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Africa · #136 · 2025–2026

Liberia: internet and everyday apps

Liberia has about 1.8 million people online — a penetration rate of 32.1% and rank #136 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 10 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 1.8 million Penetration 32.1% World rank #136 Updated 2026-11-12
TL;DR
  • Liberia has roughly 1.8 million internet users (1,800,000 people) — about 32.1% of the population and rank #136 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, News, Banking and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Liberia in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
1.8 million1,800,000 · #136
Penetration
32.1%#194
Population
5.6 million5,600,000 · #119
GDP
$5B#173
GDP growth
+4.0%#76
GDP per person
$857#205
Land area
111.4k km²#103
Capital
Monrovia
Region
Africa
Official languages
English

How Liberia goes online

Monrovia's group chats do most of the organising. WhatsApp is where a family arranges a funeral, a trader confirms a price and a student asks about a lecture, while Facebook holds the public conversation and the local news pages people check for updates. MTN MoMo moves money for those who have it set up, though plenty of transactions still end in cash. Data costs more than many people can spend casually, so a bundle is bought for a purpose, not for browsing.

Around 32.1%. With a population of about 5.6 million and 1.8 million online, roughly 3.8 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 10 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

10 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 →
inDrive Mobility · inDrive · 2012

News

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

Banking

1 Most-used apps →
GTBank Banking · Guaranty Trust Holding · 1990

Websites people in Liberia actually use

8

The 8 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

News2Telecom2Government1Banking1Education1Transport1
FrontPageAfricaNewsfrontpageafricaonline.comFrontPageAfrica is the first thing I open in the morning — if they have the document, the government has to answer it. Liberian ObserverNewsliberianobserver.comThe Observer is what my father still has delivered; I just read the same stories on my phone now. Lonestar Cell MTNTelecomlonestarcell.comI top up and buy data on lonestarcell.com so I don’t have to hunt for a scratch card after dark. Orange LiberiaTelecomorange.com.lrThe second network. Executive MansionGovernmentemansion.gov.lrWhen a rumour about the president starts, I go straight to emansion.gov.lr to see what was actually said. Central Bank of LiberiaBankingcbl.org.lrThe exchange rate for the Liberian dollar is what everybody argues about, and CBL's site is where the official rate and the banking notices come from. University of LiberiaEducationul.edu.lrThe country’s oldest university. National Port AuthorityTransportnpa.gov.lrThe ports of Monrovia, Buchanan and Harper.

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Frequently asked questions

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

About 1.8 million (1,800,000 people). That works out to roughly 32.1% of the population, which puts Liberia at #136 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 Liberia use most?

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

What is the leading Messaging app in Liberia?

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

How high is internet penetration in Liberia?

Around 32.1%. With a population of about 5.6 million and 1.8 million online, roughly 3.8 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 Liberia?

The everyday ones are FrontPageAfrica, Liberian Observer, Executive Mansion, plus the other 8 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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