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Egypt number screening
North Africa's largest market runs on prepaid lines and cash on delivery, with Facebook still the primary entry point, so the first screening question is simply whether the line is still in service.
Mobile number format
Mobiles are eleven digits domestically, written 01X plus eight digits. Drop the trunk zero and ten digits follow +20, always starting with 1. Four prefixes map to four operators: 010, 011, 012 and 015. The 015 block was issued last and is often missing entirely from older lists.
Main carriers
- Vodafone Egypt
- Orange Egypt
- e& Egypt
- WE (Telecom Egypt)
The mapping used to be exact: 010 Vodafone, 011 e&, 012 Orange, 015 WE. Portability arrived in 2021 and loosened it, but uptake has been modest, so the prefix still carries real predictive value here, unlike in the Gulf. Prepaid dominates overwhelmingly and lines are suspended and restored constantly.
On the ground
Cash on delivery is the default, so order confirmation depends entirely on whether a phone call or WhatsApp message gets through, and a dead number is a lost order outright. That makes plain validity checking worth more here than in most markets. Younger Egyptians also write Arabic in Latin letters, so copy in formal Modern Standard Arabic alone reads stiff.
Screening guidance
Validity comes first without exception: prepaid lines here are suspended and restored constantly, and a list six months old carries a visibly high dead rate. Then check WhatsApp registration and activity, which is the single most useful signal in a cash-on-delivery flow. For content and traffic work, add Facebook and TikTok registration; Telegram in Egypt leans toward news and file-sharing groups.
Key platforms in Egypt
Egypt's social landscape looks nothing like the Gulf's: Facebook is still the first destination, and Groups and Marketplace carry a large share of second-hand trade and local service matching. Plenty of small merchants have no website at all, only a Facebook page. WhatsApp handles everything after the sale; TikTok grows fast but skews toward consumption.
FAQ
How many digits is an Egyptian mobile number?
Eleven digits domestically, beginning with 01. Remove the trunk zero and ten digits follow +20. Egypt is one of the few markets where mobiles reach eleven digits, so a template built for ten-digit numbers will silently truncate the whole batch. Validate on length before anything else touches the file.
Which Egyptian operator uses 010, 011, 012 and 015?
010 was allocated to Vodafone Egypt, 011 to e& Egypt (formerly Etisalat Misr), 012 to Orange Egypt and 015 to WE. The 015 block came last and is often absent from older lists entirely. Portability exists, so the prefix is a strong hint rather than proof, and the current holder is best confirmed by lookup.
What should I screen for cash-on-delivery orders in Egypt?
The order is clear. Run validity first and drop suspended or unassigned lines, because confirming a COD order depends on the call connecting at all. Then check WhatsApp registration and activity for dispatch notices and second confirmation. Those two passes usually cut failed orders and refusals noticeably; social profiling can wait until after.
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