Release 2026-Q4· reporting Q3 2026

Trends

How activity changes over time, quarter by quarter and year by year. Every count is an observed minimum. The tracked markets together are charted on their own scale; the three markets share one chart, and the comparators another.

Tracked African markets

Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa together, each developer counted once.

Active developers: Tracked African markets

Distinct developers active in each quarter. Observed minimums.

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Period	Tracked African markets
Q1 2019	≥ 299
Q2 2019	≥ 312
Q3 2019	≥ 332
Q4 2019	≥ 348
Q1 2020	≥ 395
Q2 2020	≥ 470
Q3 2020	≥ 486
Q4 2020	≥ 479
Q1 2021	≥ 479
Q2 2021	≥ 600
Q3 2021	≥ 660
Q4 2021	≥ 730
Q1 2022	≥ 944
Q2 2022	≥ 1,079
Q3 2022	≥ 1,182
Q4 2022	≥ 1,233
Q1 2023	≥ 1,075
Q2 2023	≥ 1,042
Q3 2023	≥ 1,124
Q4 2023	≥ 1,299
Q1 2024	≥ 1,179
Q2 2024	≥ 1,339
Q3 2024	≥ 1,472
Q4 2024	≥ 1,492
Q1 2025	≥ 1,579
Q2 2025	≥ 2,149
Q3 2025	≥ 2,120
Q4 2025	≥ 1,897
Q1 2026	≥ 1,850
Q2 2026	≥ 1,346
Q3 2026	≥ 1,182

Markets

How many developers can be placed differs by country, so compare each line with itself over time before comparing countries.

Active developers: markets

Distinct developers active in each quarter. Observed minimums.

Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa

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Period	Nigeria	Kenya	South Africa
Q1 2019	≥ 93	≥ 59	≥ 147
Q2 2019	≥ 80	≥ 71	≥ 161
Q3 2019	≥ 108	≥ 69	≥ 155
Q4 2019	≥ 116	≥ 73	≥ 159
Q1 2020	≥ 136	≥ 77	≥ 182
Q2 2020	≥ 182	≥ 106	≥ 182
Q3 2020	≥ 219	≥ 90	≥ 177
Q4 2020	≥ 196	≥ 107	≥ 176
Q1 2021	≥ 158	≥ 116	≥ 205
Q2 2021	≥ 225	≥ 149	≥ 226
Q3 2021	≥ 257	≥ 172	≥ 231
Q4 2021	≥ 367	≥ 133	≥ 230
Q1 2022	≥ 501	≥ 166	≥ 277
Q2 2022	≥ 590	≥ 212	≥ 277
Q3 2022	≥ 644	≥ 217	≥ 321
Q4 2022	≥ 718	≥ 234	≥ 281
Q1 2023	≥ 559	≥ 211	≥ 305
Q2 2023	≥ 558	≥ 196	≥ 288
Q3 2023	≥ 586	≥ 220	≥ 318
Q4 2023	≥ 687	≥ 314	≥ 298
Q1 2024	≥ 580	≥ 289	≥ 310
Q2 2024	≥ 675	≥ 332	≥ 332
Q3 2024	≥ 822	≥ 334	≥ 316
Q4 2024	≥ 855	≥ 327	≥ 310
Q1 2025	≥ 929	≥ 337	≥ 313
Q2 2025	≥ 1,232	≥ 488	≥ 429
Q3 2025	≥ 1,226	≥ 457	≥ 437
Q4 2025	≥ 1,090	≥ 415	≥ 392
Q1 2026	≥ 1,065	≥ 394	≥ 391
Q2 2026	≥ 861	≥ 211	≥ 274
Q3 2026	≥ 819	≥ 155	≥ 208

Comparators

Context only: never added into the tracked markets' total.

Active developers: comparators

Distinct developers active in each quarter. Observed minimums.

Egypt
Ghana

Q2 2026 to Q3 2026: withheld. No figure is shown, and the chart deliberately does not bridge the gap. Why

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Period	Egypt	Ghana
Q1 2019	≥ 78	≥ 11
Q2 2019	≥ 67	≥ 15
Q3 2019	≥ 85	≥ 17
Q4 2019	≥ 86	≥ 17
Q1 2020	≥ 73	≥ 18
Q2 2020	≥ 105	≥ 23
Q3 2020	≥ 117	≥ 25
Q4 2020	≥ 112	≥ 20
Q1 2021	≥ 124	≥ 14
Q2 2021	≥ 124	≥ 27
Q3 2021	≥ 134	≥ 26
Q4 2021	≥ 156	≥ 34
Q1 2022	≥ 168	≥ 52
Q2 2022	≥ 200	≥ 57
Q3 2022	≥ 212	≥ 61
Q4 2022	≥ 214	≥ 66
Q1 2023	≥ 235	≥ 49
Q2 2023	≥ 229	≥ 64
Q3 2023	≥ 237	≥ 63
Q4 2023	≥ 223	≥ 65
Q1 2024	≥ 243	≥ 62
Q2 2024	≥ 264	≥ 66
Q3 2024	≥ 293	≥ 69
Q4 2024	≥ 264	≥ 78
Q1 2025	≥ 347	≥ 81
Q2 2025	≥ 430	≥ 128
Q3 2025	≥ 423	≥ 134
Q4 2025	≥ 447	≥ 107
Q1 2026	≥ 488	≥ 97
Q2 2026	≥ 344	not published
Q3 2026	≥ 266	not published

Release 2026-Q4· source snapshot 20261005T130551· data through 2026-09-27· Revision log