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TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or X: Where Nigerians Are Building Audiences, and What Each Platform Rewards
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· October 6, 2026
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Key points TikTok has the largest advertising reach, with 47. 0 million, growing at a slower rate of 6.
Social media platforms are behaving differently in terms of reach and content rewards. TikTok has the largest advertising reach, with 47.8 million adults, and has grown by 43.4 percent in a year. Facebook follows with 38.0 million, growing at a slower rate of 6.9 percent. Instagram and X have smaller reaches, at 10.0 million and 6.95 million respectively.
Further details are available about each platform's audience and growth. The available data shows differences in the number of people reached and the types of content rewarded by each platform.
A guide provides more information on what each platform rewards and what audience growth looks like for new creators, based on data from DataReportal's Digital 2026 report.
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Category: library Published: October 6, 2026 Source: Vanguard Reading time: 1 min
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