Total active voice subscribers on MTN, others hit 199.6m – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday disclosed that total active voice subscribers increased to 199,558,540 in first quarter (Q1) of 2022 compared to 192,413,613 reported in first quarter of (Q1) 2021.
This represents a 3.71per cent rise in voice subscriptions Year-on-Year.
The NBS in its “Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet per State, Porting and Tariff Information (Q1 2022)”, disclosed that on a quarter-on-quarter basis, growth stood at 2.09per cent.
The report said: “Similarly, a total of 145,851,496 active internet subscribers were recorded in Q1 2022 compared to 144,949,194 in Q1 2021.
“This represents a 0.62per cent increase in active internet subscriptions Year-on-Year.”
However, MTN had the highest share of subscriptions in Q1 2022.
The report disclosed that MTN in Q1 2022 reported 75,177,563 active voice subscribers and 60,707,392 active internet subscribers in Nigeria, followed by Glo with 55,881,893 active voice subscribers and 39,568,503 active internet subscribers .
Airtel Africa joined the top three telecommunication operators with 55,370,983 active voice subscribers and 39,374,465 active internet subscribers in the period under review.
On state analysis, Lagos had the highest number of active voice subscribers in Q1 2022 with 24,226,878, followed by Kano with 11,666,630 and Ogun with 11,537,006, while Bayelsa had the least with 1,445,123, followed by Ekiti with 1,786,160.
“Again, Lagos State stood top for active internet subscriptions recorded at 17,839,569, followed by Ogun with 8,538,812 and Kano with 8,364,587.
“On the other hand, Bayelsa had the least with 1,043,059, followed by Ebonyi and Ekiti with 1,230,081 and 1,373,888 respectively,” the report stated.
