Landline vs mobile: outgoing call minutes in Germany 2022

In the past 20 years there has been a drastic shift in the use of mobiles and landlines. Whilst the landline used to be preferred, since 2018 people have been making more calls via mobile than landline. This statistic shows data on the number of outgoing call minutes per day via landline and mobile (excluding roaming) in Germany from 1998 to 2022. In 2022, there were an estimated 456 million outgoing call minutes per day made via mobile.

Outgoing call minutes via mobile and landline telephony in Germany from 1998 to 2022 (in million minutes per day)

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

1998 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Estimate.
**According to the source, the survey methodology was changed in 2013. Figures back to 2004 are influenced retroactively. Accordingly, earlier figures are only comparable to a limited extent.

OTT = Over-the-top communication like WhatsApp, Skype, Facetime etc.

VATM is short for Verband der Anbieter von Telekommunikations- und Mehrwehrtdiensten (Association of Telecommunications and Value-Added Service Providers).

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