Airtel Africa at a glance

Transforming lives
and enhancing the customer experience

We’re transforming millions of lives across sub-Saharan Africa by delivering essential telecoms and financial services that help bridge the digital and financial divides. Our sustained investment in infrastructure is enhancing our customers’ experience while reaching more people than ever, connecting the unconnected, banking the unbanked and enabling communities, businesses and economies to thrive.

Delivering transparent, affordable, essential services across Africa

We provide voice, data and mobile money services for consumers and enterprises across 14 countries in our three regions: Nigeria, East Africa and Francophone Africa. Demand for our services is supported by a young, fast-growing population who continue to seek digital and financial inclusion.

183.5 million

total customers (+10.5%)

84.2 million

Data customers (+14.8%)

54.1 million

Airtel Money customers (+21.3%)

$196bn

Airtel Money total processed value (+35.2% in constant currency)

1st or 2nd

largest operator in 13 markets

78 million

increase in addressable population (>15 years) by 2031

$6,415m

revenue (+29.5% in reported currency)

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Footprint population: 679 million
(Source: UN population prospectus 2024, population data for 2025)

Customers by region

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Regional revenue contribution

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East Africa: Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Francophone Africa: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC), Gabon, Madagascar, Niger, Republic of the Congo, the Seychelles

Investing in our reach, coverage and capacity to enhance customer experience

Our accelerated capital investment is extending our range of data and financial services for businesses and consumers and reaching new communities in urban, semi-urban and rural areas. We continue to grow our ecosystem of retailers, agents and exclusive franchises, build our digital offerings, drive greater 4G and 5G coverage and unlock further growth potential through fibre and data centre investment.

2.4 million

Airtel Money agents (+39.1%)

40,378

infrastructure sites (+3,261 sites)

117,000

exclusive distribution infrastructure

81,900 km

of connecting fibre (+3,200 km)

$884m

capex ($670m in 2024/25)

75.6%

4G population coverage (+1.2%)

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Unlocking sustainable growth through our efficient operating model

We’re delivering industry-leading EBITDA margins, generating the cash flow to consistently invest so that we can keep transforming lives into the future and generate strong shareholder returns.

49.3%

underlying EBITDA margins (46.5% in 2024/25)

18.6 cents

basic earnings per share (6.0 cents in 2024/25)

9.2%

growth in dividend per share vs 2024/25

Revenue contribution by service

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Airtel Africa

 
 

$6,415m

2025/26 revenue

Growth rates

+20.1%

5-year CAGR

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Voice

Connecting people with voice calling

$2,318m

revenue

Growth rates

+11.6%

5-year CAGR

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Data

Providing access to all data services

$2,530m

revenue

Growth rates

+29.2%

5-year CAGR

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Mobile money

Offering financial services

$1,355m

revenue1

Growth rates

+29.6%

5-year CAGR

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Other

Messaging, VAS and Airtel Business

$480m

revenue

Growth rates

+14.4%

5-year CAGR

1 Mobile Money revenue includes cross-charge revenue from mobile services which is eliminated upon consolidation. As a result, total revenue does not equal the sum of individual services. Growth rates are in constant currency. CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate, calculated using 31 March 2025 constant currency rates.

Alternative performance measures (APMs) are defined and reconciled in Alternative performance measures (APMs). Industry terms are explained in the glossary.