MTN Cameroon

MTN Cameroon Ltd

Former names : MTN Cameroon

MTN Cameroon, a subsidiary of the South African MTN Group, is one of Cameroon's two dominant mobile operators alongside Orange Cameroun. It lost outright market leadership to Orange in 2024, a first in roughly two decades.

Sector
Telecommunications
Ownership
Foreign subsidiary
Founded
2000
Head office
Douala
Established media or researchEcoMatinPublished 24 Mar 2025Verified 4 Sept 2026

Key facts

  • MTN Cameroon had 13.4 million subscribers as of 30 June 2026, with data revenue surpassing 120 billion FCFA and accounting for 51% of service revenue in H1 2026 (source: investir-au-cameroun, read 2026-09-04).
  • At end-2024, MTN Cameroon had 11.8 million subscribers and 366.6 billion FCFA in revenue (+14%), behind Orange's 13.05 million subscribers that year (source: ecomatin, 2025-03-24).
  • Combined, MTN and Orange control 98.5% of Cameroon's telecom market per the regulator (source: ecomatin, 2025-03-24).