
Lionel Sujay Vailshery
Research expert covering cloud computing and emerging tech industries

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Number of global mobile subscriptions 1993-2025

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Communication services revenue worldwide 2016-2029, by segment

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Leading telecommunications companies worldwide 2026, by market cap

Global market share of mobile telecom technology 2016-2030, by generation
Market share of mobile telecommunication technologies worldwide from 2016 to 2030, by generation

Telecom services spending worldwide 2008-2026
Information technology (IT) spending on telecommunications services worldwide from 2008 to 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Communication services revenue worldwide 2016-2029, by segment
Communication services revenue worldwide from 2016 to 2029, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)

Communication services revenue per capita worldwide 2016-2029, by segment
Communication services revenue per capita worldwide from 2016 to 2029, by segment (in U.S. dollars)

Estimated ARPU per sim card 2024, by selected country
Estimated average revenue per mobile user (ARPU) per SIM card in selected countries in 2024 (in U.S. dollars)

Number of global mobile subscriptions 1993-2025
Number of mobile (cellular) subscriptions worldwide from 1993 to 2025 (in millions)

Number of mobile subscriptions worldwide 2005-2025, by region
Number of mobile (cellular) subscriptions worldwide from 2005 to 2025, by region (in millions)

Mobile subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2005-2025, by region
Number of mobile (cellular) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants worldwide from 2005 to 2025, by region

Global unique mobile subscriber penetration 2024-2030, by region
Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide in 2024 and 2030, by region

Number of mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide 2007-2025
Number of active mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide from 2007 to 2025 (in millions)

Number of mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide 2010-2025, by region
Number of mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide from 2010 to 2025, by region (in millions)

Annual mobile monthly data usage worldwide 2012-2031
Annual mobile data traffic worldwide from 2012 to 2031 (in exabytes per month)

Average monthly mobile data traffic per smarthpone worldwide 2017-2031
Average monthly mobile data traffic per smarthpone worldwide from 2017 to 2031 (in gigabytes)

Average monthly mobile data traffic per tablet worldwide 2017-2031
Average monthly mobile data traffic per tablet worldwide from 2017-2031 (in gigabytes per month)

Monthly data traffic per smartphone worldwide, 2016-2031
Mobile data traffic per smartphone worldwide from 2016 to 2031 (in GB/month)

Monthly data traffic per tablet worldwide 2016-2031
Average mobile data traffic per tablet worldwide from 2016 to 2031 (in GB/month)

Leading telecommunications companies worldwide 2026, by market cap
Leading telecommunications companies worldwide as of July 1, 2026, by market capitalization (in billion U.S. dollars)

Telecom operators by brand value 2025
Ranking of telecom operators by brand value in 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Leading telecom infrastructure companies by brand value 2025
Ranking of telecom infrastructure companies by brand value in 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Smartphone unit shipments worldwide 2008-2025, by vendor
Global smartphone shipments from 2008 to 2025, by vendor (in million units)

Global 5G population coverage by region 2020-2024
5G population coverage worldwide from 2020 to 2024, by region

Adoption of 5G mobile connections 2023-2030 by region
5G share of total mobile connections from 2023 to 2030, by region

Availability of 5G in leading 5G markets Q1 2024
The share of 5G users that spend a majority of their time connected to 5G networks in first quarter 2024, by leading 5G market

Median 5G download speed in leading countries 2025
Median 5G download speed in leading countries in 2025 (download speed in Mbps)

State of AI adoption in 5G networks among telecoms providers worldwide 2024
State of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in 5G networks among telecommunications providers worldwide in 2024

Leading use cases for artificial intelligence (AI) in 5G networks worldwide in 2024
Leading use cases for artificial intelligence (AI) in 5G mobile networks worldwide in 2024
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