Kenya's consumption of mobile broadband Internet has continued its sharp upward trajectory, driven by rising smartphone penetration over the three months to September 2025, according to new data from the Communications Authority of Kenya CA .
In a report released on Monday, the Authority revealed that mobile data subscriptions reached 60.2 million by the end of the first quarter of the current financial year. Of these, 78.3 per cent were mobile broadband connections. The dominance of high-speed networks was further underscored by the finding that 4G subscriptions accounted for 84.8 per cent of all mobile broadband users.
Data consumption also rose significantly. The average mobile broadband user consumed 14.3 GB of data during the quarter. Usage was highest among 5G subscribers, who averaged 40.0 GB per user, compared with 14.1 GB for 4G users.
