As of March 2022, the total number of active mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates was about 18.7 million. This figure represents a slight increase from December 2020.
Total number of active mobile phone subscriptions* in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022
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Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). (April 14, 2022). Total number of active mobile phone subscriptions* in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612450/uae-active-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). "Total number of active mobile phone subscriptions* in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022." Chart. April 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612450/uae-active-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). (2022). Total number of active mobile phone subscriptions* in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612450/uae-active-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). "Total Number of Active Mobile Phone Subscriptions* in The United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612450/uae-active-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE), Total number of active mobile phone subscriptions* in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612450/uae-active-mobile-phone-subscriptions/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Total number of active mobile phone subscriptions* in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022 [Graph], Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE), April 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612450/uae-active-mobile-phone-subscriptions/