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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 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
Worldwide mobile subscriptions 8,510 8,700 9,470 1% million
  • Smartphone subscriptions
 6,930 7,160 8,330 3% million
  • Mobile PC, tablet and mobile router subscriptions
 260 290 530 10% million
  • Mobile broadband subscriptions
 7,410 7,740 9,070 3% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, GSM/EDGE-only
 1,010 870 390 -13% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, WCDMA/HSPA
 680 550 280 -11% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, LTE
 5,210 4,990 2,440 -11% million
  • Mobile subscriptions, 5G
 1,603 2,270 6,350 19% million
    • Mobile subscriptions, 5G standalone
 890 1,220 3,640 20% million
  • Fixed Wireless Access connections
 131 159 350 14% million
Fixed broadband connections 1,530 1,590 1,890 3% million
Mobile data traffic 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
  • Data traffic per smartphone
 17.2 19 40 13% GB/month
  • Data traffic per mobile PC
 22 24 36 7% GB/month
  • Data traffic per tablet
 14 16 38 16% GB/month
Total data traffic[4] 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
Mobile data traffic 106 124 303 16% EB/month
  • Smartphones
 104 122 297 16% EB/month
  • Mobile PCs and routers
 0.9 1.1 2.7 15% EB/month
  • Tablets
 0.9 1.0 3.3 21% EB/month
Fixed Wireless Access 30 42 170 26% EB/month
Total mobile network traffic 137 166 473 19% EB/month
Total fixed data traffic 330 380 710 11% EB/month

Regional key figures

Mobile subscriptions 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
North America 440 450 480 1% million
Latin America 720 730 800 1% million
Western Europe 550 550 570 0% million
Central and Eastern Europe 560 560 560 0% million
North East Asia 2,220 2,290 2,390 1% million
    China[1] 1,740 1,800 1,880 1% million
South East Asia and Oceania 1,160 1,190 1,320 2% million
India, Nepal and Bhutan 1,180 1,180 1,310 2% million
Middle East and North Africa 730 740 830 2% million
    Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)[2] 77 81 95 3% million
Sub-Saharan Africa 950 1,000 1,250 4% million
Smartphone subscriptions 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
North America 380 390 400 0% million
Latin America 600 620 710 2% million
Western Europe 480 500 490 0% million
Central and Eastern Europe 460 490 520 1% million
North East Asia 2,080 2,160 2,280 1% million
    China[1] 1,660 1,720 1,810 1% million
South East Asia and Oceania 970 1,010 1,190 3% million
India, Nepal and Bhutan 880 920 1,140 4% million
Middle East and North Africa 630 540 710 5% million
    GCC[2] 66 70 84 3% million
Sub-Saharan Africa 460 540 880 9% million
LTE subscriptions 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
North America 170 130 40 -16% million
Latin America 530 530 230 -13% million
Western Europe 380 310 40 -28% million
Central and Eastern Europe 460 480 230 -11% million
North East Asia 1,230 1,070 350 -17% million
    China[1] 900 770 190 -21% million
South East Asia and Oceania 910 930 550 -8% million
India, Nepal and Bhutan 730 640 240 -15% million
Middle East and North Africa 470 500 310 -8% million
    GCC[2] 46 38 3 -36% million
Sub-Saharan Africa 329 400 440 2% million
5G subscriptions 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
North America 257 316 440 6% million
Latin America 33 63 480 N/A million
Western Europe 143 226 520 15% million
Central and Eastern Europe 14 27 330 N/A million
North East Asia 914 1,158 2,020 10% million
    China[1] 779 986 1,670 9% million
South East Asia and Oceania 61 112 680 N/A million
India, Nepal and Bhutan 135 272 970 N/A million
Middle East and North Africa 36 70 500 N/A million
    GCC[2] 26 38 88 15% million
Sub-Saharan Africa 11 26 420 N/A million
Data traffic per smartphone 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
North America 19 22 52 16% GB/month
Latin America 11 13 34 18% GB/month
Western Europe 19 23 49 14% GB/month
Central and Eastern Europe 17 20 42 14% GB/month
North East Asia 19 21 38 11% GB/month
    China[1] 19 21 38 10% GB/month
South East Asia and Oceania 17 19 39 13% GB/month
India, Nepal and Bhutan 29 32 66 13% GB/month
Middle East and North Africa 14 19 43 15% GB/month
    GCC[2] 28 29 54 11% GB/month
Sub-Saharan Africa 4.7 5.4 17 21% GB/month
Total mobile data traffic 2023 2024 Forecast 2030 CAGR[3] 2024–2030 Unit
North America 7.4 8.8 22 16% EB/month
Latin America 5.8 6.8 21 20% EB/month
Western Europe 8.3 10 22 14% EB/month
Central and Eastern Europe 5.9 7.2 17 15% EB/month
North East Asia 33 38 76 12% EB/month
    China[1] 29 33 63 12% EB/month
South East Asia and Oceania 15 17 43 16% EB/month
India, Nepal and Bhutan 21 24 63 17% EB/month
Middle East and North Africa 7.8 9.1 28 20% EB/month
    GCC[2] 1.5 1.6 3.6 14% EB/month
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.9 2.5 13 31% 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.