Safaricom Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Safaricom's competitors and similar companies include Hughes, Spectrum, Optus and Chunghwa Telecom.

	Safaricom Safaricom is a company that provides communication solutions to individuals and businesses.	Hughes Hughes Network Systems is a company that provides connectivity solutions.	Spectrum Spectrum (formerly known as Time Warner Cable) is a suite of broadband services offered by Charter Communications.	Optus Singtel Optus is a company that provides telecommunications services.	Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信股份有限公司) is an integrated telecommunications operator.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1997	Founding Date 1971	Founding Date 2014	Founding Date 1992	Founding Date 1996
Type	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Public
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Locations	Locations Nairobi, KE HQ	Locations Germantown, US HQ Acre, BR Barueri, BR Brasilia, BR Rio De Janeiro, BR Rio De Janeiro, BR Roraima, BR see more	Locations Stamford, US HQ Alton, US Augusta, US Barre, US Bethesda, US Cheyenne, US Clarksville, US see more	Locations Macquarie Park, AU HQ North Ryde, AU	Locations Taipei, TW HQ Shanghai, CN Hong Kong, HK Minato City, JP Singapore, SG Taipei, TW Taipei, TW see more
Employees	Employees 5,7071% increase	Employees 3,1461% decrease	Employees 88,8991% increase	Employees 6,7721% increase	Employees 19,763
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) KSh421b (FY, 2026)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $8.2b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) NT$236.1b (FY, 2025)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods KSh350.3m (FY, 2026)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods NT$108.9b (FY, 2025)
Gross profit	Gross profit KSh427.2b (FY, 2026)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit NT$127.4b (FY, 2025)
Net income	Net income KSh73.7b (FY, 2026)	Net income N/A	Net income N/A	Net income N/A	Net income NT$40.5b (FY, 2025)