As of January 2023, Nigeria had 31.6 million active social media users. WhatsApp is the most popular platform used in the country, with close to 95 percent of users. Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram followed as the most used social media platforms in Nigeria.
Total number of active social media users in Nigeria from 2017 to 2023
(in millions)
Data as of January of each year. Figures have been rounded. Figures prior to 2022 were found in previous publications.
* The source adds the following information: "Source and base changes and historical revisions. Data may not correlate with figures published in previous reports."
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DataReportal, & Hootsuite, & We Are Social. (February 13, 2023). Total number of active social media users in Nigeria from 2017 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176096/number-of-social-media-users-nigeria/
DataReportal, und Hootsuite, und We Are Social. "Total number of active social media users in Nigeria from 2017 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176096/number-of-social-media-users-nigeria/
DataReportal, Hootsuite, We Are Social. (2023). Total number of active social media users in Nigeria from 2017 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176096/number-of-social-media-users-nigeria/
DataReportal, and Hootsuite, and We Are Social. "Total Number of Active Social Media Users in Nigeria from 2017 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176096/number-of-social-media-users-nigeria/
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