Airtel Africa, one of the top leading telecommunications providers in Sub-Saharan Africa, recent report for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, highlights a story of strong operational and financial growth, demonstrating effective strategy execution and consistent demand across its markets.
According to the report from Airtel Africa on Thursday; The telecom giant saw its total customer base expand by 9.0% to 169.4 million.
Data customers increased by 17.4% to 75.6 million, driven by a focus on bridging the digital divide and a 4.3% rise in smartphone penetration to 45.9%. This led to an acceleration in data Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) growth to 18.5% in constant currency, with data usage across their network increasing by 47.4%.
The report shows that; Airtel Money continues to be a key player in financial inclusion, with a 16.1% increase in customers, reaching 45.8 million. The annualised transaction value grew by 35% to $162 billion, and ARPU growth in constant currency was 11.3%.
The company invested in its network by rolling out over 2,300 new sites, bringing the total to 37,579, and expanding its fibre network by 2,700 km to over 79,600 km. This investment boosted data capacity, with 4G population coverage reaching 74.7%, a 3.4% increase from the previous year.
Meanwhile, revenues grew by 24.9% in constant currency and 22.4% in reported currency, reaching $1,415 million. This acceleration was attributed to tariff adjustments in Nigeria and strong performance in Francophone Africa.
Mobile services revenue grew by 23.8% in constant currency, with voice revenue up 13.9% and data revenue up 38.1%. Mobile money revenues also saw strong growth of 30.3% in constant currency.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) increased by 29.8% in reported currency to $679 million, with EBITDA margins expanding to 48.0% from 45.3% in the prior period.
Profit after tax significantly improved to $156 million from $31 million in the previous period, partly due to a $22 million gain from the Central African franc (CFA) appreciation.
Basic Earnings Per Share (EPS) rose to 3.4 cents from 0.2 cents in the prior period, primarily reflecting higher operating profit. EPS before exceptional items also increased to 3.4 cents from 2.3 cents. Sunil Taldar, chief executive officer, said “We are very pleased with the strong growth in our operating and financial performance in the first quarter. The strength of this performance, and the scale of the growth we achieved, reflects the sustained demand for our services and the strength of our business model to meet these demands.”
