Nigeria’s internet subscribers grew by 9.7% to 154m in Q4 2022-NBS
The figure of internet users in Nigeria increased to 154.8 million in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, according to the report released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
NBS said its latest telecoms data report that the total number of active internet subscribers in Q4 2022, stood at 154,847,901 as against 141,971,560 registered in the corresponding quarter in 2021.
According to NBS, the upward movement showed a 9.07 per cent growth in internet subscribers for the sector in the period reviewed, adding that “On a quarter-on-quarter basis, this grew by 1.35 per cent.”
The report also said the total number of active voice subscribers in Q4 2022, rose to “222,571,568 from the 195,463,898 reported in Q4 2021,” an indication of a growth rate of 13.87 per cent.
But on a quarter-on-quarter basis, voice subscribers grew by 4.89 per cent, NBS said.
“On state profile analysis, Lagos state had the highest number of active voice subscribers in Q4 2022 with 26,460,867, followed by Ogun with 12,994,352; and Kano with 12,373,201. On the other hand, Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,571,692, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,920,996 and 2,001,846, respectively,” the bureau said.
“In addition, Lagos had the highest number of active internet subscribers in Q4 2022 with 18,702,394, followed by Ogun with 9,206,614; and Kano with 8,470,131. On the other hand, Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,101,002, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,264,825 and 1,474,970, respectively.”
NBS, however, noted that MTN Nigeria had the highest share of subscriptions in Q4 2022.
The report shows that MTN Nigeria recorded 65 million internet subscribers in the quarter examined; followed Globacom (43 million), Airtel, (41 million), and 9mobile (4.4 million).
On active voice subscriptions, MTN also led with 89 million subscribers, while 9mobile had about 12 million active voice subscribers, Globacom and Airtel both recorded 60 million voice users.
