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Release 2026-Q4· reporting Q3 2026
Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa together, each developer counted once.
Active developers against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Tracked African markets |
|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | +32.1% |
| Q2 2020 | +50.6% |
| Q3 2020 | +46.4% |
| Q4 2020 | +37.6% |
| Q1 2021 | +21.3% |
| Q2 2021 | +27.7% |
| Q3 2021 | +35.8% |
| Q4 2021 | +52.4% |
| Q1 2022 | +97.1% |
| Q2 2022 | +79.8% |
| Q3 2022 | +79.1% |
| Q4 2022 | +68.9% |
| Q1 2023 | +13.9% |
| Q2 2023 | -3.4% |
| Q3 2023 | -4.9% |
| Q4 2023 | +5.4% |
| Q1 2024 | +9.7% |
| Q2 2024 | +28.5% |
| Q3 2024 | +31.0% |
| Q4 2024 | +14.9% |
| Q1 2025 | +33.9% |
| Q2 2025 | +60.5% |
| Q3 2025 | +44.0% |
| Q4 2025 | +27.1% |
| Q1 2026 | +17.2% |
| Q2 2026 | -37.4% |
| Q3 2026 | -44.2% |
How many developers can be placed differs by country, so compare each line with itself over time before comparing countries.
Active developers against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Nigeria | Kenya | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | +46.2% | +30.5% | +23.8% |
| Q2 2020 | +127.5% | +49.3% | +13.0% |
| Q3 2020 | +102.8% | +30.4% | +14.2% |
| Q4 2020 | +69.0% | +46.6% | +10.7% |
| Q1 2021 | +16.2% | +50.6% | +12.6% |
| Q2 2021 | +23.6% | +40.6% | +24.2% |
| Q3 2021 | +17.4% | +91.1% | +30.5% |
| Q4 2021 | +87.2% | +24.3% | +30.7% |
| Q1 2022 | +217.1% | +43.1% | +35.1% |
| Q2 2022 | +162.2% | +42.3% | +22.6% |
| Q3 2022 | +150.6% | +26.2% | +39.0% |
| Q4 2022 | +95.6% | +75.9% | +22.2% |
| Q1 2023 | +11.6% | +27.1% | +10.1% |
| Q2 2023 | -5.4% | -7.5% | +4.0% |
| Q3 2023 | -9.0% | +1.4% | -0.9% |
| Q4 2023 | -4.3% | +34.2% | +6.0% |
| Q1 2024 | +3.8% | +37.0% | +1.6% |
| Q2 2024 | +21.0% | +69.4% | +15.3% |
| Q3 2024 | +40.3% | +51.8% | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | +24.5% | +4.1% | +4.0% |
| Q1 2025 | +60.2% | +16.6% | +1.0% |
| Q2 2025 | +82.5% | +47.0% | +29.2% |
| Q3 2025 | +49.1% | +36.8% | +38.3% |
| Q4 2025 | +27.5% | +26.9% | +26.5% |
| Q1 2026 | +14.6% | +16.9% | +24.9% |
| Q2 2026 | -30.1% | -56.8% | -36.1% |
| Q3 2026 | -33.2% | -66.1% | -52.4% |
Context only: never added into the tracked markets' total.
Active developers against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Egypt | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | -6.4% | not published |
| Q2 2020 | +56.7% | not published |
| Q3 2020 | +37.6% | not published |
| Q4 2020 | +30.2% | not published |
| Q1 2021 | +69.9% | not published |
| Q2 2021 | +18.1% | not published |
| Q3 2021 | +14.5% | not published |
| Q4 2021 | +39.3% | not published |
| Q1 2022 | +35.5% | not published |
| Q2 2022 | +61.3% | not published |
| Q3 2022 | +58.2% | not published |
| Q4 2022 | +37.2% | not published |
| Q1 2023 | +39.9% | -5.8% |
| Q2 2023 | +14.5% | +12.3% |
| Q3 2023 | +11.8% | +3.3% |
| Q4 2023 | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| Q1 2024 | +3.4% | not published |
| Q2 2024 | +15.3% | +3.1% |
| Q3 2024 | +23.6% | +9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | +18.4% | +20.0% |
| Q1 2025 | +42.8% | +30.6% |
| Q2 2025 | +62.9% | +93.9% |
| Q3 2025 | +44.4% | +94.2% |
| Q4 2025 | +69.3% | +37.2% |
| Q1 2026 | +40.6% | +19.8% |
| Q2 2026 | -20.0% | not published |
| Q3 2026 | -37.1% | not published |
Release 2026-Q4· source snapshot 20261005T130551· data through 2026-09-27· Revision log