India, May 9 -- Airtel Africa reported continued growth in its customer base and digital services during the year ended 31 March 2025. The total customer base increased by 8.7% to 166.1 million, with the company's focus on digital inclusion contributing to a 4.3% rise in smartphone penetration to 44.8%. The number of data customers grew by 14.1% to 73.4 million, while average data usage per customer rose by 30.4% to 7.0 GB. This contributed to a 15.4% increase in data ARPU (average revenue per user) on a constant currency basis.

Mobile money services also saw strong momentum, supported by ongoing investment in the Airtel Money agent network, improved digital offerings, and an expanded range of use cases. Mobile money subscribers rose by ...