The Brand Index / Africa / Technology & Platforms
Region list · Sep 2026

Africa · Technology & Platforms

23brands in this list
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Top 10

Top of the list

  1. 1HeldMicrosoft AfricaStrong
  2. 2HeldGoogle AfricaStrong
  3. 3HeldMeta AfricaStrong
  4. 4HeldSamsung AfricaStrong
  5. 5HeldMTN GroupStrong
  6. 6HeldTecno / TranssionStrong
  7. 7HeldNaspers / ProsusStrong
  8. 8HeldVodacomStrong
  9. 9HeldMaroc TelecomStrong
  10. 10HeldSafaricom / M-PesaDeveloping
Full list

All 23 brands

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