In 2024, smartphones across the globe used an average of 20.29 gigabytes of mobile data per month, up from 17.27 gigabytes the previous year. This figure is expected to reach 23.78 gigabytes in 2025, and 42.38 gigabytes by 2029.
Mobile data traffic per smartphone worldwide from 2016 to 2029
(in GB/month)
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Ericsson. (June 30, 2024). Mobile data traffic per smartphone worldwide from 2016 to 2029 (in GB/month) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/738977/worldwide-monthly-data-traffic-per-smartphone/
Ericsson. "Mobile data traffic per smartphone worldwide from 2016 to 2029 (in GB/month)." Chart. June 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738977/worldwide-monthly-data-traffic-per-smartphone/
Ericsson. (2024). Mobile data traffic per smartphone worldwide from 2016 to 2029 (in GB/month). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738977/worldwide-monthly-data-traffic-per-smartphone/
Ericsson. "Mobile Data Traffic per Smartphone Worldwide from 2016 to 2029 (in Gb/Month)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738977/worldwide-monthly-data-traffic-per-smartphone/
Ericsson, Mobile data traffic per smartphone worldwide from 2016 to 2029 (in GB/month) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738977/worldwide-monthly-data-traffic-per-smartphone/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Mobile data traffic per smartphone worldwide from 2016 to 2029 (in GB/month) [Graph], Ericsson, June 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738977/worldwide-monthly-data-traffic-per-smartphone/
