US venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins, has released a report on 2012 internet trends, this December. Among other things, the report indicates that Nigeria ranks among the top 15 countries where internet usage is growing fastest.
Nigeria placed 6th, just behind Russia and one step ahead of the Philippines. Internet usage grew by 15 percent year on year, and internet penetration of the population now stands at 30 percent. It is estimated that there are currently 48 million internet users in the country.
This particular nugget of information is based on UN agency data from the International Telecommunications Union (Internet World Stats).
