Orange Group has raised its full-year EBITDAaL growth target for 2025 following a strong first half, powered primarily by its Africa and Middle East operations—once again the group’s main growth engine.
CEO Christel Heydemann praised the region’s “remarkable performance,” driven by expanding 4G and 5G coverage now serving over half of Orange’s 167 million customers. While France and Europe saw modest growth, Africa and the Middle East posted a robust 12.8% increase in EBITDAaL to €1.57 billion. France’s EBITDAaL grew 0.9% to €2.88 billion, and the rest of Europe rose 2.2% to €986 million.
Group EBITDAaL rose 3.8% year-on-year in H1 2025 to €5.67 billion, with revenue broadly flat at €19.9 billion and consolidated net income at €1.2 billion.
Orange Money continued rapid expansion, growing its customer base by 20% year-on-year to 42.8 million users by June.
In response to increasing demand for data security and digital sovereignty, Orange Business launched a new cybersecurity division aimed at helping governments and enterprises process and store data domestically.
