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NIGERIA TOPS GLOBAL RANKING AS WORLD'S MOST AI EXCITED NATION

For decades, conversations about artificial intelligence revolved around places like Silicon Valley, London, and Beijing. A new global report suggests the future of AI enthusiasm may be shifting in a surprising direction.

According to findings from the Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report, Nigeria has emerged as the world's most AI enthusiastic country, with 77% of internet users aged 16 and above expressing excitement about artificial intelligence. Ghana followed closely with 73%, while Turkey and Brazil secured third and fourth positions respectively.

The development challenges the long standing assumption that advanced technologies are primarily embraced by developed economies.

Even more striking is data from the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, which surveyed more than 61,000 people across 32 countries. The report found that an overwhelming 92% of respondents in both Nigeria and Ghana believe AI tools are important in their daily lives. In comparison, only 36% of respondents in the United Kingdom and 23% in France expressed similar views.

Experts say the difference lies in how people perceive the technology. While many developed countries are focused on concerns about job losses, privacy issues and automation risks, many developing nations see AI as a tool for opportunity, productivity and economic advancement.

The optimism gap is particularly significant. Research shows that 58% of people in the Global South believe AI will create more jobs than it destroys, compared to just 35% in the Global North.

Saudi Arabia is also making headlines in the AI race. Reports indicate that 81% of CEOs in the kingdom have integrated Generative AI into their businesses within the last year, with most expecting increased profitability and growth from the technology.

Industry analysts believe countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Brazil are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI because they can use emerging technologies to solve local challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, finance and public services without having to follow the same development path taken by older industrial economies.

The message from the data is becoming difficult to ignore. Artificial intelligence is no longer a story being written exclusively in Silicon Valley or Western capitals. Some of the strongest enthusiasm, fastest adoption rates and biggest expectations are now coming from emerging economies.

As the global AI race accelerates, Nigeria's position at the top of the enthusiasm rankings raises an important question:

Can Africa move beyond being a consumer of AI and become one of the world's leading creators of AI solutions?

Sources:
Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report
Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Survey 2025

Hehe... We nor go dey excited keh.
By the way, the average AI user in Nigeria has atleast 5 accounts on each of the popular AI platform - I'm one of them 🤣

We like free tier gaan. As one usage limit finish, we switch to the other one.

Unless they use regional pricing to lower rates for us, they should not think this excitement will translate to paying consumers sha 😌

Stephen0mozzy:
Hehe... We nor go dey excited keh.
By the way, the average AI user in Nigeria has atleast 5 accounts on each of the popular AI platform - I'm one of them 🤣

We like free tier gaan. As one usage limit finish, we switch to the other one.

Unless they use regional pricing to lower rates for us, they should not think this excitement will translate to paying consumers sha 😌

I can relate to this. In 2023 when i first used AI i was very excited and it has come to stay.

If Na noise, I trust my people...

We should build our own in Nigeria so that USA won't dictate how it's used ,like in the case of Fable 5 and unhinged military or research deployment.

AI is so dumb that it lie to validate it own lies.
The worst aspect of it is that it uses lies to apologize for lying when you point the lies out. Don't use AI if you are higher than AI.

Nigeria always tops the consuming charts. We're never producing or innovating anything

As a prophet, I am very excited with AI because it enhances my prophecy and visions.

This I have seen.

jpmoriarti:
Nigeria always tops the consuming charts. We're never producing or innovating anything

dey play, have you heard of yarngpt?

Na whining

Dem just like rough play

Abi no be juju be that?

So AI don dey turn living thing now

Anyway ah no say no be natural problem.

Yes
Ever since he snatched, grabbed and hit the ground running, we have been eating Ai statistics since.

Lies
Cooked up figures
Neuralink experiments loading lol

[quote author=thesolutions post=139745188]AI is so dumb that it lie to validate it own lies.
The worst aspect of it is that it uses lies to apologize for lying when you point the lies out. Don't use AI if you are higher than AI.[/quote

AI excited in this Tpain era

It is the nonsensical use and application of AI that is our problem. Mostly for entertainment and vanity purposes. It is not even applied educationally.
One hopeless girl will upload different versions of her face on social media for likes, instead of using the technology to explore life, see how Bermuda triangle is like, or how Garden of Eden may have been, or even visit ancient Egyptians ....

Dpsychologist:
NIGERIA TOPS GLOBAL RANKING AS WORLD'S MOST AI EXCITED NATION

For decades, conversations about artificial intelligence revolved around places like Silicon Valley, London, and Beijing. A new global report suggests the future of AI enthusiasm may be shifting in a surprising direction.

According to findings from the Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report, Nigeria has emerged as the world's most AI enthusiastic country, with 77% of internet users aged 16 and above expressing excitement about artificial intelligence. Ghana followed closely with 73%, while Turkey and Brazil secured third and fourth positions respectively.

The development challenges the long standing assumption that advanced technologies are primarily embraced by developed economies.

Even more striking is data from the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, which surveyed more than 61,000 people across 32 countries. The report found that an overwhelming 92% of respondents in both Nigeria and Ghana believe AI tools are important in their daily lives. In comparison, only 36% of respondents in the United Kingdom and 23% in France expressed similar views.

Experts say the difference lies in how people perceive the technology. While many developed countries are focused on concerns about job losses, privacy issues and automation risks, many developing nations see AI as a tool for opportunity, productivity and economic advancement.

The optimism gap is particularly significant. Research shows that 58% of people in the Global South believe AI will create more jobs than it destroys, compared to just 35% in the Global North.

Saudi Arabia is also making headlines in the AI race. Reports indicate that 81% of CEOs in the kingdom have integrated Generative AI into their businesses within the last year, with most expecting increased profitability and growth from the technology.

Industry analysts believe countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Brazil are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI because they can use emerging technologies to solve local challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, finance and public services without having to follow the same development path taken by older industrial economies.

The message from the data is becoming difficult to ignore. Artificial intelligence is no longer a story being written exclusively in Silicon Valley or Western capitals. Some of the strongest enthusiasm, fastest adoption rates and biggest expectations are now coming from emerging economies.

As the global AI race accelerates, Nigeria's position at the top of the enthusiasm rankings raises an important question:

Can Africa move beyond being a consumer of AI and become one of the world's leading creators of AI solutions?

Sources:
Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report
Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Survey 2025

They are happy for the AI they didnot produce

Dpsychologist:
NIGERIA TOPS GLOBAL RANKING AS WORLD'S MOST AI EXCITED NATION

For decades, conversations about artificial intelligence revolved around places like Silicon Valley, London, and Beijing. A new global report suggests the future of AI enthusiasm may be shifting in a surprising direction.

According to findings from the Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report, Nigeria has emerged as the world's most AI enthusiastic country, with 77% of internet users aged 16 and above expressing excitement about artificial intelligence. Ghana followed closely with 73%, while Turkey and Brazil secured third and fourth positions respectively.

The development challenges the long standing assumption that advanced technologies are primarily embraced by developed economies.

Even more striking is data from the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, which surveyed more than 61,000 people across 32 countries. The report found that an overwhelming 92% of respondents in both Nigeria and Ghana believe AI tools are important in their daily lives. In comparison, only 36% of respondents in the United Kingdom and 23% in France expressed similar views.

Experts say the difference lies in how people perceive the technology. While many developed countries are focused on concerns about job losses, privacy issues and automation risks, many developing nations see AI as a tool for opportunity, productivity and economic advancement.

The optimism gap is particularly significant. Research shows that 58% of people in the Global South believe AI will create more jobs than it destroys, compared to just 35% in the Global North.

Saudi Arabia is also making headlines in the AI race. Reports indicate that 81% of CEOs in the kingdom have integrated Generative AI into their businesses within the last year, with most expecting increased profitability and growth from the technology.

Industry analysts believe countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Brazil are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI because they can use emerging technologies to solve local challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, finance and public services without having to follow the same development path taken by older industrial economies.

The message from the data is becoming difficult to ignore. Artificial intelligence is no longer a story being written exclusively in Silicon Valley or Western capitals. Some of the strongest enthusiasm, fastest adoption rates and biggest expectations are now coming from emerging economies.

As the global AI race accelerates, Nigeria's position at the top of the enthusiasm rankings raises an important question:

Can Africa move beyond being a consumer of AI and become one of the world's leading creators of AI solutions?

Sources:
Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report
Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Survey 2025

Wetin this one mean?’

What are they excited about?

Meaningless topic.

Nonsense feat. Na the only thing we fit achieve be this

Even without electricity? Wonders.😂


Somewhere in Lagos without electricity for OVER 100 YESRS!!!!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6B9Qh3u82s?is=9Pm33I5elev_cyXJ

Raw Data for me because I just launched my AI model after my two years research. It cost almost 85k USD to get it running

I don't believe it

Nigeria?

It could not possibly be Nigeria

Them too like anything osho-free

No news. Its a third world nation immersed in consumerism
16 cargo planes full of products offload in Nigeria, only one leaves half full
An economic analyst put it succinctly when he said Nigeria is contributing nothing to the development of the world. It is just depleting it's resources. Ouch.

And our du.mb leaders continue to make it easy to be insulted day and night

Because we no dey use our brain again na

SonOfWords:
Excitement that eventually translates to no tangible technological achievements or AI pursuit initiatives.

Las las na make we just sidon dey make noise while using the AI tools being created by other countries, for nothing but fraud, caricature and unnecessary social media banter and classism.

Make we hear word abeg, before amoda go count am put for him so-called achievements😐😩!

SHUT UP AND GO RESEARCH BEFORE TYPING NONSENSE.

TALKING AS IF HE BUYS NEWSPAPERS OR RESEARCHES ANYTHING TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AI IN NIGERIA.

YOU KNOW NOTHING, SO SHUT UP.

Good one.. even as an IT trained professional I’m yet to come to terms with AI

UkoAnnang:


I don't believe it

Nigeria?

It could not possibly be Nigeria

LEAVE YOUR VILLAGE OR BEER PARLOUR CHITCHAT AND FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NIGERIA.

LAGOS IS THE TECHNOLOGY STARTUP CAPITAL OF AFRICA, SURPASSING CAIRO, JOHANNESBURG AND NAIROBI IN THE LATEST WORLD RANKINGS.

ORDINARY PEOPLE, YOUR JUNIORS ARE LEARNING CODING ONLINE FOR FREE ON YOUTUBE, AND END UP ESTABLISHING TECH STARTUPS IN YABA THAT ATTRACT SILICON VALLEY INVESTORS AND BUYERS, OFFERING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SOME CASES.

STAY THERE, YOU HEAR?

Is this the only thing we can take 1st position?

temielects:
dey play, have you heard of yarngpt?

most Nigerians wake-up believing and hoping nothing good will come out or can move out of this country.

Just imagine that the countries developing AI are not nearly as excited about it as the countries consuming it.

AI powerhouses such as the USA, China, and Germany are nowhere near the top of the rankings, while nations that primarily adopt and consume AI technologies occupy the leading positions.

This points to one clear conclusion: there is still much more to learn about the impact and evolution of AI.

Its emergence is far from fully understood, and continuous research, experimentation, and development remain essential to unlocking its full potential and understanding its broader implications.

Dpsychologist:
NIGERIA TOPS GLOBAL RANKING AS WORLD'S MOST AI EXCITED NATION

For decades, conversations about artificial intelligence revolved around places like Silicon Valley, London, and Beijing. A new global report suggests the future of AI enthusiasm may be shifting in a surprising direction.

According to findings from the Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report, Nigeria has emerged as the world's most AI enthusiastic country, with 77% of internet users aged 16 and above expressing excitement about artificial intelligence. Ghana followed closely with 73%, while Turkey and Brazil secured third and fourth positions respectively.

The development challenges the long standing assumption that advanced technologies are primarily embraced by developed economies.

Even more striking is data from the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, which surveyed more than 61,000 people across 32 countries. The report found that an overwhelming 92% of respondents in both Nigeria and Ghana believe AI tools are important in their daily lives. In comparison, only 36% of respondents in the United Kingdom and 23% in France expressed similar views.

Experts say the difference lies in how people perceive the technology. While many developed countries are focused on concerns about job losses, privacy issues and automation risks, many developing nations see AI as a tool for opportunity, productivity and economic advancement.

The optimism gap is particularly significant. Research shows that 58% of people in the Global South believe AI will create more jobs than it destroys, compared to just 35% in the Global North.

Saudi Arabia is also making headlines in the AI race. Reports indicate that 81% of CEOs in the kingdom have integrated Generative AI into their businesses within the last year, with most expecting increased profitability and growth from the technology.

Industry analysts believe countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Brazil are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI because they can use emerging technologies to solve local challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, finance and public services without having to follow the same development path taken by older industrial economies.

The message from the data is becoming difficult to ignore. Artificial intelligence is no longer a story being written exclusively in Silicon Valley or Western capitals. Some of the strongest enthusiasm, fastest adoption rates and biggest expectations are now coming from emerging economies.

As the global AI race accelerates, Nigeria's position at the top of the enthusiasm rankings raises an important question:

Can Africa move beyond being a consumer of AI and become one of the world's leading creators of AI solutions?

Sources:
Digital 2026 Mid Year Global Update Report
Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Survey 2025

Which kind lie lie be these Nigeria BAWO, when we can't use AI to do free and Fair election. Ringing