According to the Subscribers statistics released by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on 30 August 2019, Airtel Nigeria has 26.8% mobile telephone market share and 46.8 million subscribers.

In 2008, Zain Group, another telecommunications company acquired all Celtel International's  shares of over $3 billion.

It has an estimated 46.8 million subscribers representing 26.8% market share and in terms of mobile internet users, Airtel Nigeria has the second-largest users with 32.4 million subscribers in July 2019.

[5] Segun Ogunsanya is the past managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel Networks Limited in Nigeria since November 2012.

Prior to his current appointment, he was the managing director and chief executive officer of Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Inc.[6][7] On 6 May 2021, Airtel announced C. Surendran as managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria.