For the fifth time The Financial Times and Statista are looking for the fastest growing companies in the African continent through the Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026 project. The aim of the project is to research and put in the spotlight companies with the strongest revenue growth between the years 2021 and 2024.
The registration deadline is January 31, 2026.
All the winning companies will be featured in a Financial Times special report and on FT.com in May 2026.
In 2025, 130 companies were awarded and celebrated their success in an online and printed report from FT that featured the list of winners, their revenues and their growth: To The Financial Times Article.
Further information pertaining to the Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026 methodology, terms of participation and contact information can be found on our website.
Please note
To complete the survey, you will need the following information:
• Revenue 2021 and revenue 2024
• No. of employees in 2021 and 2024
• Founding year
• Data on recent acquisitions (if any)
We recommend collecting this information prior to starting the survey. There is an overview to the survey.
