The National Bureau of Statistics has released a report that shows Nigeria’s internet users grew to 154.8 million in the Fourth Quarter of 2022.
According to the report, the increase represented 9.07 percent from 141,971,560 in Q4 of 2021.
The latest data also said the number of active voice subscribers in Q4 2022 rose to “222,571,568 from the 195,463,898 reported in Q4 2021, indicating a growth rate of 13.87 percent.”
According to the agency, Lagos State had the highest number of active voice subscribers within the period under review, with 26,460,877, while Bayelsa recorded the least with 1,571,692.
“On a quarter-on-quarter basis, this grew by 1.35 percent,” NBS stated.
The NBS added that on a Mobile Operators basis, MTN Nigeria had the highest share of 65 million internet subscribers, Globacom, 43 million, Airtel, 41 million, and 9mobile, 4.4 million, respectively.
