The statistic shows the distribution of unique subscriber penetration worldwide from 2016 to 2018, and forecast data for 2020 and 2025, by region. In 2018, in the Asia Pacific region, unique subscribers represented around 66 percent of SIMs owned, suggesting that many people owned multiple SIM cards.
Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by region
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GSMA . (February 25, 2019). Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/740612/worldwide-unique-mobile-subscribers-penetration-by-region/
GSMA . "Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by region." Chart. February 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740612/worldwide-unique-mobile-subscribers-penetration-by-region/
GSMA . (2019). Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740612/worldwide-unique-mobile-subscribers-penetration-by-region/
GSMA . "Unique Mobile Subscribers Penetration Rate as Share of Population Worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740612/worldwide-unique-mobile-subscribers-penetration-by-region/
GSMA , Unique mobile subscribers penetration rate as share of population worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740612/worldwide-unique-mobile-subscribers-penetration-by-region/ (last visited January 27, 2020)
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