Nigeria: top 10 sectors for new businesses — Oct 2026
Auspector ·
Between September 23 and October 23, 2026, 27,390 records entered our newly opened businesses section in Nigeria. The largest category is fashion designer (815), followed by clothing store (552) and construction company (453).
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The top 10 categories
| Category | New records | Phone | Own website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion designer | 815 | 90.8% | 5.9% |
| Clothing store | 552 | 85.7% | 7.4% |
| Construction company | 453 | 85.7% | 11.5% |
| Bakery | 377 | 73.5% | 4.5% |
| Beauty salon | 375 | 85.9% | 5.3% |
| Farm | 302 | 81.8% | 8.3% |
| Hotel | 300 | 47.0% | 9.7% |
| Caterer | 300 | 94.0% | 4.0% |
| Perfume store | 288 | 92.4% | 4.9% |
| Laundry service | 287 | 87.5% | 5.6% |
The top 10 categories make up 14.8% of the total: 4,049 records. New records in this period spread across 1,342 different categories.
Phone and website
Across all new records in this period, 84.3% carry a phone number and 11.6% their own website. Within the top 10, caterer has both the highest phone rate (94.0%) and the lowest own-website rate (4.0%).
Every sector measured: business data in Nigeria.
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