Since January 2015, there's been a 12% increase in number of Internet users in Nigeria

folarin okunola

February 2, 2016 4:07 PM

In a newly released infographic published by We Are Social Singapore, a social media agency with 8 offices worldwide, Nigeria’s key digital statistical indicators show that the country could be headed in the right direction.

Infographic showing Nigeria's key digital stats

The tech revolution in Africa has been steadily growing for the past couple of years as the rest of world seem to be catching up with continent’s potential to be a major tech hub.

However, when you talk about Africa, especially where tech is concerned, Nigeria will definitely get recurrent mentions. Nigeria, as an emerging market, has undergone a genuine tech explosion of sorts.

Startups keep popping up every other day, more and more investors are finding their way into the country, and tech adoption keeps increasing on a daily basis.

In a newly released infographic published by We Are Social Singapore, a social media agency with 8 offices worldwide, Nigeria’s key digital statistical indicators show that the country is headed in the right direction.

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According to the infographic, Nigeria has a population of about 184.6 million with urbanization sitting nicely at 49%. Of the over 184 million people in the country, 97.2 million are active Internet users with an internet penetration figure set at 53%.

Furthermore, the infographic shows that about 15 million Nigerians are active on social media while at least 84% of the population (or 154.3 million people) have an active mobile subscription (i.e mobile phones, SIMs etc.). As for active social mobile users, Nigeria boasts a sizeable 11.0 million people with a 12% growth in the number of active internet users since January 2015.

Nigeria also experienced a 10% increase in the number of active social media users, 11% increase in the number of mobile subscriptions, and an 11% drop in the number of active mobile social users since January 2015.

Either way you look at it, the future looks promising for the tech scene in Nigeria, and most of these numbers only prove that indeed, Nigeria has the potential to be the next big tech hub this side of the planet.

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