In 2025, smartphones worldwide used, on average, *gigabytes of mobile data per month, up from ***gigabytes the previous year. This figure is expected to increase rapidly in the coming years, with forecasts expecting average monthly mobile data traffic of *gigabytes by 2031.
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Ericsson. (June 1, 2026). Average monthly mobile data traffic per smarthpone worldwide from 2017 to 2031 (in gigabytes) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/739002/worldwide-smartphones-monthly-data-traffic/
Ericsson. "Average monthly mobile data traffic per smarthpone worldwide from 2017 to 2031 (in gigabytes)." Chart. June 1, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/739002/worldwide-smartphones-monthly-data-traffic/
Ericsson. (2026). Average monthly mobile data traffic per smarthpone worldwide from 2017 to 2031 (in gigabytes). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/739002/worldwide-smartphones-monthly-data-traffic/
Ericsson. "Average Monthly Mobile Data Traffic per Smarthpone Worldwide from 2017 to 2031 (in Gigabytes)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jun 2026, /statistics/739002/worldwide-smartphones-monthly-data-traffic/
Ericsson, Average monthly mobile data traffic per smarthpone worldwide from 2017 to 2031 (in gigabytes) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/739002/worldwide-smartphones-monthly-data-traffic/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Average monthly mobile data traffic per smarthpone worldwide from 2017 to 2031 (in gigabytes) [Graph], Ericsson, June 1, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/739002/worldwide-smartphones-monthly-data-traffic/
