Nairaland
Type of site | Internet forum |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Seun Osewa |
| URL | nairaland.com |
| IPv6 support | No |
| Advertising | Banner ads |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 3.0 million registered users (March 2023) |
| Launched | March 8, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
Nairaland is a Nigerian English-language internet forum. Founded by Nigerian entrepreneur Seun Osewa on March 8, 2005, it is targeted primarily at Nigerian domestic residents and is the 6th most visited website in Nigeria.
It currently has over 3.0 million registered users with over 7.4 million topics created to date, and it is estimated that approximately 3% of Nigerian Internet users are registered on Nairaland, compared to Facebook's 11 million Nigerian users, which corresponds to approximately 20% of the local Internet population. Registration is only necessary for posting, commenting or liking posts.