Starlink gains 0.5pc of Kenya’s internet market in first year

The Starlink logo is seen on a mobile device. 

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Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet firm Starlink has captured a 0.5 percent share of Kenya’s internet market in its first full year of operation in the country, amassing a subscriber base that totalled 8,063 users at the end of June this year, new data shows.

Fresh statistics from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) indicate that the growth rate has propelled the multinational into the top ten list of dominant internet service providers (ISPs) in the country, enjoying an equal pie of the market with Vijiji Connect Limited, which launched operations in 2020.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.