Brazil: mobile subscriptions by technology 2023

At the end of 2023, there were around 194 million mobile phone subscriptions in Brazil using 4G technology, down from almost 196 million 4G connections recorded a year earlier in the South American country. Meanwhile, the number of 5G subscriptions increased, reaching roughly 20.5 million in 2023.

Number of mobile phone subscriptions in Brazil from 1998 to 2023, by type of technology (in millions)

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Survey time period

1998 to 2023

Supplementary notes

* Data prior to 202ß was retrieved from earlier releases. Starting in 2019, the technologies include Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs).

Numbers have been rounded.

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