Check Safaricom Prefix Phone Numbers In Kenya 2023

Last Updated on January 10, 2023

Safaricom Prefix Phone Numbers In Kenya

Safaricom is the leading telecommunication service provider in Kenya. Besides, it is one of the most profitable firms in the East and Central African region, with a 63.5% market share in Kenya. Even though most people are conversant with the 07XX prefixes for Safaricom, the emergence of newer prefixes has made things a bit confusing. To make things easier, we have compiled a list of all Safaricom prefixes from the oldest and the most recent.

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Kenya has encountered an upsurge in demand for SIM cards for both consumers and businesses. Besides, with an ever-growing population, many young individuals are yet to own a cellphone. Due to this, the 07XX prefixes have run out. So what is next for Safaricom telephone numbers?

Old Safaricom Number Prefixes

Here are some of the former Safaricom lines that most individuals might be conversant within the order of prefix, local phone number, and international phone number

  1. 0701 : 0701 XXXXXX : +254701 XXXXXX
  2. 0702 : 0702 XXXXXX : +254702 XXXXXX
  3. 0703 : 0703 XXXXXX : +254703 XXXXXX
  4. 0704 : 0704 XXXXXX : +254704 XXXXXX
  5. 0705 : 0705 XXXXXX : +254705 XXXXXX
  6. 0706 : 0706 XXXXXX : +254706 XXXXXX
  7. 0707 : 0707 XXXXXX : +254707 XXXXXX
  8. 0708 : 0708 XXXXXX : +254708 XXXXXX
  9. 0710 : 0710 XXXXXX : +254710 XXXXXX
  10. 0711 : 0711 XXXXXX : +254711 XXXXXX
  11. 0712 : 0712 XXXXXX : +254712 XXXXXX
  12. 0713 : 0713 XXXXXX : +254713 XXXXXX
  13. 0714 : 0714 XXXXXX : +254714 XXXXXX
  14. 0715 : 0715 XXXXXX : +254715 XXXXXX
  15. 0716 : 0716 XXXXXX : +254716 XXXXXX
  16. 0717 : 0717 XXXXXX : +254717 XXXXXX
  17. 0718 : 0718 XXXXXX : +254718 XXXXXX
  18. 0719 : 0719 XXXXXX : +254719 XXXXXX
  19. 0720 : 0720 XXXXXX : +254720 XXXXXX
  20. 0721 : 0721 XXXXXX : +254721 XXXXXX
  21. 0722 : 0722 XXXXXX : +254722 XXXXXX
  22. 0723 : 0723 XXXXXX : +254723 XXXXXX
  23. 0724 : 0724 XXXXXX : +254724 XXXXXX
  24. 0725 : 0745 XXXXXX : +254725 XXXXXX
  25. 0726 : 0746 XXXXXX : +254726 XXXXXX
  26. 0728 : 0748 XXXXXX : +254728 XXXXXX
  27. 0729 : 0729 XXXXXX : +254729 XXXXXX

New Safaricom Line Prefixes

Is 0757 a Safaricom number? After 0729, Safaricom lines moved to 0740 and not 0730, which is a prefix for another mobile provider in the country. They then skipped to 0790

  1. 0740 : 0740 XXXXXX : +254740 XXXXXX
  2. 0741 : 0741 XXXXXX : +254741 XXXXXX
  3. 0742 : 0742 XXXXXX : +254742 XXXXXX
  4. 0743 : 0723 XXXXXX : +254743 XXXXXX
  5. 0746 : 0746 XXXXXX : +254726 XXXXXX
  6. 0748 : 0748 XXXXXX : +254703 XXXXXX
  7. 0790 : 0790 XXXXXX : +254790 XXXXXX
  8. 0791 : 0791 XXXXXX : +254791 XXXXXX
  9. 0792 : 0792 XXXXXX : +254792 XXXXXX
  10. 0793 : 0793 XXXXXX : +254793 XXXXXX
  11. 0794 : 0794 XXXXXX : +254794 XXXXXX
  12. 0795 : 0795 XXXXXX : +254795 XXXXXX
  13. 0796 : 0796 XXXXXX : +254796 XXXXXX
  14. 0797 : 0797 XXXXXX : +254797 XXXXXX
  15. 0798 :0798 XXXXXX : +254798 XXXXXX
  16. 0799 : 0799 XXXXXX : +254799 XXXXXX

Recent 01XX Safaricom Mobile Prefixes

With the exhaustion of the 07XX prefixes, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) launched a new prefix that begins with 01. According to the CA director, Francis Wangusi, the new prefix can accommodate up to 100 million subscribers, which is double the existing mobile phone customers.

During the new allocation, Safaricom Limited was awarded 2 million lines with the below Safaricom prefixes 2019 in the order of prefix, local mobile number, and international mobile number.

  1. 0110 : 0110 XXXXXX : +254110 XXXXXX
  2. 0111 : 0111 XXXXXX : +254111 XXXXXX

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