In 2024, unique mobile subscribers accounted for ** percent of the global population, a figure projected to rise to ** percent by 2030. By that year, 5G is expected to overtake 4G as the most widely used mobile technology, with ** percent of the world’s population using it.
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GSMA . (March 3, 2025). Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, 4G and 5G connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2024 and 2030 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
GSMA . "Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, 4G and 5G connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2024 and 2030." Chart. March 3, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
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GSMA . "Penetration Rate of Mobile Subscribers, 4g and 5g Connections, and Internet Users within The Global Mobile Ecosystem in 2024 and 2030." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Mar 2025, /statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
GSMA , Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, 4G and 5G connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2024 and 2030 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/ (last visited July 15, 2026)
Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, 4G and 5G connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2024 and 2030 [Graph], GSMA , March 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
