Starlink passes 27,600 subscribers in Kenya and holds 99.7% of satellite internet
Kenya's regulator reports Starlink Internet Services Kenya reached 27,616 fixed subscriptions in the quarter to June 2026 — about 99.7% of all satellite internet connections in the country.
Starlink has passed 27,600 fixed internet subscribers in Kenya, cementing its near-total dominance of the country’s satellite broadband market, according to the latest regulator data.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) says Starlink Internet Services Kenya recorded 27,616 fixed subscriptions in the quarter to June 2026 — a 1.0 per cent share of Kenya’s 2.84 million fixed internet market. Satellite subscriptions overall stood at 27,695, up 54.4 per cent year on year, meaning Starlink accounts for about 99.7 per cent of all satellite connections in the country.
The CA’s Q4 2025/26 sector statistics show Kenya’s fixed internet market grew 32.4 per cent year on year, from 2.14 million subscriptions in June 2025. Safaricom crossed the one-million mark with 1,024,950 fixed subscriptions (36.1 per cent share), up 39.3 per cent over the year. Jamii Telecommunications followed with 541,003 subscriptions (19.1 per cent), ahead of Wananchi Group (10.4 per cent), Ahadi Wireless (9.5 per cent) and Poa Internet (8.8 per cent).
Fibre remained the dominant technology with 1.57 million subscriptions, up 29.7 per cent year on year. Terrestrial wireless rose 42.9 per cent to just over 1.03 million, while legacy copper DSL has collapsed to just 23 active subscriptions nationwide.
Sources: Kahawatungu, TechTrendsKE
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