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Africa · #57 · 2025–2026

Cameroon: internet and everyday apps

Cameroon has about 12 million people online — a penetration rate of 41.4% and rank #57 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 14 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 12 million Penetration 41.4% World rank #57 Updated 2026-11-12
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TL;DR
  • Cameroon has roughly 12 million internet users (12,000,000 people) — about 41.4% of the population and rank #57 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, ayoba, Facebook, Instagram. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, News, Gaming and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Cameroon in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
12 million12,000,000 · #57
Penetration
41.4%#181
Population
29 million29,000,000 · #52
GDP
$53B#93
GDP growth
+3.5%#95
GDP per person
$1,838#181
Land area
475.4k km²#54
Capital
Yaoundé
Region
Africa
Official languages
French, English

How Cameroon goes online

Douala runs on WhatsApp, with Facebook doing the work of a newspaper: crime reports, wedding photos, death notices. Rent and money for relatives move through MTN MoMo or Orange Money, down to the stalls in the market. The network itself depends on where you stand. In the English-speaking regions the shutdowns taught people to download in advance and keep screenshots, because the connection can vanish without warning. Crossing town still means a shared taxi, negotiated at the roadside.

Around 41.4%. With a population of about 29 million and 12 million online, roughly 17 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 14 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

14 Most-used apps

Messaging

2 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009 ayoba Messaging · MTN · 2019

Social

2 Most-used apps →
Facebook Social · Meta · 2004 Instagram Social · Meta · 2010

Video

2 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005 TikTok Video · ByteDance · 2016

Shopping

1 Most-used apps →
Jumia Shopping · Jumia Technologies · 2012

Payments

2 Most-used apps →
MTN MoMo Payments · MTN Group · 2009 Orange Money Payments · Orange · 2008

Mobility

2 Most-used apps →
Yassir Mobility · Yassir · 2017 Yango Mobility · Yango · 2018

News

1 Most-used apps →
BBC News · BBC（英国公共广播机构） · 1997

Gaming

2 Most-used apps →
PUBG Mobile Gaming · Krafton · Level Infinite · 2018 Garena Free Fire Gaming · Garena · 2017

Websites people in Cameroon actually use

11

The 11 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

Telecom3Banking2Transport2News1Utilities1TV & media1Education1
MTN CameroonTelecommtn.cmOperator site for top-ups, data bundles and MTN Mobile Money. Orange CameroonTelecomorange.cmTelecom portal for bills, top-ups and Orange Money transfers. CamtelTelecomcamtel.cmThe state operator for fixed lines and fibre. Afriland First BankBankingafrilandfirstbank.comA leading Cameroonian bank — business accounts, transfers and the branch network in Douala and Yaoundé. Bank of Central African StatesBankingbeac.intThe central bank for the six CEMAC countries. Camair-CoTransportcamair-co.cmThe national airline. Port Authority of DoualaTransportpad.cmThe port that carries most of the country’s trade. Journal du CamerounNewsjournalducameroun.comNews site covering Cameroonian politics, security and daily life. ENEO CameroonUtilitieseneo.cmElectricity utility site for bills, prepaid meters and outage reports. CRTVTV & mediacrtv.cmThe public broadcaster. University of Yaoundé IEducationuniv-yaounde1.cmThe country’s largest university.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

6 Q&A
How many people in Cameroon are online?

About 12 million (12,000,000 people). That works out to roughly 41.4% of the population, which puts Cameroon at #57 in the world for total internet users. Figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026, which draws on ITU and national statistics.

Which apps do people in Cameroon use most?

Mostly WhatsApp, ayoba, Facebook, Instagram — they cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, News, Gaming. The full list, grouped by category, is further down this page.

What is the leading Messaging app in Cameroon?

WhatsApp, ayoba dominate this space. The best-known is WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

How high is internet penetration in Cameroon?

Around 41.4%. With a population of about 29 million and 12 million online, roughly 17 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

Where do these app facts come from?

Usage figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, based on ITU and national statistics); app details come from each product’s official site. Updated 2026-11-12.

Which websites are most popular in Cameroon?

The everyday ones are Journal du Cameroun, MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroon, plus the other 11 sites listed above. They cover news, shopping, search, banking and official paperwork, and every link points to the official site.

Sources

Updated 2026-11-12
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