The Brand Index / Africa / Technology & Platforms
Region list · Sep 2026
Africa · Technology & Platforms
23brands in this list
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- 1HeldMicrosoft AfricaEnterprise cloud, Nairobi + Lagos hubsStrong
- 2HeldGoogle AfricaSearch + Android dominant, Nairobi hubStrong
- 3HeldMeta AfricaSocial, WhatsApp Africa's dominant platformStrong
- 4HeldSamsung AfricaConsumer electronics, dominant Android brandStrong
- 5HeldMTN GroupPan-African mobile and fintech group, 307 million customers; Ambition 2030 strategyStrong
- 6HeldTecno / TranssionChina brand built for Africa, largest phone sellerStrong
- 7HeldNaspers / ProsusSA tech holding, Tencent stake, global brand pivotStrong
- 8HeldVodacomSA largest telecom, M-Pesa brand extensionStrong
- 9HeldMaroc TelecomMorocco telecom, pan-Africa backboneStrong
- 10HeldSafaricom / M-PesaKenya, Africa mobile money category definerDeveloping
- 11HeldVodafone EgyptEgypt telecom leader, brand authorityDeveloping
- 12HeldAndelaNigeria, Africa developer talent brandDeveloping
- 13HeldMTN GhanaGhana telecom leader brandDeveloping
- 14HeldMTN NigeriaNigeria's largest mobile operator by subscribers, listed on the NGX, majority owned by MTN GroupDeveloping
- 15HeldItel (Transsion)Africa ultra-affordable phone brandDeveloping
- 16HeldInfinix (Transsion)Africa youth phone brand, gaming challengerDeveloping
- 17HeldM-KopaKenya solar + phone financing, inclusion brandDeveloping
- 18HeldSafaricom EthiopiaKenya telecom brand entering EthiopiaDeveloping
- 19HeldAirtel AfricaPan-African mobile operator and mobile money provider with 183.5 million customers across 14 marketsDeveloping
- 20HeldGlo (Globacom)Nigeria's third mobile network, home-grown challengerDeveloping
- 21HeldEconet WirelessZimbabwe, pan-Africa telecom challenger brandDeveloping
- 22HeldMTN RwandaRwanda telecom leader brandDeveloping
- 23HeldAirtel NigeriaNigeria's second-largest mobile network, data-led growthDeveloping
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