Market Trends of africa data center Industry
Online markets such as Jumia, Takealot, Kilimall, and others to boost Data centers in Africa
- Africa's data consumption increased from 0.6 GB/month in 2016 to 2.25 GB/month in 2022. It is expected to reach around 11.3 GB/month by 2029. A growing number of smartphone users using digital services such as streaming and digital payments are expected to boost data consumption in the future.
- As telecom companies plan to shut down their 2G and 3G services and strengthen their existing 4G services, bandwidth speeds may increase by around 52.5 Mbps by 2029. The implementation of 5G services in 43 African countries may lead to increased bandwidth speeds, which may also increase data consumption. The use of popular streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime is expected to grow among the youth.
- The number of online shoppers in Africa increased from 138.9 million in 2016 to 387.8 million in 2022, which may reach around 519.8 million by 2025. Jumia, Takealot, Kilimall, and Konga are a few leading online marketplaces in the region. The growing user base for these digital services has resulted in increased data consumption. To provide seamless services to customers, companies may have to increase the number of racks from 64,735 in 2022 to 188,643 by 2029, with a CAGR of 15.4%, which may also increase the IT load capacity from 518.7 MW in 2022 to 1,226.2 MW by 2029.
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Increase use of digital wallets (M-Pesa) and use of OTT platforms, would increase data exchange leading to increase in data centers in the region.
- The availability of affordable Chinese smartphones, the removal of the general sales tax of 16% in countries such as Kenya, and the growing use of digitalization services by African youth for learning and other activities are boosting the number of smartphones in the region.
- In 2019, the total share of smartphone connections accounted for 44%, and with the growing adoption of technology, this share is expected to reach 75% by 2025. South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt account for around 89 million, 163 million, and 75.6 million smartphone connections in the region, respectively. Around 60% of the users in Nigeria and 21% in South Africa use digital wallets such as M-Pesa for conducting transactions. Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime are the leading OTT players in the region, with Netflix leading the African market with a subscriber base of around 6.4 million in 2022. The deployment of 5G services has been slow in Africa. These services have been launched in a few countries, such as Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
- The African continent comprises around 54 countries, of which only 11 could implement 5G services. Hence, Africa is expected to have only 10% of 5G users by 2027. Telecom companies like Vodafone are focusing on strengthening their 4G services and plan to shut down their 2G and 3G services by 2026. To offer better services to users, companies may have to increase the number of racks, which may, in turn, increase the IT load capacity over the years.
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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT
- Ongoing investment by telecom companies like Airtel in strengthening 4G and 5G services across Africa, would flourish the Data centers market
- Fiber optic cable companies such as Csquared and others boost Data Centers demand in Africa
- Adoption of high speed broadband services in Africa would boost the Data centers in the region.
