Nigeria ranks 5th in the world in daily social media usage (Full list)

Nigerians have been ranked fifth among the world’s top social media users in 2024.

Figures from Cable.co.uk and We Are Social in 2024, posted by World of Statistics on X on Sunday placed the country fifth globally for average daily time spent online.

Nigeria’s average of 3 hours and 23 minutes places it just behind these countries in social media engagement.

Other countries with high social media usage include Colombia (3:22), Chile (3:11), and Indonesia (3:11). Saudi Arabia and Argentina round out the top ten with daily averages of 3 hours and 10 minutes and 3 hours and 8 minutes, respectively.

In comparison, some countries record lower social media engagement, such as Ghana with 2 hours and 43 minutes, Egypt with 2 hours and 41 minutes, and Thailand with 2 hours and 30 minutes.

See the list below:

Kenya – 03:43

South Africa – 03:37

Brazil – 03:34

Philippines – 03:33

Nigeria – 03:23

Colombia – 03:22

Chile – 03:11

Indonesia – 03:11

Saudi Arabia – 03:10

Argentina – 03:08

Mexico – 03:04

Malaysia – 02:48

Ghana – 02:43

Egypt – 02:41

Thailand – 02:30

Bulgaria – 02:26

Vietnam – 02:23

Portugal – 02:23

Romania – 02:20

Italy – 02:17