African Diaspora Calling & Top-Up Statistics — 2026 Data Study

Original data study on African diaspora calling patterns, top-up volumes, and country corridors. Based on millions of real, anonymised calls and mobile top-ups from the AfriCallShop platform.

⚠️ Indicative data based on real AfriCallShop volumes. Live data connection in progress.
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Countries Served

Top 10 Most Called Countries

Call volumes by destination country (last 90 days). A mirror of diaspora communication corridors.

  1. Eritrea
  2. Zimbabwe
  3. Ethiopia
  4. Nigeria
  5. Guinea
  6. Namibia
  7. Congo
  8. Cameroon
  9. Gabon
  10. Ghana

Where the Connected African Diaspora Lives

AfriCallShop user countries of residence. The African diaspora is concentrated in France, the US, Germany, and the UK.

  1. France
  2. United States
  3. Germany
  4. United Kingdom
  5. Belgium
  6. Canada
  7. Italy
  8. Switzerland
  9. Netherlands
  10. Spain

Top 5 Most Topped-Up Countries

Mobile top-up volumes by destination country (last 90 days).

  1. Nigeria
  2. Cameroon
  3. Senegal
  4. Côte d'Ivoire
  5. Ghana

Methodology

Data is sourced from aggregated call and top-up volumes on the AfriCallShop platform. All data is anonymised: no personal identifiers, phone numbers, or account details are included. Volumes are rounded and aggregated by country. Data covers the 90-day period preceding the generation date.

Cite This Study

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AfriCallShop. "African Diaspora Connection Index 2026." Aggregated, anonymised data. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
https://www.africallshop.com/data/diaspora-index/

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