Nigeria fields the largest West African ethical hacker community on HackerDNA. 196 Nigerian ethical hackers are currently registered - more than any other country in West Africa. Marvcoolguy sits at the top of the Nigerian board with 950 XP, followed by Kidbobby (353 XP) and eddy72 (350 XP). The board recalculates daily - last updated Jun 13, 2026.
13 Jun 2026 • Updated Hourly
| Rank | User | Country | XP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
🥇
Global #207
|
Junior
|
Nigeria
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950 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2
🥈
Global #713
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
353 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
3
🥉
Global #735
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
350 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
4
Global #735
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
350 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
5
Global #735
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
350 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
6
Global #1076
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
250 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
7
Global #1259
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
201 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
8
Global #1273
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
9
Global #1273
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10
Global #1273
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
11
Global #1273
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
12
Global #1273
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
13
Global #1273
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
14
Global #1273
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
15
Global #1781
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
151 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
16
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
17
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
18
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
19
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
20
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
21
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
22
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
23
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
24
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
25
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
26
Global #1801
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
27
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
28
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
29
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
30
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
31
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
32
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
33
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
34
Global #2646
|
Apprentice
|
Nigeria
|
100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
35
Global #3340
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
36
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
37
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
38
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
39
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
40
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
41
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
42
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
43
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
44
Global #3407
|
blaq16
🔥
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
45
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
46
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
47
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
48
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
49
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
50
Global #3407
|
Rookie
|
Nigeria
|
50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The current Nigerian top 3 on HackerDNA: Marvcoolguy (950 XP), Kidbobby (353 XP) and eddy72 (350 XP). Click any name in the table below to see solved labs, accepted writeups, and rank trajectory.
Nigeria's HackerDNA community has more than doubled in size over the last 18 months, growing faster than any other West African country. The Nigerian top 100 is one of the youngest on the platform - the average account age is shorter than in most countries with comparable user counts - reflecting a community dominated by university students and early-career security researchers from the Lagos and Abuja tech scenes.
Nigerian HackerDNA players over-index heavily on web exploitation relative to the global average. The reason is structural: Nigeria is the biggest fintech market in Africa, with companies like Flutterwave, Paystack, Interswitch and Kuda all running large engineering teams that need defenders and offensive testers who understand web application security. Most Nigerian top-50 HackerDNA accounts are people who picked up web fundamentals while working on or around the local fintech stack.
Lagos has become one of Africa's largest tech hubs over the last five years, with concentration around Yaba ("Yabacon Valley") and Lekki. Bug bounty hunting has become a popular entry point into the security industry for Lagos-based developers, and the HackerDNA Nigerian leaderboard captures a lot of that talent in the early stages of their security careers. Several Nigerian top-20 accounts also have public profiles on HackerOne and Bugcrowd.
The Nigerian board is one of the more accessible top-25 boards for new players because the gaps between adjacent positions are still relatively small. Two solves per week plus writeups is enough to break into the Nigerian top 100 from a fresh account in a few weeks. Web is the easiest entry category, and writing up every lab you finish stacks the bonus on the solve - the fastest way to climb.
Marvcoolguy currently holds Nigeria's #1 position with 950 XP, followed by Kidbobby (353) and eddy72 (350).
196 Nigerian players are currently registered - the largest West African community on the platform, and one of the fastest-growing national pools overall.
Nigeria is the biggest fintech market in Africa. Companies like Flutterwave, Paystack, Interswitch and Kuda need defenders and testers who understand web application security, and most Nigerian HackerDNA top-50 accounts are people who built their fundamentals on or around the local fintech stack.
The Nigerian top 100 has one of the youngest average account ages on HackerDNA, reflecting a community dominated by university students and early-career researchers from the Lagos and Abuja tech scenes.
Two solves per week plus writeups on most is enough to break into Nigeria's top 100 from a fresh account in a few weeks. The Nigerian board is one of the more accessible top-25 national boards because adjacent-position gaps are still relatively small.
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