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1.21 TB
MOBILE DATA / MINUTE
40s
PER NEW SMARTPHONE OWNER
68s
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A minute in
Zimbabwean tech

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Data usage

X data usage

≈815 MB

Used in approximately 10 seconds.

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IN ONE MINUTE

1.21 TB of mobile data

X (Twitter)≈4.89 GB
Facebook≈95.4 GB
YouTube≈115.2 GB
WhatsApp≈249.6 GB
All mobile data≈1.21 TB

Estimates scaled to a per-minute rate from national mobile data usage figures.

PEOPLE, ONE EVERY…

Zimbabwe gains a smartphone owner every 40 seconds

New smartphone ownerevery 40s
New AI userevery 53s
New mobile phone ownerevery 68s

Technology adoption intervals are estimated from ownership growth between 2020 and 2025, and from ChatGPT's November 2022 launch to the 2025 ZIMSTAT survey.

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Produced independently. Mobile data figures are estimates scaled to a per-minute rate; technology adoption intervals are estimated from ownership growth between 2020 and 2025, and from ChatGPT's November 2022 launch to the 2025 ZIMSTAT survey. Figures are indicative rather than measured.