Nigeria’s internet consumption surpassed 1 million terabytes for the first time in January 2025, marking a major milestone since the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) began tracking data usage in January 2023. This reflects the country’s increasing reliance on digital connectivity and the rising demand for internet services.
Despite reaching this historic milestone, data consumption in January 2025 totaled 27,475 terabytes, a sharp decline from 94,502 terabytes recorded in December 2024.
Terabytes (TB) are used to measure internet consumption, indicating the volume of data transmitted or received over a network. 1 Terabyte (TB) equals 1,000 Gigabytes (GB) or 1,000,000 Megabytes (MB)—a scale typically used by telecom providers to track high data usage, particularly among businesses, streamers, and gamers.
The dip in monthly data consumption could signal challenges for telecom operators like MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria, which recently increased data tariffs by 50%. Higher prices may discourage users from consuming as much data as before, potentially impacting revenue growth.
Despite this, MTN and Airtel recorded significant internet subscriber gains in January 2025. MTN added 1.4 million new users, raising its total internet subscriber base to 73.7 million. Airtel followed closely, gaining 1.08 million subscribers to reach 48.4 million.
On the other hand, Globacom continues to struggle after a regulatory audit in April 2024 led to a significant reduction in its subscriber base. It added only 313,939 users in January 2025, while 9mobile failed to gain any new subscribers.
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