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Nigeria

Africa NG
IPv4 addresses
3,275,017
CIDR ranges
1,108
Global rank · IPv4
#63 of 250
ASNs
273
Organizations
266
Regions / states
36

Top ASNs

ASNNameIPs
AS36873 Airtel Networks Limited 629.8K
AS29465 MTN NIGERIA Communication limited 605.2K
AS36923 SWIFT NETWORKS LIMITED 145.4K
AS37637 Smile Communications Nigeria 89.9K
AS37282 Main one Cable Company Nigeria Limited 86.3K
AS37340 SPECTRANET LIMITED 84.0K
AS29091 ipNX Nigeria Limited 73.7K
AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. 65.5K
AS37405 University of Nigeria 65.5K
AS20598 IDDQD-AS 56.1K
AS30998 Netcom Africa Limited 45.1K
AS37480 Cobranet Limited 41.0K
AS37420 University of JOS 37.9K
AS37661 Nigerian Research and Education Network Limited by Guarantee 37.1K
AS37297 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife 32.5K
AS16284 Inq. Digital Nigeria 26.6K
AS37148 Globacom Limited 26.6K
AS37472 Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd 26.6K
AS37443 Usmanu Danfodiyo University 17.4K
AS30988 IS InternetSolutions Limited 16.9K
AS37170 University of Lagos 16.4K
AS37714 BITFLUX COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 16.4K
AS328419 Bayero University 16.4K
AS37248 Phase3 Telecom Limited 15.4K
AS36920 KKON Technologies Ltd 13.1K

Regions / states / provinces

Network composition

How Nigeria's allocated IPv4 space breaks down by operator type, regional registry, and block size.

By operator category
CategoryIPv4Share
Enterprise 1.09M
50.0%
Mobile 612.1K
28.1%
ISP / Telecom 238.6K
11.0%
Academic / Research 226.6K
10.4%
Government 9.0K
0.4%
Hosting / Cloud 2.6K
0.1%
By regional registry (RIR)
RegistryIPv4Share
AFRINIC 2.03M
62.0%
APNIC 782.8K
23.9%
ARIN 361.1K
11.0%
RIPE NCC 101.5K
3.1%
LACNIC 272
0.0%
Prefix-size distribution (network ranges by block size)
/8–/15
2
/16–/19
57
/20–/22
261
/23
66
/24
190
/25–/28
74
/29–/32
458

Routing & security

Live BGP routing footprint for Nigeria from our global collectors, with RPKI route-origin validation coverage.

Announced prefixes
13,166
Origin ASNs
298
RPKI-valid
9.7%
1,278 of 13,166 ROA-covered

RPKI-valid % = announced prefixes with a matching Route Origin Authorization. Live routing →

Reverse-DNS, threat intelligence & internet health

How much of Nigeria's address space resolves to a hostname, how much appears on public threat blocklists, how widely the population is online, and independent signals of censorship and outages.

Reverse-DNS coverage
12.2%
400.5K IPs with a PTR
Internet adoption
41.2%
of population · 2024
Censorship signal
1.9%
1 confirmed-blocked · 30d
Network outages
23
events · last 90d
Median speed
25 Mbps ↓
14 Mbps ↑ · 174ms
12.2% of allocated IPv4 has a PTR

Reverse-DNS + threat-blocklist footprint from our own scanning & 8 threat-intel feeds. Internet adoption from the World Bank; censorship measurements from OONI; outage detection from IODA / Georgia Tech; connection speed from Cloudflare Radar.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many IPv4 addresses are allocated to Nigeria?

Nigeria has 3,275,017 IPv4 addresses allocated across 1,108 network ranges. These allocations are managed by regional internet registries and assigned to organizations operating within the country.

What are the largest internet providers in Nigeria?

The top organizations in Nigeria by IP allocation include the major ISPs, hosting providers, and enterprises listed above. These 50 organizations collectively manage the majority of the country's IPv4 address space.

How many ASNs operate in Nigeria?

Nigeria has 50 or more registered Autonomous Systems. Each ASN represents an independently routed network, such as an ISP, cloud provider, or enterprise network.

What continent is Nigeria in?

Nigeria is located in Africa. IP address allocations in this region are managed by AFRINIC.

Last updated: 2026-07-18 12:40:28 UTC
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