[["id","title","description","data"],["1","NET TOTALS - SUBSCRIBERS - 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","5185.5, 1632.6, 237.2, 470.7, 1202.7, 428.8, 414.0, 323.8, 475.8"],["2","NET TOTALS - SUBSCRIBERS - 2025","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","5795.8, 1879.4, 244.3, 480.9, 1260.9, 485.6, 485.0, 342.1, 617.6"],["3","NET TOTALS - INTERNET USERS- 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","3795.3, 1134.1, 172.3, 415.6, 907.2, 343.3, 262.2, 289.5, 271.1"],["4","NET TOTALS - INTERNET USERS- 2025","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","4976.1, 1564.4, 214.3, 450.3, 1165.8, 423.7, 356.0, 323.3, 478.5"],["5","NET TOTALS - CONNECTIONS - 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","7955.1, 2672.7, 410.8, 675.1, 1653.8, 645.6, 670.8, 408.5, 817.9"],["6","NET TOTALS - CONNECTIONS - 2025","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","8817.0, 3046.7, 414.4, 679.1, 1731.1, 689.2, 754.0, 429.4, 1073.2"],["7","NET TOTALS - IOT CONNECTIONS- 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","12.0, 1.6, 0.4, 2.4, 3.6, 0.6, 0.5, 2.8, 0.1"],["8","NET TOTALS - IOT CONNECTIONS- 2025","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","24.6, 3.4, 0.7, 4.5, 8.0, 1.2, 1.1, 5.4, 0.3"],["9","PENETRATION RATE - SUBSCRIBERS - 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","66.9, 60.0, 80.7, 85.8, 81.9, 68.1, 64.0, 83.3, 45.0"],["10","PENETRATION RATE - SUBSCRIBERS - 2025","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","70.5, 65.3, 82.0, 87.5, 84.5, 73.3, 68.0, 84.9, 50.2"],["11","PENETRATION RATE - INTERNET USERS- 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","48.9, 41.7, 58.6, 75.7, 61.8, 54.5, 40.5, 74.4, 25.6"],["12","PENETRATION RATE - INTERNET USERS- 2025","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","60.5, 54.4, 71.9, 81.9, 78.2, 64.0, 49.9, 80.2, 38.9"],["13","PENETRATION RATE - CONNECTIONS - 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","102.6, 98.2, 139.7, 123.0, 112.6, 102.5, 103.7, 105.0, 77.3"],["14","PENETRATION RATE - CONNECTIONS - 2025","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Europe,Greater China,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub-Saharan Africa","107.2, 105.9, 139.1, 123.5, 116.1, 104.1, 105.8, 106.5, 87.2"],["15","Tech Migration - Global - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","5,18,56,20"],["16","Tech Migration - Global - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","23,25,52,0"],["17","Tech Migration - NORTH AMERICA - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","1,6,45,48"],["18","Tech Migration - NORTH AMERICA - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","6,12,82,0"],["19","Tech Migration - CIS - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","2,17,68,12"],["20","Tech Migration - CIS - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","25,42,33,0"],["21","Tech Migration - Latin America - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","5,21,67,7"],["22","Tech Migration - Latin America - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","17,35,47,0"],["23","Tech Migration - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","12,58,27,3"],["24","Tech Migration - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","45,46,10,0"],["25","Tech Migration - EUROPE - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","1,7,59,34"],["26","Tech Migration - EUROPE - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","14,28,58,0"],["27","Tech Migration - MENA- 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","10,36,48,6"],["28","Tech Migration - MENA- 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","31,40,29,0"],["29","Tech Migration - APAC - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","7,14,68,11"],["30","Tech Migration - APAC - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","27,25,48,0"],["31","Tech Migration - Greater China - 2025","2G,3G,4G,5G","0,0,53,47"],["32","Tech Migration - Greater China - 2019","2G,3G,4G,5G","13,5,83,0"],["33","MOBILE CONTRIBUTION TO GDP 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Greater China,Europe,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub Saharan Africa","4240.0, 1560.0, 101.0, 550.0, 758.7, 261.0, 191.0, 937.0, 144.0"],["34","MOBILE CONTRIBUTION TO GDP 2020","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Greater China,Europe,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub Saharan Africa","4900.0, 1910.0, 122.0, 720.0, 906.1, 300.0, 220.0, 1175.0, 185.0"],["35","REVENUE US$ MILLIONS - 2019","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Greater China,Europe,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub Saharan Africa","1032.0, 216.8, 24.5, 164.3, 172.3, 67.0, 65.8, 277.3, 44.0"],["36","REVENUE US$ MILLIONS - 2020","Global,APAC,Russia & CIS,Greater China,Europe,Latin America,MENA,North America,Sub Saharan Africa","1113.5, 229.6, 24.3, 166.9, 186.2, 70.8, 77.2, 306.8, 51.7"]]

The Mobile Economy 2024

81.8783
 billion

unique mobile subscribers

$
888180
 trillion

added to the global economy (5.4% of GDP)

818380
%

More than 50% of connections will be 5G by 2029

The GSMA Mobile Economy series provides the latest insights on the state of the mobile industry worldwide. Produced by our renowned in-house research team, GSMA Intelligence, these reports contain a range of technology, socio-economic and financial datasets, including forecasts out to 2030. The global version of the report is published annually at MWC Barcelona, while regional editions are published throughout the year.

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