MTN Group

MTN Group

https://www.mtn.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mtn/

MTN Group, publicly owned and headquartered in South Africa, was founded in 1994 and employs approximately 14,470 individuals. The company reported $12.7B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a multinational mobile telecommunications company, MTN Group operates across numerous African and Asian countries, providing services related to search, social, and retail media.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1994

Headcount

14,461

Headquarters

South Africa

Primary Segment

Search, social, and retail media

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

Rising diesel prices, exacerbated by global tensions including the Iran conflict, are accelerating a continent-wide shift towards solar-powered telecom towers in Africa, where diesel remains the primary energy source for approximately 500,000 towers. Earlier, on May 1, MTN Nigeria shareholders approved a ₦152.06 billion restructuring of the company’s digital financial services business, allowing the telecom operator to relinquish majority control of its fintech subsidiaries, MoMo PSB and YDFS. As part of this transaction, MTN Group plans to invest approximately ₦152.06 billion to acquire a 60% stake in these entities, consequently reducing MTN Nigeria’s ownership. Also on May 1, MTN South Africa reported a total tax contribution of R4.8 billion to the national fiscus, as detailed in the MTN Group’s Tax Transparency Report. This figure encompasses corporate income taxes, indirect taxes, operating license fees and levies, payroll taxes, withholding taxes, and dividends taxes.

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MTN Group offers 3 products in the connectivity and cloud, telecoms tech and media and telecoms services industries. MTN Group's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media, enterprise connectivity services and telecoms network infrastructure.

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MTN Group's revenues were $12.7B in 2025. Caretta Research has split MTN Group's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is social media advertising, which represents 100% of MTN Group's revenue.

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May

29th

2026

13:21

Xenophobia or an Entrepreneurial Wake-Up Call?

1. Introduction: Beyond the Emotions of Xenophobia I have been trying to wrap my head around the recent wave of alleged xenophobic attacks and rising economic nationalism in South Africa, particularly the growing hostility toward Ghanaian traders and small business owners operating within the informal economy.

May

29th

2026

10:28

MTN Joins Two Telcos to Restart Airtime, Data Lending Services

MTN Nigeria plans to reinstate Xtratime service after the FCCPC halts lending regulation enforcement Airtel and Globacom have already resumed their airtime lending services following regulatory changes MTN reassures investors of the strong revenue outlook despite temporary absence of Xtratime Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng , covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.

May

29th

2026

09:18

MTN Group starts Y'ello Care 2026 with healthcare theme

MTN Group said the 2026 edition of its employee volunteerism campaign, '21 Days of Y'ello Care', will run from 01 to 21 June. The theme in the scheme's nineteenth year is 'Expand Equitable Health for Every Community'.

May

29th

2026

08:06

Financial Results, B2B Tag

MTN: Strong financial results, strategic progress, and all resolutions passed at the AGM

The AGM highlighted strong financial growth, strategic fintech and infrastructure initiatives, and robust governance. All resolutions passed with requisite majorities, and the company remains focused on resilience amid global uncertainties. Based on MTN Group Limited [MTN] AGM 2026 Audio Transcript — May.

May

29th

2026

07:23

New Offerings, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

How MTN and SMEDAN are Closing Nigeria’s $158 Billion Funding Gap for 40 Million Small Businesses

Nigeria’s mySMEville platform is becoming a key driver for Africa’s digital economy by closing the financial and skills gaps holding back the country’s nearly 40 million MSMEs. This was highlighted on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, during a visit hosted by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to the MTN head office by Angola’s INAPEM, the National Institute of Support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

BlackHouse Media

May

29th

2026

05:48

Ghana’s MoMo Fee Controversy: What You Need To Know

Ghana has spent years trying to convince its citizens that mobile money is safe, convenient, and worth using over cash. That trust-building project took a significant hit on the evening of May 25, 2026, when millions of MTN subscribers received a text message announcing that moving money from their MoMo wallet to a bank account would soon cost them 0.75% per transaction.

May

29th

2026

03:30

Events, B2B Tag

MTN Group Limited AGM 2026

MTN Group Limited May 29, 2026 - 14:30 GMT+2 Registration for this event opens on . Please check back later. Registration for this event closed on Event ended on

May

29th

2026

01:00

Capital Investment, Funding Activities, Emerging Tech

MTN Nigeria Deploys ₦45 Million Seed Funding to Youth

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has restructured its youth market engagement strategy with the official launch of its Live It 100 campaign, a multi-sector initiative aimed at embedding the telecommunications giant directly into Nigeria’s digital gig economy.

May

29th

2026

01:00

MTN Nigeria Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 6.4% Amid Rising Energy Costs And Sustainability Push

MTN Nigeria has reported a 6.4% reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions in its latest 2025 Sustainability Report, marking continued progress in its long-term transition toward cleaner energy use across its nationwide telecom infrastructure. The development comes as Nigeria intensifies its climate ambition, with a national target to cut emissions by 32% by 2030 while advancing green jobs, innovation, and a just transition to a low-carbon economy.

May

29th

2026

00:45

MTN raises bar for telecoms disclosure with IFRS S1, S2

Global pressure on corporations to provide transparent climate and sustainability disclosures is reshaping reporting standards across capital markets. This informed MTN Nigeria’s decision to publish its 2025 Sustainability Report in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S1 and S2.

May

28th

2026

04:28

Financial Results, B2B Tag

Nigeria’s telecom boom pushes consumer airtime spending past $5.6 billion amid data surge

Nigeria’s telecom subscribers spent an estimated N9 trillion, about $5.67 billion at current exchange rates, on airtime and data services in 2025, as rising internet consumption and tariff increases boosted revenues for the country’s largest operators.

Business Insider Africa

May

28th

2026

02:33

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

South Africa’s education sector needs more than digital transformation

South Africa’s education sector is under extraordinary pressure. Even as digital transformation accelerates across schools, universities and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges, the country’s deep structural divides, including connectivity gaps, infrastructure deficits, digital inequality and uneven access to devices, continue to widen.

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