UK: Mobile cellular subscriptions 2023 | Statista

There were 84.3 million mobile cellular subscriptions in the United Kingdom in 2023, up from 81.7 million the previous year.

Number of mobile cellular subscriptions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of subscriptions in millions
2023	84.3
2022	81.7
2021	79.8
2020	79
2019	80.7
2018	78.9
2017	79.1
2016	78.9
2015	79.3
2014	78.5
2013	78.7
2012	78.3
2011	77.2
2010	76.7
2009	76.5
2008	74.9
2007	73.8
2006	70.1
2005	65.5
2004	59.7
2003	54.3
2002	49.2
2001	46.3
2000	43.5
1999	27.2
1998	14.9
1997	8.84
1996	7.25
1995	5.74
1994	3.94
1993	2.27
1992	1.51
1991	1.26
1990	1.11

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Release date

August 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

1990 to 2023

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