Quartercompared withAny of 52 quarters, Q3 2012 to Q1 2026

Mobile subscribers in Zimbabwe

Active lines each network holds, and how much of the country is on one. POTRAZ counted 17.28m active mobile lines in Q1 2026, 54 quarters of figures in all.

17.28mactive mobile lines

74.8%Econet

23.4%NetOne

109%mobile penetration, active lines for every 100 people

Active subscribers by network

17.28m active mobile lines in Q1 2026, up 8.7% on Q1 2025. Econet accounts for 74.8 of every 100.

Active subscribers by network, every quarter

Q2 2021 to Q1 2026 shown, of 52.

Up 28% between Q2 2021 and Q1 2026, from 13.48m to 17.28m.Econet is the largest part in Q1 2026, 75 of every 100, followed by NetOne at 23 and Telecel at 1.8. Econet held 66 of every 100 in Q2 2021.

The Q1 2026 total, part by part

17.28m active mobile lines

Econet75%
NetOne23%
Telecel1.8%

Out of every 100 in Q1 2026, 75 is Econet.NetOne is next at 23 of every 100, then Telecel at 1.8.

The figures behind itAll 52 quartersDownload CSV

Quarter	Econet	NetOne	Telecel	All lines
Q1 2026	12,926,399	4,049,492	305,243	17,281,134
Q4 2025	12,374,206	4,101,492	303,284	16,778,982
Q3 2025	12,064,749	4,062,894	305,042	16,432,685
Q2 2025	11,782,975	3,987,105	319,548	16,089,628
Q1 2025	11,578,890	3,978,177	336,559	15,893,626
Q4 2024	11,332,804	3,963,193	381,097	15,677,094
Q3 2024	10,874,464	3,864,048	377,790	15,116,302
Q2 2024	10,620,462	3,877,062	336,821	14,834,345
Q1 2024	10,436,233	4,017,167	286,213	14,739,613
Q4 2023	10,440,693	4,251,791	281,332	14,973,816
Q3 2023	10,319,991	4,171,224	303,364	14,794,579
Q2 2023	10,094,328	3,554,075	307,534	13,955,937
Q1 2023	9,996,255	3,747,201	307,795	14,051,251
Q4 2022	9,988,105	3,922,734	389,951	14,300,790
Q3 2022	9,753,620	4,339,133	469,489	14,562,242
Q2 2022	9,125,792	4,411,239	469,003	14,006,034
Q1 2022	9,359,485	4,422,595	507,005	14,289,085
Q4 2021	9,253,453	4,470,592	533,545	14,257,590
Q3 2021	9,073,236	4,279,427	582,570	13,935,233
Q2 2021	8,872,214	4,027,009	582,304	13,481,527
Q1 2021	8,668,095	3,721,416	581,104	12,970,615
Q4 2020	8,773,300	3,691,314	727,094	13,191,708
Q3 2020	8,603,084	3,455,277	725,424	12,783,785
Q2 2020	8,766,968	3,306,173	725,157	12,798,298
Q1 2020	9,575,796	3,323,248	825,478	13,724,522
Q4 2019	9,117,826	3,167,399	910,677	13,195,902
Q3 2019	8,759,360	3,042,930	1,051,325	12,853,615
Q2 2019	8,574,412	2,752,458	1,027,445	12,354,315
Q1 2019	8,460,405	2,593,444	1,080,606	12,134,455
Q4 2018	8,552,289	3,256,592	1,100,111	12,908,992
Q3 2018	8,396,728	3,097,077	1,254,746	12,748,551
Q2 2018	7,998,657	2,900,433	1,253,381	12,152,471
Q1 2018	7,651,312	2,634,137	1,443,029	11,728,478
Q4 2017	7,488,588	4,957,105	1,646,411	14,092,104
Q3 2017	7,137,171	4,868,897	1,793,580	13,799,648
Q2 2017	6,677,531	4,845,458	1,788,234	13,311,223
Q1 2017	6,390,232	4,801,762	1,785,321	12,977,315
Q4 2016	6,360,904	4,712,410	1,805,612	12,878,926
Q1 2016	6,714,939	4,360,298	1,824,936	12,900,173
Q4 2015	6,702,691	4,134,720	1,919,999	12,757,410
Q3 2015	6,679,797	3,800,993	1,913,593	12,394,383
Q2 2015	6,633,260	3,380,407	1,936,124	11,949,791
Q1 2015	6,619,058	3,170,955	2,069,142	11,859,155
Q4 2014	6,451,863	3,194,641	2,152,148	11,798,652
Q3 2014	6,472,382	2,707,682	2,223,724	11,403,788
Q2 2014	6,339,945	2,379,285	2,400,729	11,119,959
Q1 2014	9,075,925	2,356,815	2,459,369
Q4 2013	8,720,869	2,333,739	2,578,559
Q3 2013	8,522,941	2,451,607	2,544,339	13,518,887
Q2 2013	8,114,814	2,232,617	2,448,687	12,796,118
Q4 2012	8,014,055	2,017,726	2,582,154	12,613,935
Q3 2012	7,019,387	1,869,433	2,342,257	11,231,077

Mobile penetration rate

109% mobile penetration, active lines for every 100 people in Q1 2026, up 7.0% on Q1 2025.

Mobile penetration rate, every quarter

Q1 2013 to Q1 2026 shown, of 51.

109% in Q1 2026, against 96.6% in Q1 2013.It was highest in Q1 2026 at 109% and lowest in Q1 2019 at 83.3%. That is up from 101% in Q1 2025.

The figures behind itAll 51 quartersDownload CSV

Quarter	Penetration
Q1 2026	108.5%
Q4 2025	107.0%
Q3 2025	104.8%
Q2 2025	102.6%
Q1 2025	101.4%
Q4 2024	102.3%
Q3 2024	98.60%
Q2 2024	96.76%
Q1 2024	96.14%
Q4 2023	97.70%
Q3 2023	97.50%
Q2 2023	91.90%
Q1 2023	92.60%
Q4 2022	94.20%
Q3 2022	95.90%
Q2 2022	92.30%
Q1 2022	93.30%
Q4 2021	94.40%
Q3 2021	93.50%
Q2 2021	91.30%
Q1 2021	87.80%
Q4 2020	90.50%
Q3 2020	87.70%
Q2 2020	87.80%
Q1 2020	94.20%
Q4 2019	90.60%
Q3 2019	88.20%
Q2 2019	84.80%
Q1 2019	83.30%
Q4 2018	93.10%
Q2 2018	87.70%
Q1 2018	84.60%
Q4 2017	102.7%
Q3 2017	100.5%
Q2 2017	97.00%
Q1 2017	94.50%
Q4 2016	94.80%
Q3 2016	94.30%
Q2 2016	97.00%
Q1 2016	96.50%
Q4 2015	95.40%
Q3 2015	92.80%
Q2 2015	91.50%
Q1 2015	90.80%
Q4 2014	90.30%
Q3 2014	87.30%
Q1 2014	106.4%
Q4 2013	104.4%
Q3 2013	103.5%
Q2 2013	98.40%
Q1 2013	96.60%

Questions people ask

How many mobile subscribers are there in Zimbabwe?

17.28m active mobile lines in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is up 3.0% on the quarter before. Econet is the largest, with 74.8 of every 100.

What is Zimbabwe's mobile penetration rate?

109% mobile penetration, active lines for every 100 people in Q1 2026, the most recent quarter POTRAZ has published. That is up 1.4% on the quarter before.

Where do these figures come from?

The quarterly sector performance reports published by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe. Every figure on this page is read out of the report for its own quarter. 55 quarters are held, from Q3 2012 to Q1 2026.

Read from POTRAZ, the sector performance reports, Q3 2012 to Q1 2026. Every source we read

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