How South Africans access the Internet

The August 2012 DMMA/Effective Measure demographics statistics reveal which Internet access methods are the most popular in SA

Staff Writer

October 12, 2012

The DMMA/Effective Measure have released their August 2012 demographic statistics for South Africa’s Internet users, revealing that ADSL remains the most used connection to access the Internet.

According to the statistics, which are based on 134,349 surveys completed by South African Internet users, 52% of people in the country access the Internet through an ADSL connection.

41% of local Internet users connect via a mobile network (e.g. iBurst, 3G, Edge, GPRS), while 28% of people make use of a wireless network (Wi-Fi).

17% of people use mobile phones to surf local websites, while 7% of users are still using dial-up connection to connect to the Internet.

It should be noted that the survey allows users to select all the ways through which they access the Internet (hence they can select multiple technologies).

The survey further revealed that 68% of people use the Internet at home, 62% use it at work, and 26% access the web through their mobile phones.