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Most Popular Websites In Africa in 2014

Most Popular Websites In Africa in 2014

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As access to the Internet increases each year across the African continent, it’s always interesting to see the most popular websites. The following websites accumulated the most visits in 2014 so far, according to Alexa rankings – a comparative web analytic site that gathers traffic data across the world. The following represent the most popular websites in Africa in 2014, according to Alexa’s global traffic ranks.

Source: Alexa.com, Nairaland.com, Almasryalyoum.com, Google.com, News24.com, VanguardNG.com, FNB.co.za, PunchNG.com, BidorBuy.co.za, StandardBank.co.za, Konga.com

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BP.Blogspot.com

10. Konga

Konga.com is the largest online mall in Nigeria, and allows millions of people to buy and sell products on the Internet. Launched in 2012, it describes itself as an electronic commerce company, though it offers a variety of products including clothes, home and kitchen supplies, computers, phones, and much more.

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CDN.MemeBurn.com

9. Standard Bank, South Africa

Standard Bank is one of the largest banks in South Africa, and its website allows users to access their accounts, make payments, and generally manage their money. Its Internet banking capabilities made it one of the most visited websites across Africa for 2014.

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GoogleUserContent.com

8. Bid or Buy

BidorBuy.co.za is the largest online marketplace in South Africa to bid on and buy products, allowing sellers to trade directly with buyers. Bid or Buy offers both auction and buy-now opportunities, and has a wide variety of products at hand, including electronics, clothing, collectors’ items, and more.

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FBCDN-Akamaihd.net

7. Punch Nigeria

PunchNG.com is Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper, offering breaking news, informational pieces, and opinion articles in Nigeria. PunchNG covers news of all kinds, including politics, sports, business, and health-related topics, mainly focusing on events taking place and concerning Nigeria, but also international news.

Kollewin.com
Kollewin.com

6. FNB South Africa

First National Bank South Africa’s Internet banking has allowed it to accumulate millions of users, surpassing Standard Bank and other top institutions in the country. It is one of the “big four” banks in the country, and is a division of First Rand Limited, a large financial services conglomerate.

BuzzNigeria.com
BuzzNigeria.com

5. Vanguard Nigeria

The Vanguard, a daily newspaper in Nigeria, has an extremely popular online portal covering national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, human interest stories, and more. It focuses on the Niger delta region, but provides international coverage of breaking stories as well.

Twitter.com
Twitter.com

4. News 24

News 24, one of South Africa’s premier news sources, offers 24-hour online news service, and represents the online branch of the Naspers newspaper group. News 24 focuses mainly on South African news, including breaking stories, business, sport, technology, lifestyle pieces, and more.

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Commons.Wikimedia.org

3. Google

Unsurprisingly, the global giant Google ranks third among most popular websites in Africa. The California-based startup demonstrates its global reach by continually ranking in the top three most-popular websites across continents, and retaining its No. 1 Alexa rank worldwide.

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English.Ahram.org

2. Al-Masry Al-Youm

Al-Masry Al-Youm, or the Egypt Independent, is the most popular Egyptian online newspaper. Though it formerly published a weekly 24-page English-language newspaper, it has turned its focus to its online platform, where it reports on a variety of news topics, covering both Egyptian and international affairs.

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OlaWriter.Wordpress.com

1. Nairaland

Nairaland is the largest discussion forum website in Nigeria, and demonstrates its popularity by being ranked the No. 1 website in all of Africa. It covers hundreds of topics from careers to romance to current events, and has more than half a million members as well as millions more visitors each day. The online community continues to grow each day, with new threads beginning every minute.