
 Percentage of Mobile Internet Users
ADSL Regional Distribution
Proportion of Mobile Internet Users of
Total Mobile Subscription
Unit %
December 2022 69.51
November 2023 71.93
December 2023 72.20 Delta 35% Greater Cairo 35%
Monthly Change Rate % 0.27 Alexandria and Matroh 9%
Upper Egypt 15%
Annual Change Rate % 2.69
Sinai, Red Sea and Suez Canal Cities 6%
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology – Telecom Egypt, NTRA

Monthly Annual
December NovemberDecember Change Change
Fixed Telephone Unit 2022 2023 2023 Rate % Rate %
Local Exchange Capacity Million Lines 21.81 21.29 20.98 -1.44 -3.78
Million
Fixed Lines Subscription Subscription 11.59 12.56 12.48 -0.63 7.71

Fixed Lines Penetration % 10.98 11.7 11.6 -0.85 0.62

Number of Local Exchanges Exchange 1556 1651 1651 0.00 6.11

Fixed Lines by Type of Subscription

Government Subscription 2%
Commercial Subscription 8%
Residential Subscription 90%

Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology – Telecom Egypt

Number of Newly Established ICT Companies and Issued Capital

December November December
Unit Activity 2022 2023 2023
Communications 0.82 0.42 1.11
Issued Capital of Newly
Established ICT Companies Million EGP
Information Technology 686.10 126.47 380.37
during each Month
IT Enabled Services 699.76 103.33 6.81

Total 148.89 230.22 388.29

Communications 8 6 4
Number of Newly Established
ICT Companies during each Companies Information Technology 148 186 166
Month
IT Enabled Services 60 21 14

Total 216 213 184

Source: Ministry of Investment – General Authority for Free Zones and Investment
 Egypt’s Stock Exchange Telecommunications Index
Unit Point
December 2022 2080

November 2023 2023

December 2023 1730

Monthly Change Rate % 57

Annual Change Rate % 350

The IT, Media and Communication Services Index includes seven companies: Raya Contact Center, Fawry for Banking
Technology and Electronic Payment, Egyptian Media Production City, Telecom Egypt, Egyptian Satellite Company (Nilesat),
Orascom Investment Holding (OIH), and eFinance.

Regional Distribution of IT Clubs

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 for Dakahlia 7
Red Sea 3
community development, MCIT launched the IT Clubs Bani Suef 4
in Community Development project. The total number Fayoum 5
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

December 2022 4345

Number of Post Offices
November 2023 4535

December 2023 4563

Monthly Change Rate % 0.62

Annual Change Rate % 5.02

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
December 2022 24.29 4.84 939
November 2023 23.65 4.86 759
December 2023 23.54 4.88 773
Monthly Change Rate % -0.47 0.41 1.84
Annual Change Rate % -3.10 0.83 -17.65
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology – Egypt Post