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Africa · #114 · 2025–2026

Guinea: internet and everyday apps

Guinea has about 4 million people online — a penetration rate of 27.6% and rank #114 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 9 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 4 million Penetration 27.6% World rank #114 Updated 2026-11-12
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TL;DR
  • Guinea has roughly 4 million internet users (4,000,000 people) — about 27.6% of the population and rank #114 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, News and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Guinea in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
4 million4,000,000 · #114
Penetration
27.6%#202
Population
14.5 million14,500,000 · #76
GDP
$25B#121
GDP growth
+5.4%#36
GDP per person
$1,724#183
Land area
245.9k km²#78
Capital
Conakry
Region
Africa
Official languages
French

How Guinea goes online

In Conakry, WhatsApp is the first reflex: a meeting, a price at the market, a family photo, all of it goes through a message. Facebook does the work of a newspaper, with local news pages and comment threads that move fast. Money travels on Orange Money or MTN MoMo, down to the small shops. The connection is expensive and unreliable, and so is the power, so people charge what they can when the current returns and keep screenshots of anything they still have to pay.

Around 27.6%. With a population of about 14.5 million and 4 million online, roughly 10.5 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 9 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

9 Most-used apps

Messaging

1 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009

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

1 Most-used apps →
MTN MoMo Payments · MTN Group · 2009

Mobility

1 Most-used apps →
Yassir Mobility · Yassir · 2017

News

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

Websites people in Guinea actually use

11

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

Telecom3News2Banking2Classifieds1Education1Transport1Utilities1
Orange GuineaTelecomorange.gnOperator portal for top-ups, internet passes and Orange Money. Orange GuinéeTelecomorange-guinee.comThe leading mobile operator. MTN GuinéeTelecommtn.com.gnThe second operator. GuineenewsNewsguineenews.orgLeading Guinean news site for politics, economy and society. Africa GuineeNewsafricaguinee.comGuinean outlet producing reports, interviews and debate videos. Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de la GuinéeBankingbicigui.comOne of Guinea's largest banks — accounts, transfers and the branch and ATM network around Conakry. Central Bank of GuineaBankingbcrg-guinee.orgThe central bank and the Guinean franc. CoinAfriqueClassifiedscoinafrique.comClassifieds platform for used goods and vehicles in Conakry. Gamal Abdel Nasser UniversityEducationuganc.edu.gnThe main university in Conakry. Port of ConakryTransportportconakry.comThe port, and the bauxite corridor. Électricité de GuinéeUtilitiesedg.com.gnThe national electricity utility.

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Frequently asked questions

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

About 4 million (4,000,000 people). That works out to roughly 27.6% of the population, which puts Guinea at #114 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 Guinea use most?

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

What is the leading Messaging app in Guinea?

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

How high is internet penetration in Guinea?

Around 27.6%. With a population of about 14.5 million and 4 million online, roughly 10.5 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 Guinea?

The everyday ones are Guineenews, Africa Guinee, Orange Guinea, 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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