Send SMS to Senegal online
Dakar's lively markets are filled with fishmongers, tailors, and small repair shops. Businesses like clinics, schools, and transport services use texts to stay in touch. Messages remind patients of vaccination dates, notify parents of school events, or inform passengers of bus schedules. Texts are reliable, working on basic phones and reaching people from Dakar to Tambacounda.
Senegal
+221 · West Africa
Price per message
$0.03068
- For $40
- 1,303 SMS
- Alphabet
- GSM-7 or Unicode
- 1,000 messages
- $30.68
- Example number
- +221 70 123 45 67
What a bulk SMS campaign to Senegal costs
Need a different count? The pricing calculator works it out for any number of messages, and the workspace shows the exact total for your own list, including names merged into the text.
| Recipients | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $3.07 | $6.14 |
| 500 | $15.34 | $30.68 |
| 1,000 | $30.68 | $61.36 |
| 5,000 | $153.40 | $306.80 |
| 10,000 | $306.80 | $613.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Senegal
Local clinics
Clinics in Thiès text patients to remind them of vaccination appointments or medication pickups.
School staff
Schools in Saint-Louis text parents about exam schedules or school fee payment deadlines.
Transport services
Drivers in Kaolack text passengers about bus departure times or route changes.
Market traders
Traders in Dakar text regular customers when fresh fish or vegetables arrive.
Phone number format in Senegal
A mobile number in Senegal has 9 digits after +221 and no leading 0, so 70 123 45 67 becomes +221 70 123 45 67 in international format. With Senegal as the default country you can paste the local form.
Alphabet and message length
Texts in French stay at 160 characters per segment until they use â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
Main languages: French.
Best time to send to Senegal
Senegal stays on UTC+0 all year, so 10:00 in Dakar is always 10:00 UTC. The scheduler takes your own time zone and shows the same moment in UTC, which makes a 10:00 local send easy to set from anywhere.
Your business
Text Message · Today 09:30
Hi Lee, your order is ready. Collect it today from 2 pm at the front desk.
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Questions about texting Senegal
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Senegal?
One message (one segment) to Senegal costs $0.03068. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $30.68, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Senegal does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 1,303 single-segment messages to Senegal, and more with the bonus on your first top-up. Credit has no expiry date, so what you do not use stays in your account.
How long can a text to Senegal be?
Texts in French stay at 160 characters per segment until they use â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
What number format do I use for Senegal?
A mobile number in Senegal has 9 digits after +221 and no leading 0, so 70 123 45 67 becomes +221 70 123 45 67 in international format. With Senegal as the default country you can paste the local form.
Should I send texts in French or Wolof?
French is widely understood, but Wolof can be more effective for older customers or in rural areas.
When is the best time to send texts?
Morning or early afternoon is ideal, especially during the dry season when markets in Dakar are busiest.
Ready to text Senegal?
Create an account, paste your Senegal numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 1,303 messages to Senegal.