{"id":2565,"date":"2025-03-03T05:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/mobile-economy\/?page_id=2565"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:49:26","slug":"the-mobile-economy-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/mobile-economy\/the-mobile-economy-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mobile Economy 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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unique mobile subscribers (71% penetration rate) will grow to 6.5 billion by 2030 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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boost to the global economy by 2030 driven by mobile technologies <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mobile technologies and services now generate around 5.8% of global GDP, a contribution that amounts to $6.5 trillion of economic value added. By 2030, this figure will rise to almost $11 trillion, or 8.4% of GDP. Much of this will be driven by countries around the world increasingly benefiting from the improvements in productivity and efficiency brought about by the increased take-up of mobile services and digital technologies, including 5G, IoT and AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the report to find out the latest data and trends shaping the mobile ecosystem around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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