TELECOMMUNICATIONS : MTN Cameroon Surpasses 200 Billion FCFA in Revenue in H1 2025

(LVDE) – According to the Cameroonian subsidiary of the South African telecommunications giant MTN, this performance stems from strong demand for data and fintech services recorded during the first six months of 2025.

In a constantly evolving economic context, MTN Cameroon crossed a major milestone with revenue of 6.4 billion rand, or about 201.4 billion FCFA, as of June 30, 2025. This represents an 18.4% increase year-on-year, driven mainly by exponential growth in data and fintech services. According to the group’s financial results, revenue from data services reached nearly 90.5 billion FCFA, an impressive 33.5% rise. Mobile and fintech segments also contributed, generating 1.47 billion FCFA and 37.5 billion FCFA respectively, up 14.3%.

An analysis of the financial performance shows MTN Cameroon’s EBITDA was particularly strong, reaching 87.61 billion FCFA, up 39.5%. The profit margin also improved significantly to 43.5%, a 6.5 percentage point increase. These results highlight the effectiveness of the company’s commercial strategies.

Compared to the group’s other subsidiaries, MTN Cameroon’s performance stands out, though Nigeria remains the undisputed leader. MTN Nigeria recorded revenue of 28.4 billion rand (about 893.85 billion FCFA), with a spectacular 54% growth. South Africa followed with 25.24 billion rand (794.05 billion FCFA), showing more modest growth. MTN Cameroon, however, outperformed the Ivorian subsidiary, which posted 4.7 billion rand (150.75 billion FCFA), up just 1.0%.

MTN officials attribute this positive trend to stabilizing macroeconomic conditions, with more favorable inflation and exchange rates in key markets. Group President Ralph Mupita emphasized that this stability—particularly the Nigerian naira against the US dollar—played a major role in revenue growth. Additionally, the approval of price adjustments in Nigeria helped optimize second-quarter results.

MTN Cameroon now contributes 5.9% of the South African group’s total revenue, which reached 105.1 billion rand (3,306.7 billion FCFA), up 22.4%. Within this upward trend, the data segment grew by 34.3% to 46.7 billion rand, while fintech rose by 24.9% to 13.3 billion rand. Transaction volumes in fintech also increased by 14.5%, reaching 11.1 billion rand.

Commercially, MTN continues to expand its subscriber base, which grew 4.7% to 297.7 million users, including 164.4 million active data users, up 10.3%. Active Mobile Money (MoMo) users also grew slightly by 1.7%, totaling 63.2 million.

In short, MTN Cameroon is consolidating its position as a key player in the telecommunications sector—not only in Cameroon but also within the MTN Group. Its H1 2025 results reflect a strategy well-adapted to market realities and demonstrate the company’s commitment to meeting customers’ growing needs for connectivity and digital financial services.

Esther Grace