Nigeria’s internet consumption reached 973,455 terabytes in December 2024, up 36.5 percent from the same period last year (713,200 terabytes in December 2023). This total consumption equates to about 998.79 million gigabytes.

Data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday also showed that internet usage increased by 10.75 percent from November to December 2024. The number of internet subscribers increased from 136.54 million in November to 139.28 million in December.

Broadband penetration stood at 44.43 percent at the end of the year, below the 70 percent target set by Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan (2020-2025), which expires this year. The country had 164.9 million active telecommunications subscribers at the end of 2024, up from 224.7 million a year earlier.

MTN Nigeria, Nigeria’s largest telecommunications operator, increased its market share to 51 percent. Subscribers increased to 84.6 million in December from 81.2 million in November.

Airtel Nigeria’s subscriber base grew to 56.6 million from 55.4 million, while Globacom, which struggled with regulatory challenges earlier this year, increased its subscriber base by 500,000 to 20.1 million. 9mobile maintained a 1.99 percent market share, finishing the year with 3.2 million subscribers.