Number of internet users in Nigeria 2017-2024

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Oct 1, 2024

As of January 2024, Nigeria registered 103 million internet users, which corresponded to about half of the total population. Data from 2021 cannot be directly compared to those from previous years as the sources used by the publisher change. 
Data show that the percentage of the population using the internet in the West African country generally kept stable in the last years.

Total number of internet users in Nigeria from 2017 to 2024 (in millions)

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February 2024

Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

2017 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Data as of January of each year.
Figures have been rounded.
Figures were taken from different publications.

Data from 2021 are not comparable with previous reports as sources change.

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