Q4 2020: Airtel Loses 2,988 Subscribers, 9mobile Gains 1,734

March 19, 2021
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By Ahmed Rahma

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday disclosed that the number of internet users in the country increased in the fourth quarter of 2020.

However, the number of subscribers active on phone calls decline in the same period under consideration.

According to the data released by the stats office, a total of 154,301,195 subscribers were active on the internet in Q4 of last year compared with 151,512,122 recorded in Q3 of 2020, indicating a 1.84 per cent growth in internet subscriptions quarter-on-quarter.

The NBS also stated that 204,601,313 subscribers were active on the phone call in the period under review, 0.32 per cent lower than 205,252,058 in Q3 2020.

It was revealed that Lagos State had the highest number of subscribers in terms of active voice per state in Q4 2020 and was closely followed by Kano and Ogun States, while Bayelsa and Ebonyi States had the least number of subscribers.

The data showed that by the network service provider, MTN had 80,764,128 active voice calls in Q4 2020, lower than 82,635,082 in Q3 2020, but higher than the 68,762,634 recorded in the fourth quarter of 2019 by 17.45 per cent.

For Glo, it had 54,840,192, higher than the 54,254,550 achieved in Q3 2020 and 51,700,052 in Q4 2019, while Airtel had 55,642,209 in Q4 2020, 0.71 per cent higher than 55,250,798 in Q3 2020 and 10.87 per cent higher than 50,186,988 in Q4 2019.

The data also showed that 9mobile had 12,982,149 in the period under consideration, higher than 12,729,222 in Q3 2020 but lower than 13,641,995 recorded in the same period of 2019 by 4.84 per cent.

In Q4, the most economically important state in the country had 24,880,677 number of callers, while Kano and Ogun state had 12,669,421 and 12,013,461 respectively.

Similarly, Lagos State had the highest number of subscribers in terms of active internet per state in Q4 with 18,939,488 subscribers and was closely followed by Kano which had 9,586,316 and Ogun State with 9,088,658, while Bayelsa and Ebonyi States again had the least number of subscribers.

On the highest share of subscriptions, MTN came first followed by Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile.

Business Post observed that in the last quarter of last year, a total of 792 subscribers ported to MTN while 735 subscribers ported out.

Furthermore, 50 subscribers joined Glo, while 1,431 subscribers left; 1,509 subscribers ported to Airtel but lost 2,988 subscribers, while 9mobile gained 1,734 subscribers and lost only 640 customers.

Rahma Ahmed

Ahmed Rahma is a journalist with great interest in arts and craft. She is also a foodie who loves new ideas. She loves to travel and would love to visit other African countries someday. She is a sucker for historical movies and afrobeat.

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