Private company

Safaricom

Kenyan mobile network operator

Safaricom PLC is a listed Kenyan mobile network operator headquartered at Safaricom House in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the largest telecommunications provider in Kenya, and one of the most profitable companies in the East and Central Africa region.2 It employed 6,616 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industrymobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersNairobi1
  • Websitewww.safaricom.co.ke
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
  • LEI984500A80B648A7B97173
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSafaricom House, Waiyaki Way, 00800 Westlands, Kenya3
  • Registered withRegistrar General Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice, C.8/20023

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Safaricom PLC is a listed Kenyan mobile network operator headquartered at Safaricom House in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the largest telecommunications provider in Kenya, and one of the most profitable companies in the East and Central Africa region.2

Corporate structure

Safaricom sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Safaricom Westlands, Kenya
    • Safaricom Youth Orchestra Subsidiary ยท Kenya

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Safaricom Youth Orchestra

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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