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Key figures

The Ericsson Mobility Report brings you the latest global and regional mobile statistics. See the tables below for past, current and forecast figures for mobile subscriptions, mobile traffic and more.

Global key figures

Mobile subscriptions 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
Worldwide mobile subscriptions 8,660 8,830 9,500 1% million
  • Smartphone subscriptions
 7,130 7,410 8,480 2% million
  • Mobile PC, tablet and mobile router subscriptions
 290 320 530 8% million
  • Mobile broadband subscriptions
 7,710 8,010 9,220 2% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, GSM/EDGE-only
 870 760 350 -12% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, WCDMA/HSPA
 550 460 200 -13% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, LTE
 4,940 4,690 2,320 -11% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, 5G
 2,290 2,900 6,410 14% million
    • Mobile subscriptions, 5G standalone
 1,270 1,690 4,140 16% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, 6G
 0 0 180 N/A million
Fixed broadband connections 1,620 1,690 2,030 3% million
  • Fixed Wireless Access connections
 160 185 350 11% million
  • Satellite broadband subscriptions
 6 9 30 22% million
Mobile data traffic 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
  • Data traffic per smartphone
 19 21 39 11% GB/month
  • Data traffic per mobile PC
 26 28 40 6% GB/month
  • Data traffic per tablet
 15 18 29 9% GB/month
Total data traffic[4] 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
Mobile data traffic 123 143 310 14% EB/month
  • Smartphones
 121 140 304 14% EB/month
  • Mobile PCs and routers
 1.2 1.5 2.7 11% EB/month
  • Tablets
 1 1.2 2.5 13% EB/month
Fixed Wireless Access 41 54 174 22% EB/month
Total mobile network traffic 164 197 482 16% EB/month
Total fixed data traffic 330 380 710 11% EB/month

Regional key figures

Mobile subscriptions 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
North America 450 460 490 1% million
Latin America 730 750 820 1% million
Western Europe 550 550 570 0% million
Central and Eastern Europe 560 560 560 0% million
North East Asia 2,260 2,310 2,410 1% million
    China[1] 1,790 1,830 1,880 0% million
South East Asia and Oceania 1,180 1,170 1,230 1% million
India, Nepal and Bhutan 1,190 1,230 1,350 2% million
Middle East and North Africa 740 750 780 1% million
    Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)[2] 81 84 97 2% million
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,000 1,050 1,310 4% million
LTE subscriptions 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
North America 130 100 40 -14% million
Latin America 530 520 230 -13% million
Western Europe 310 240 30 -30% million
Central and Eastern Europe 480 490 220 -13% million
North East Asia 1,020 850 220 -20% million
    China[1] 720 570 70 -29% million
South East Asia and Oceania 930 890 480 -10% million
India, Nepal and Bhutan 620 600 190 -17% million
Middle East and North Africa 500 510 340 -7% million
    GCC[2] 39 33 5 -27% million
Sub-Saharan Africa 411 490 570 3% million
5G subscriptions[5] 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
North America 316 359 450 3% million
Latin America 63 106 550 32% million
Western Europe 227 307 540 10% million
Central and Eastern Europe 30 45 340 40% million
North East Asia 1,178 1,411 2,150 6% million
    China[1] 1,014 1,213 1,790 5% million
South East Asia and Oceania 111 160 680 27% million
India, Nepal and Bhutan 290 395 1,070 18% million
Middle East and North Africa 57 91 410 28% million
    GCC[2] 37 46 89 11% million
Sub-Saharan Africa 11 27 400 57% million
Data traffic per smartphone 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
North America 21 25 49 12% GB/month
Latin America 13 15 31 14% GB/month
Western Europe 22 25 54 13% GB/month
Central and Eastern Europe 20 22 45 13% GB/month
North East Asia 20 23 41 10% GB/month
    China[1] 21 23 42 10% GB/month
South East Asia and Oceania 19 21 42 12% GB/month
India, Nepal and Bhutan 33 36 65 10% GB/month
Middle East and North Africa 19 21 46 14% GB/month
    GCC[2] 29 30 49 8% GB/month
Sub-Saharan Africa 5 5.3 12 15% GB/month
Total mobile data traffic 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
North America 8.7 10 21 13% EB/month
Latin America 6.9 7.9 20 17% EB/month
Western Europe 10 12 24 13% EB/month
Central and Eastern Europe 7.3 8.7 18 13% EB/month
North East Asia 37 43 81 11% EB/month
    China[1] 32 37 70 11% EB/month
South East Asia and Oceania 17 19 42 14% EB/month
India, Nepal and Bhutan 24 29 63 14% EB/month
Middle East and North Africa 9.3 11 30 18% EB/month
    GCC[2] 1.6 1.8 3.4 11% EB/month
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.3 2.8 10 24% EB/month
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References

1
These figures are also included in the figures for North East Asia.
2
These figures are also included in the figures for Middle East and North Africa.
3
CAGR is calculated on unrounded figures.
4
Figures are rounded (see methodology) and therefore summing up of rounded data may result in slight differences from the actual total.
5
Currently, 6G subscriptions are not published on a regional level, but included in 5G figures in regions where 6G is expected to launch early.