Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite tales on this weekly e-newsletter.The FT is looking for entries for its fifth annual listing of Africa’s quickest rising corporations, which will probably be printed in Might 2026. In partnership with information supplier Statista, the FT goals to determine corporations with the strongest income progress between 2021 and 2024. The rating will seem in a particular report printed in a weekday version of the newspaper and on FT.com, alongside articles by FT correspondents on traits recognized within the analysis. Our earlier rankings indicated the rising physique of African companies reaching a wholesome improve in revenues. Final 12 months’s listing was headed by Omniretail, a Nigeria-based ecommerce firm. PalmPay, a fintech from the identical nation, was second. Potential candidates for the following listing can ahead their names by way of this web site. Others will probably be contacted by Statista.The deadline for submission of entries is January 31, 2026.Which corporations are eligible? To be included within the rating, your organization should meet the next standards:Income of at the very least $100,000 generated in 2021¹; Income of at the very least $1.5mn generated in 2024¹; A unbiased firm (not a subsidiary or department workplace of any variety);Headquartered in an African nation.  ¹ Nations that don’t use the greenback to specific revenues ought to present common native foreign money worth equal over the course of the related fiscal 12 months How do I register? 1. On-line registration Please register with Statista by January 31 2026. Alternatively, obtain this manner and ship it to ft-africa@statista.com upon completion.  2. Verification of income data Your income information should be verified utilizing this manner. The shape should be signed in individual by the chief govt, chief monetary officer, or a member of the manager committee, and emailed to Statista by January 31, 2026 at ft-africa@statista.com. All downloads In EnglishIn French Please e-mail ft-africa@statista.com with any extra questions.