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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 8,670 8,840 9,540 1% million
      • Smartphone subscriptions
      		 7,170 7,470 8,490 2% million
      • Mobile PC, tablet and mobile router subscriptions
      		 290 330 530 9% million
      • Mobile broadband subscriptions
      		 7,710 8,020 9,230 2% million
      • Mobile subscriptions, GSM/EDGE-only
      		 880 760 360 -12% million
      • Mobile subscriptions, WCDMA/HSPA
      		 550 460 200 -13% million
      • Mobile subscriptions, LTE
      		 4,950 4,660 2,370 -11% million
      • Mobile subscriptions, 5G
      		 2,280 2,940 6,400 14% million
        • Mobile subscriptions, 5G standalone
      		 1,240 1,650 3,870 15% 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 10 33 21% million
      Mobile data traffic 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
      • Data traffic per smartphone
      		 19 22 42 12% 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 123 146 328 14% EB/month
      • Smartphones
      		 121 143 322 14% EB/month
      • Mobile PCs and routers
      		 1.2 1.5 2.7 11% EB/month
      • Tablets
      		 1 1.2 2.6 13% EB/month
      Fixed Wireless Access 43 57 187 22% EB/month
      Total mobile network traffic 166 203 515 17% 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 450 460 500 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 2,270 2,320 2,450 1% million
          China[1] 1,790 1,830 1,890 1% million
      South East Asia and Oceania 1,180 1,170 1,210 0% million
      India, Nepal and Bhutan 1,190 1,230 1,360 2% million
      Middle East and North Africa 740 750 780 1% million
          Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)[2] 81 84 95 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 320 250 30 -31% million
      Central and Eastern Europe 480 460 190 -14% million
      North East Asia 1,030 870 270 -18% million
          China[1] 720 580 80 -28% million
      South East Asia and Oceania 930 890 470 -10% million
      India, Nepal and Bhutan 620 570 160 -19% million
      Middle East and North Africa 490 510 380 -5% million
          GCC[2] 39 35 8 -22% million
      Sub-Saharan Africa 410 490 610 4% million
      5G subscriptions[5] 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
      North America 320 370 460 3% million
      Latin America 60 110 550 32% million
      Western Europe 220 300 540 10% million
      Central and Eastern Europe 30 80 380 30% million
      North East Asia 1,180 1,400 2,140 6% million
          China[1] 1,010 1,200 1,790 5% million
      South East Asia and Oceania 110 160 670 27% million
      India, Nepal and Bhutan 290 430 1,110 17% million
      Middle East and North Africa 60 80 370 28% million
          GCC[2] 37 44 84 11% million
      Sub-Saharan Africa 10 30 370 54% million
      Data traffic per smartphone 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
      North America 21 25 52 13% GB/month
      Latin America 13 15 32 14% GB/month
      Western Europe 22 25 59 15% GB/month
      Central and Eastern Europe 20 23 50 14% GB/month
      North East Asia 20 23 45 12% GB/month
          China[1] 21 24 47 12% GB/month
      South East Asia and Oceania 19 21 40 12% GB/month
      India, Nepal and Bhutan 33 37 70 11% GB/month
      Middle East and North Africa 19 21 47 14% GB/month
          GCC[2] 29 30 49 8% GB/month
      Sub-Saharan Africa 5 5.3 12 14% GB/month
      Total mobile data traffic 2024 2025 Forecast 2031 CAGR[3] 2025–2031 Unit
      North America 8.7 11 22 13% EB/month
      Latin America 6.9 8 21 17% EB/month
      Western Europe 9.9 12 26 15% EB/month
      Central and Eastern Europe 7.3 8.9 20 15% EB/month
      North East Asia 37 44 90 13% EB/month
          China[1] 32 38 78 13% EB/month
      South East Asia and Oceania 17 20 40 13% EB/month
      India, Nepal and Bhutan 24 30 68 15% EB/month
      Middle East and North Africa 9.2 11 30 18% EB/month
          GCC[2] 1.6 1.8 3.3 11% EB/month
      Sub-Saharan Africa 2.3 2.8 9.7 23% 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.