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Africa · #84 · 2025–2026

Mali: internet and everyday apps

Mali has about 7 million people online — a penetration rate of 29.2% and rank #84 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 9 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 7 million Penetration 29.2% World rank #84 Updated 2026-11-12
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TL;DR
  • Mali has roughly 7 million internet users (7,000,000 people) — about 29.2% of the population and rank #84 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Mobility, News, Payments and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Mali in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
7 million7,000,000 · #84
Penetration
29.2%#199
Population
24 million24,000,000 · #58
GDP
$27B#116
GDP growth
+5.0%#48
GDP per person
$1,117#193
Land area
1.24M km²#24
Capital
Bamako
Region
Africa
Official languages
French

How Mali goes online

Bamako wakes up to the radio, then hands over to WhatsApp: family, work, whatever happened in the quartier overnight. Facebook is where the public argument happens, and often the fastest place to learn something the officials have not confirmed. Orange Money carries cash to an uncle still in the village or pays for a motorbike's fuel. Coverage is deeply uneven, so the same country holds two habits: video in the city, a search for one bar of signal out in the bush, radio on all day.

Around 29.2%. With a population of about 24 million and 7 million online, roughly 17 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

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

Payments

1 Most-used apps →
Wave Payments · Wave Mobile Money · 2018

Websites people in Mali actually use

9

The 9 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

News3Telecom3Classifieds1Government1Education1
MaliwebNewsmaliweb.netLong-running Malian news portal with politics, security and culture. MalijetNewsmalijet.comBamako news site refreshed constantly for local politics and events. AfriboneNewsafribone.comA long-running news portal. Orange MaliTelecomorange.mlMobile operator portal for credit top-ups and Orange Money transfers. Sotelma (Malitel)Telecommalitel.mlMali's historic mobile operator — prepaid credit, data bundles and coverage that reaches beyond Bamako. Orange MaliTelecomorangemali.comThe leading mobile operator, and Orange Money. CoinAfriqueClassifiedscoinafrique.comClassifieds platform for used goods, vehicles and rentals in West Africa. Government of MaliGovernmentgov.mlThe ministries and their statements. University of BamakoEducationusttb.edu.mlThe main public university.

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Frequently asked questions

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

About 7 million (7,000,000 people). That works out to roughly 29.2% of the population, which puts Mali at #84 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 Mali use most?

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

What is the leading Messaging app in Mali?

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

How high is internet penetration in Mali?

Around 29.2%. With a population of about 24 million and 7 million online, roughly 17 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 Mali?

The everyday ones are Maliweb, Malijet, Orange Mali, plus the other 9 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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