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Africa · #172 · 2025–2026

Comoros: internet and everyday apps

Comoros has about 400 thousand people online — a penetration rate of 46% and rank #172 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 8 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 400 thousand Penetration 46.0% World rank #172 Updated 2026-11-12
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TL;DR
  • Comoros has roughly 400 thousand internet users (400,000 people) — about 46% of the population and rank #172 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Mobility, News and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Comoros in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
400 thousand400,000 · #172
Penetration
46.0%#171
Population
870 thousand870,000 · #163
GDP
$2B#199
GDP growth
+3.3%#109
GDP per person
$1,839#180
Land area
1.9k km²#176
Capital
Moroni
Region
Africa
Official languages
Comorian, French, Arabic

How Comoros goes online

Moroni knows the doorway: a phone, with Facebook in front of everything else. Family news, shop adverts and photos from relatives abroad all sit in the same feed. WhatsApp carries the private talk and the calls to family in Marseille or Mayotte. Remittances hold up the household budget, arriving through agencies or straight to a phone. Comores Telecom covers the islands unevenly, and the smallest one usually gets the weakest signal.

Around 46%. With a population of about 870 thousand and 400 thousand online, roughly 470 thousand people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 8 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

8 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

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 Comoros actually use

11

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

News3Telecom2Government1Utilities1Banking1Transport1Mail1Education1
Comores InfosNewscomores-infos.netThe most-read private news site — Moroni politics, Mayotte and daily life on the islands. La Gazette des ComoresNewslagazettedescomores.comIndependent daily covering politics, the economy and the justice system. Al-WatwanNewsalwatwan.netThe national daily. Comores TelecomTelecomcomorestelecom.kmThe national telecom — mobile top-ups, ADSL and fixed line, and the main internet gateway. Telma ComoresTelecomtelma.kmThe second mobile operator. Presidency of the Union of the ComorosGovernmentbeit-salam.kmOfficial site of the presidency — decrees, speeches and news from the union’s institutions. MamweUtilitiesmamwe.kmThe Comoros' water and electricity utility — bills, connection requests and the outage notices for Moroni. Central Bank of the ComorosBankingbancecom.kmThe central bank, with the franc pegged to the euro. Air ComoresTransportaircomores.comThe national airline. Comoros PostMailposte.kmThe postal service. University of the ComorosEducationuniv-comores.kmThe only public university.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

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

About 400 thousand (400,000 people). That works out to roughly 46% of the population, which puts Comoros at #172 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 Comoros use most?

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

What is the leading Messaging app in Comoros?

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

How high is internet penetration in Comoros?

Around 46%. With a population of about 870 thousand and 400 thousand online, roughly 470 thousand 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 Comoros?

The everyday ones are Comores Infos, La Gazette des Comores, Presidency of the Union of the Comoros, 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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