In 2021, the global annual cellular data usage is projected to reach roughly 650 thousand petabytes (PB), with approximately 639 thousand petabytes coming from the use of mobile handsets, in other words, mobile phones. Tablets and cellular IoT devices currently do not compare to mobile phones in terms of data usage, but they are expected to grow in the upcoming years.
Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by device type
(in 1,000 Petabytes)
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Juniper Research. (March 1, 2021). Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by device type (in 1,000 Petabytes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222706/worldwide-annual-mobile-data-usage-by-device-type/
Juniper Research. "Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by device type (in 1,000 Petabytes)." Chart. March 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222706/worldwide-annual-mobile-data-usage-by-device-type/
Juniper Research. (2021). Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by device type (in 1,000 Petabytes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222706/worldwide-annual-mobile-data-usage-by-device-type/
Juniper Research. "Annual Mobile Data Usage Worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by Device Type (in 1,000 Petabytes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222706/worldwide-annual-mobile-data-usage-by-device-type/
Juniper Research, Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by device type (in 1,000 Petabytes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222706/worldwide-annual-mobile-data-usage-by-device-type/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by device type (in 1,000 Petabytes) [Graph], Juniper Research, March 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222706/worldwide-annual-mobile-data-usage-by-device-type/
