This graph compares the number of mobile connections to the population in different regions as of 2012. The majority of mobile connections are found in the Asia Pacific region, at more than million-- this number is, however, much lower than that region's population of more than million. In second place is Latin America, whose *** million connections out number the region's population of *** million (likely due to multiple subscriptions per person).
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GSMA . (February 12, 2013). Number of mobile connections compared to population worldwide in 2012, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/272090/mobile-connections-and-population-worldwide/
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