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Guinea-Bissau: internet and everyday apps

Guinea-Bissau has about 800 thousand people online — a penetration rate of 36.4% and rank #155 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 9 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 800 thousand Penetration 36.4% World rank #155 Updated 2026-11-12
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TL;DR
  • Guinea-Bissau has roughly 800 thousand internet users (800,000 people) — about 36.4% of the population and rank #155 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Facebook. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, News, Payments and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Guinea-Bissau in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
800 thousand800,000 · #155
Penetration
36.4%#190
Population
2.2 million2,200,000 · #148
GDP
$2B#192
GDP growth
+4.4%#61
GDP per person
$1,000#201
Land area
36.1k km²#136
Capital
Bissau
Region
Africa
Official languages
Portuguese

How Guinea-Bissau goes online

Bissau holds almost all of the country network, and outside the capital the connection comes and goes. WhatsApp and Facebook are the way in, and people learn to send voice notes because typing costs time and data. Mobile wallets are only starting, so most pay in cash or ask someone else to make the transfer. Creole runs the conversation; Portuguese is kept for paperwork. Phones are prepaid, and credit gets bought in small amounts from a kiosk.

Around 36.4%. With a population of about 2.2 million and 800 thousand online, roughly 1.4 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 9 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

9 Most-used apps

Messaging

3 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009 Messenger Messaging · Meta · 2011 Telegram Messaging · Telegram FZ-LLC · 2013

Social

2 Most-used apps →
Facebook Social · Meta · 2004 Instagram Social · Meta · 2010

Video

1 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005

Shopping

1 Most-used apps →
Jumia Shopping · Jumia Technologies · 2012

News

1 Most-used apps →
BBC News · BBC（英国公共广播机构） · 1997

Payments

1 Most-used apps →
Western Union Payments · Western Union · 1851

Websites people in Guinea-Bissau actually use

5

The 5 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

News2TV & media1Government1Telecom1
O DemocrataNewsodemocratagb.comGuinea-Bissau’s best-known online daily — politics, the cashew economy and the courts. Agência de Notícias da GuinéNewsang.gwThe national news agency — official communiqués and government coverage in Portuguese. Rádio Sol MansiTV & mediaradiosolmansi.netCatholic-run radio station whose site carries the local bulletins most people hear on air. Presidency of Guinea-BissauGovernmentpresidencia.gwThe presidency’s official site — speeches, decrees and the president’s agenda. Guiné TelecomTelecomguinetel.gwGuinea-Bissau's state telecom operator — fixed lines, internet packages and the shops in Bissau.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

6 Q&A
How many people in Guinea-Bissau are online?

About 800 thousand (800,000 people). That works out to roughly 36.4% of the population, which puts Guinea-Bissau at #155 in the world for total internet users. Figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026, which draws on ITU and national statistics.

Which apps do people in Guinea-Bissau use most?

Mostly WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Facebook — they cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, News, Payments. The full list, grouped by category, is further down this page.

What is the leading Messaging app in Guinea-Bissau?

WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram dominate this space. The best-known is WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

How high is internet penetration in Guinea-Bissau?

Around 36.4%. With a population of about 2.2 million and 800 thousand online, roughly 1.4 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

Where do these app facts come from?

Usage figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, based on ITU and national statistics); app details come from each product’s official site. Updated 2026-11-12.

Which websites are most popular in Guinea-Bissau?

The everyday ones are O Democrata, Agência de Notícias da Guiné, Rádio Sol Mansi, plus the other 5 sites listed above. They cover news, shopping, search, banking and official paperwork, and every link points to the official site.

Sources

Updated 2026-11-12
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