Superbrands
East Africa unveiled its 2026 consumer rankings through this striking
installation near the Kenya National Archives, based on Kantar surveys of 2,250
Kenyans rating over 1,900 brands.
M-Pesa
leads with a 91.909 score and 98 percent awareness, followed closely by
Safaricom at 89.623 and Samsung at 89.622, with tech names dominating the top
ten including WhatsApp, Google, and YouTube.
Trust proves key, as 86 percent of respondents say the Superbrands seal makes them more likely to buy, amid M-Pesa's record Sh100 billion half-year revenue and Safaricom's 35.9 percent profit jump.
