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Top 20 Most Visited Websites in Nigeria Today.
Most Visited Websites in Nigeria… With the advent of the digital age and with advances made in the internet and communication technology (ICT) sector, the use of the internet has continually increased to make the world a digital global village.
There are millions of websites on the internet. Actually, there are tens of millions of websites on the internet. People visit websites for many things ranging from getting news and information to downloading music, watch videos and buying and selling.
Nigeria is not left out as the internet has become readily accessible to Nigerians, made possible by the increased use of use of affordable internet-enabled gadgets such as smart phones and laptops, and with the increasing availability of affordable internet data plans by Telco companies such as MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9Mobile, NTel and so much more. There are even free browsing options by some Telco companies in Nigeria like Airtel and 9Mobile where you have the options of browsing some selected websites with limited features.
With the increased accessible of the internet in Nigeria, many Nigerians are also increasingly visiting more websites. Of the websites which are visited in Nigeria, which are the top 20 most visited websites in Nigeria? This and more like the traffic or number of visitors per month for each of these websites would revealed to.
Listed below are the top 20 most visited websites in Nigeria today. To know the top most visited websites in Nigeria, we would be using many criteria such as the total visits for the month in view, the Google ranking for the websites and the Alexa ranking for the websites.
To get the exact figures and ranking, we had to use a website ranking website Similarweb.com.
Similarweb.com ranks websites based on the total number of visits for the months and other criteria. For this month, we would be ranking the top 20 most visited websites in Nigeria with the month of August, 2020 being in focused.
1. GOOGLE
Of course, it should come as no surprise that Google is number one on this list. Google.com is the largest online search engine in the world and, of course in Nigeria.
What’s the name of the fastest jet in the world? Hold on, you want to type this on Google.com, right? That’s why Google.com is the most visited and popular website in Nigeria!
Google.com had 43.71 billion visits for August 2020 world over.
2. FACEBOOK
Facebook.com is the most second most website in Nigeria and the most visited social media sites in Nigeria.
Facebook.com had 22.65 billion visits from all over the world in the month of August 2020.
3. YOUTUBE
YouTube is a video sharing website owned by Google. That YouTube became the 3rd most visited website in Nigeria is not surprising when you realize there are increasingly more affordable data plans in Nigeria which would enable people watch videos on YouTube.
YouTube has 24.79 billion visits for August 2020 alone from all over the world.
4. GOOGLE.COM.NG
Google.com.ng is the subdomain of the mother website, Google, which is created for people who browse or use the internet from Nigeria.
Most times when you conduct searches, google.com.ng is the search engine link which is used and it registers your visit. Google.com.ng, like Google.com, is the default search engine used in many web browsers.
Google.com.ng had 14.37 million visits for August 2020 from Nigeria.
5. YAHOO.COM
Yahoo.com is the second biggest online search engine in the world since it was overtaken by Google.com about a decade ago and the 5th most visited website in Nigeria.
Many web browsers like Mozilla Firefox mostly use Yahoo.com as their default search engine. Like on Google, most Nigerians conduct searches about everything and anything and this increases the ranking of Yahoo.com.
Yahoo.com has 4.74 billion visits for August 2020 from all over the world.
6. BET9JA.COM
Bet9ja.com is a sports betting website in Nigeria. Bet9ja is the 6th most visited website in Nigeria. Sports betting is really popular in Nigeria and almost at any corner you turn to, you’d see advertisements for bet9ja.com. Most people visit the websites on their phones or laptops to select games they want to bet on.
Also, Bet9ja.com is the most visited indigenous Nigerian website and has 6.5 million visits for August 2020.
7. INSTAGRAM
2.88 billion visits for August 2020
8. TWITTER
Twitter is the social media network if you want to follow information on breaking news, entertainment news, sports and political news, and the 8th most visited website in Nigeria.
Twitter had 4.1 billion visits for August 2020
9. BETRADAR.COM
Betradar.com is the number one leading website for sport betting information services in the world and the 9th most visited website in Nigeria.
Betradar.com had 8.91 million visits for August 2020
10. JUMIA.COM.NG
Jumia.com.ng is number one online shopping mall with the largest number of electronic appliances, smart phones, laptops, groceries, car accessories and so much more, and the 10th most visited website in Nigeria.
Jumia.com.ng had 3.91 million visits for August 2020
11. MYWAY.COM
Myway.com is a search engine which has other free softwares which you can download from the internet if you like, and the 11th most visited website in Nigeria.
Myway.com had 236.76 million visits for August 2020
12. NAIRALAND.COM
Nairaland.com is a Nigerian website and Africa’s biggest online forum with more the 2 millions registered users, and it is the 12th most visited website in Nigeria.
Nairaland.com had 247,000 visitors per day and 8.53 million visits for August 2020
13. LINKEDLN.COM
LinkedIn.com is the biggest professional website in the world, with a business and employment-focused service outlook. LinkedIn is the 13th most visited website in Nigeria.
LinkedIn.com had 988.62 million visits for August 2020
14. WIKIPEDIA.ORG
Wikipedia.org is a website which functions as a free encylopedia and it is editable, open to the public and is multilingual too. Wikipedia is the 14th most visited website in Nigeria.
Wikipedia.org had 5.45 billion visits for August 2020
15. WHATSApp.
Whatsapp is the number instant messaging platform in world. Though it is mobile app-based, it can be synced to a web platform and countless persons visit it daily to download apps and get updates about the app.
WhatsApp is the 16th most visited website in Nigeria and had 1.51 billion visits for August 2020.
16. BET9JA.COM
Shop.bet9ja.com is a subdomain of bet9ja.com. It is used by bet9ja.com shops to book sport bets, and it is the 17th most visited website in Nigeria.
Shop.bet9ja.com 1.41 million visits for August 2020
17. LIVE.COM
Live.com is owned by Microsoft and it was formerly called ‘Windows Live’, offering many services and software from handled by the parent company, Microsoft. Live.com is the 8th most visited website in Nigeria.
Live.com 2.56 billion visits for August 2020
18. JAMB.ORG.NG
Jamb.org.ng is the online portal for the JAMB examinations which are Nigerian extrance examinations into tertiary institutions in the country, and the 19th most visited website in Nigeria.
Jamb.org.ng 948 thousand visits for August 2020
19. AMAZON.COM
Amazon.com is the biggest online shopping place in the world dealing in smartphones, gadgets, fashion items and so much more. Amazon.com is the 20th most visited website in Nigeria.
Amazon.com had 2.58 billion visits for August 2020.
NG Team.
