As of 2023, 93 percent of the population in Nigeria owned a mobile phone of some type. More than half of these users used a basic mobile phone, accounting for 51 percent of the total users. Smart and feature phone users reached 27 percent and 15 percent respectively in the same year.
Share of population using mobile phones in Nigeria as of 2023, by type of device
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Efina. (December 13, 2023). Share of population using mobile phones in Nigeria as of 2023, by type of device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454538/share-of-population-using-mobile-phones-in-nigeria-by-type/
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Efina. (2023). Share of population using mobile phones in Nigeria as of 2023, by type of device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454538/share-of-population-using-mobile-phones-in-nigeria-by-type/
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