Where is Mweb located?

Mweb is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.

How many employees does Mweb have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Mweb is 997.

Is Mweb a funded company?

Mweb is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Mweb rank among its competitors?

Mweb ranks 3rd amongst 52 active competitors, none of which are funded.

Who are the top competitors of Mweb?

Mweb's top competitors include Openserve, SEACOM and DSL Telecom.

Mweb - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

MWEB is South Africa's second-largest ISP to residential customers and SMEs. Its services include ADSL, Fiber, onnectivity solutions SMEs and Wi-Fi hotspots. It enables ADSL customers to turn their home in a Wi-Fi hotspot through a Fon-enabled WiFi Routers. It is part of Multichoice Africa, a subsidiary of Naspers media group.

Website: www.mweb.co.za/
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Founded Year

1997

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Naspers

Ranked

3^rd among 52 active competitors

Employee Count

997 as on May 31, 2026

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Exit Details

Acquired by Webafrica (Sep 28, 2023)

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Mweb got acquired by Webafrica on Sep 28, 2023.

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Mweb is a funded company. Mweb has 1 institutional investor.

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Mweb's employee count trend

Mweb has 997 employees as of May 26. Here is Mweb's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Mweb include Openserve, SEACOM and DSL Telecom. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Mweb, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Openserve 2015, Centurion (South Africa), Unfunded	Provider of internet services for home & business	-	-	57/100
2nd	SEACOM 2007, Cape Town (South Africa), Acquired	Provider of internet services	-	-	50/100
3rd	Mweb 1997, Cape Town (South Africa), Acquired	Fixed-line internet service provider	-	Naspers	39/100
4th	DSL Telecom 2009, Somerset West (South Africa), Unfunded	Provider of fiber optic network services for home and business	-	-	22/100
5th	Comtel Communications 2006, Cape Town (South Africa), Unfunded	Provider of internet services for home & business	-	-	22/100
6th	infogro 2000, Pretoria (South Africa), Unfunded	Provider of fibre optic internet, wireless network, and VoIP telephony services	-	-	22/100
7th	Venture-Net 1994, Port Shepstone (South Africa), Unfunded	Provider of wireless and fiber optic services	-	-	22/100
8th	LST Com 2011, Johannesburg (South Africa), Unfunded	Provider of optical fiber and data communications services	-	-	21/100
9th	Opentel 2019, Randburg (South Africa), Unfunded	Provider of broadband and voip services	-	-	20/100
10th	Kab 2001, Cape Town (South Africa), Public	Provider of broadband internet connectivity and information technology support services	-	-	20/100