This statistic displays the average monthly smartphone cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, on average a smartphone consumed 1.7 GBs of cellular data per month. That number is projected to reach 8.9 GBs in 2021.
Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month)
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451 Research. (April 12, 2017). Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research. "Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month)." Chart. April 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research. (2017). Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research. "Worldwide Smartphone Average Monthly Cellular Data Usage from 2016 to 2021 (in Gbs per Month)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research, Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/ (last visited May 23, 2022)