The company climbs eleven places from its debut ranking of #74 in 2025, consolidating its position among Africa’s most consistently high-performing businesses. Yas (owned by AXIAN Telecom), a leading pan-African telecommunications company, has been ranked #63 in the Financial Times Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2026 ranking, compiled in partnership with Statista. The result marks an advance of eleven places from the Group’s debut position of #74 in 2025. The FT-Statista ranking, now in its fifth edition, measures compound annual revenue growth between 2021 and 2024 across 130 African companies. The ranking requires submitted revenue figures to be certified at executive level, ensuring it offers a rigorous and credible benchmark of Africa’s most dynamic growth businesses. Hassan Jaber, CEO of AXIAN Telecom, said: “This ranking reflects the momentum we have built across every part of our business. Strong financial results, a successful bond issuance, the launch of Yas as a unified pan-African brand, and our continued investment in networks and digital infrastructure, which are not isolated achievements. They are expressions of a single, coherent strategy: to build the connectivity and digital services that Africa needs, and to do so with the discipline and ambition this continent deserves.” Yas closed full-year 2025 with revenue of USD 1,691 million, up 20% year-on-year, serving 43.8 million subscribers across its eleven markets – growth which speaks to the deepening demand for connectivity and digital services across the continent. In July 2025, Yas priced a successful USD 600 million bond issuance following a rating upgrade to B+. Additionally, Yas made a compelling debut in the Brand Finance Telecoms 150 2026 ranking. Following the successful launch of its pan-African identity to bring the Group’s mobile operations in Madagascar, Tanzania, Togo, Senegal and Comoros under a single name, Yas ranked among the top 20 strongest telecom brands in the world and was named a ‘Brand to Watch’ in 2026. ____________ About Yas Yas (owned by AXIAN Telecom) is a leading telecommunications company that operates in 11 markets across Africa and the Indian Ocean, providing mobile, fixed, digital infrastructure and fintech services to more than 43 million customers. Yas positions itself as a trusted partner, dedicated to helping customers unlock their digital potential. Yas harnesses cross-market synergies and leverages the combined resources of a strong unified pan-African business to drive innovation. Yas has expanded through active acquisitions and considerable network investment since 2015, systematically ensuring its businesses have a positive and sustainable impact on the daily lives customers and communities they serve. Yas ranks amongst the top 20 strongest telecom brands and has been named a 2026 ‘Brand to Watch’ in the global telecoms sector in Brand Finance ranking. www.axian-telecom.com ————END—–
