Starlink carried 168.21 petabytes of fixed internet data in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 35.05% share of the market, according to POTRAZ figures reported by The Zimbabwe Independent. Six months earlier its share stood at 22.54%.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies remains the largest carrier, with a narrowing lead. Its traffic fell 10.54% in the quarter, from 259.70 to 232.32 petabytes, and its share dropped from 58.90% to 48.41%. Starlink’s traffic grew 42.76% over the same period, The Herald reported.
| Provider | Q2 2025 traffic (PB) | Q2 2025 share | Q4 2025 traffic (PB) | Q4 2025 share |
| Liquid Intelligent Technologies | 232.51 | 62.44% | 232.32 | 48.41% |
| Starlink | 83.94 | 22.54% | 168.21 | 35.05% |
| Other providers | 55.95 | 15.02% | 79.41 | 16.55% |
| Total | 372.40 | 100% | 479.94 | 100% |
TelOne and PowerTel also grew in the fourth quarter, by 35.01% and 32.25%, from a much smaller base. TelOne held 8.32% of traffic in mid-2025.
Satellite connections, the category Starlink falls under, reached 86,488 in the first quarter of 2026, 17 behind the 86,505 fibre connections, according to Space in Africa.