Harvard Business Review LogoDisruptive innovationAfrica’s True Mobile Revolution Has Yet to Start by Bright B. SimonsJuly 4, 2012PostPostShareSavePrintLeer en españolLer em portuguêsPostPostShareSavePrintThe United States economy is nine times the size of Africa’s, but Africa has twice as many mobile phones.PostPostShareSavePrintRead more on Disruptive innovation or related topics International business, Mobile and wireless technology and Emerging markets Recommended For You Career Planning Want to Use AI as a Career Coach? Use These Prompts. Cybersecurity And Digital Privacy What the 2024 CrowdStrike Glitch Can Teach Us About Cyber Risk Generative AI How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025 Podcast The Conversations You Should Be Having with Your Manager