Mobile apps drive $2.07B in Nigerian retail investment trading

Nigerian retail investors traded $2.07 billion across capital markets platforms in five months of 2026, driven by the proliferation of mobile investment applications. The figure provides concrete empirical data on the scale of retail investor participation growth in Nigeria's financial markets. For investors in digital wealth management and brokerage platforms, the data validates the addressable market for mobile-first investment products in West Africa's largest economy.