Main companies in Nigeria 2023, by market capitalization
As of 2023, MTN Nigeria was the largest company in Nigeria by market capitalization. It is a South African company based in Lagos and active in many other African countries. In the said year, its outstanding shares had a market value of over 10.6 billion U.S. dollars. Dangote Cement, a non-energy material enterprise, was the second-largest company in Nigeria by market capitalization, followed by BUA Cement.
How is MTN Nigeria faring on the country’s mobile communication market?
MTN Nigeria has the largest subscriber base in Nigeria in terms of registered mobile sim cards, which exceeded 123 million in 2022. Additionally, the country uses GSM technology for mobile communications, whereby MTN Nigeria has maintained the highest number of 2G internet subscriptions over the years. On the other hand, its competitors, EMTS and Airtel, overtake them in operations that allow customers to port their mobile numbers.
It's still a race in telecommunication towers and fiber optics
MTN accounts for around 1.6 percent of the over 34,800 telecommunication towers in Nigeria, ranking fourth after IHS Towers, Globacom Limited, and ATC Nigeria. IHS Nigeria is responsible for close to 48 percent of the total, making it a giant in the sector. Lagos retains the majority of the country’s total towers. Moreover, as of 2022, Airtel owned the longest on-land fiber optics in Nigeria, while MTN managed the lengthiest submarine fiber optics. Fiber optics enable the transmission of data, voice, and images from one point to another.
