A greater share of customers were choosing post-paid plans in 2020 than the year before in the United Kingdom (UK), with 72.46 million people choosing such a plan. However, the number of pre-paid subscribers continued to fall in that same year.
Number of pre-paid and post-paid mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2020 (in millions)
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Ofcom. (September 30, 2021). Number of pre-paid and post-paid mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273608/number-of-prepaid-mobile-subscriber-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. "Number of pre-paid and post-paid mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273608/number-of-prepaid-mobile-subscriber-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. (2021). Number of pre-paid and post-paid mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273608/number-of-prepaid-mobile-subscriber-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. "Number of Pre-paid and Post-paid Mobile Subscribers in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273608/number-of-prepaid-mobile-subscriber-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom, Number of pre-paid and post-paid mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273608/number-of-prepaid-mobile-subscriber-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 13, 2022)