MTN Group, Africas largest telecom operator, under the leadership of Zimbabwean executive Ralph Mupita, has become the first telecom operator on the continent to surpass 300 million subscribers, marking a major achievement under its chief executive, Ralph Mupita.
The milestone was announced during the companys annual Ambassadors Appreciation Dinner last Wednesday, where executives confirmed that MTN had reached a key goal in its Ambition 2025 strategy serving 300 million customers across its markets.
Subscriber growth has accelerated sharply in the past 18 months. In the year ending December 2024, MTN gained 6.2 million users to close at 291 million, excluding operations it sold in Afghanistan, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry. By June 2025, the group had gained another 6.7 million users, bringing the total to nearly 298 million before crossing the 300 million mark in the third quarter.