Internet users in Nigeria 2018-2022, with forecasts up until 2027

As of 2022, Nigeria had nearly 84 million internet users. This figure is projected to grow to 117 million internet users in 2027. Moreover, internet penetration amounted to over 38 percent of the population in 2022 and is set to reach 48 percent in 2027.Internet usage in NigeriaNigeria is one of the most populous countries worldwide. As of 2023, there were almost 64 million mobile internet users in Nigeria. Mobile phone internet usage is particularly popular. The country is considered a mobile-first market where infrastructure and online usage development skipped wide-ranging desktop PC adoption and went straight to mobile internet usage via inexpensive smartphones. With more than three-quarters of Nigerian web traffic being generated via smartphones, Nigeria ranks eighth on the list of African countries based on the share of traffic via mobile. Other African markets with a similar share of mobile online traffic are Mali, Gambia, and the Central African Repiblic.Internet freedom in NigeriaAccording to the Freedom House Index, Nigeria ranks fourth in Africa with Malawi , registering 60 index points in the internet freedom index in 2023. The country has very strong libel laws. Subsequently, Nigerian internet users do not often feel free to express themselves online fully.

截至2022年，尼日利亚的互联网用户数量已接近8400万。据预测，到2027年，这一数字将增长至1.17亿。此外，2022年的互联网普及率超过了人口总数的38%，预计到2027年将达到48%。在尼日利亚，互联网的使用尤其普及。作为一个全球人口众多的国家，截至2023年，尼日利亚的移动互联网用户数量几乎达到6400万。手机互联网的使用在该国尤为流行。尼日利亚被视为一个以移动为先的市场，其基础设施和在线使用的发展跳过了广泛的桌面个人电脑采用，直接转向了通过价格低廉的智能手机进行的移动互联网使用。由于超过四分之三的尼日利亚网络流量是通过智能手机产生的，该国在非洲国家中根据移动流量份额排名第八。具有类似份额的移动在线流量的非洲市场包括马里、冈比亚和中非共和国。尼日利亚的互联网自由度根据《自由之家指数》，尼日利亚在非洲地区排名第4，与马拉维并列，2023年的互联网自由指数达到60分。该国拥有非常严格的诽谤法。因此，尼日利亚的互联网用户通常并不感到有充分的自由在网络上表达自己。