Adriana Sas
Research expert covering the Polish market
Mobile internet usage in Poland - statistics & facts
At the end of 2022, there were 59.3 million active SIM cards in Poland, and the penetration of mobile telephony services amounted to nearly 157 percent. To connect to the network, every third of Poland's internet users turned to personal computers, and almost 65 percent of people used mobile devices - mainly mobile phones, and fewer used tablets.
While generic products (apps) are still at the forefront of the most common online activities on smartphones, more than 70 percent of all smartphone users indicated web browsing, emailing, social networking, or instant messaging. The significant increase in the percentage of people using online banking and mobile gaming is especially noteworthy.
Data transmission in mobile networks has been the most dynamically developing service for several years. For example, 7.2 million terabytes (TB) of data were transmitted through mobile telephony in 2022, almost 16 percent more than in the previous year.
The revenue of the mobile telephony services amounted to more than 14 billion zloty, while the value of the entire internet access industry was nearly 9.7 billion zloty in 2022. The market share of operators in the mobile access sector did not change significantly compared to 2020. The leader was still Orange Polska, which held the fourth part of the market. However, Play proved to be the best operator in the average upload speed. T-Mobile recorded the highest download speed and Orange the lowest mobile ping value.
The European Commission has obliged all EU member states to have wide coverage of the 5G technology network by 2025. According to the Commission's guidelines, by 2020, the 5G network will be available commercially for at least one large city in each member state. In Poland, Łódź would be the first city to operate in the 5G network.
Mobile internet user experience
Regarding smartphones, over 89 percent of the mobile operating system market share was held by Android and 11 percent by iOS. The most popular mobile browser was Google Chrome. The popularity of mobile internet has increased. The percentage of people connecting to the network via mobile devices is higher than the rate of people using PCs for this purpose. Mobile phones or smartphones accounted for over 64 percent of internet usage, while nearly two percent of people connected via a tablet.While generic products (apps) are still at the forefront of the most common online activities on smartphones, more than 70 percent of all smartphone users indicated web browsing, emailing, social networking, or instant messaging. The significant increase in the percentage of people using online banking and mobile gaming is especially noteworthy.
Data transmission in mobile networks has been the most dynamically developing service for several years. For example, 7.2 million terabytes (TB) of data were transmitted through mobile telephony in 2022, almost 16 percent more than in the previous year.
Mobile internet providers and network performance
At the end of 2022, Poland had nearly nine million mobile internet subscribers. The number of mobile internet subscribers increased slightly compared to the previous year. In 2022, Poland's mobile internet penetration rate reached 202 percent. Dedicated mobile access via modems, cards, and keys was used by 23 percent of the population.The revenue of the mobile telephony services amounted to more than 14 billion zloty, while the value of the entire internet access industry was nearly 9.7 billion zloty in 2022. The market share of operators in the mobile access sector did not change significantly compared to 2020. The leader was still Orange Polska, which held the fourth part of the market. However, Play proved to be the best operator in the average upload speed. T-Mobile recorded the highest download speed and Orange the lowest mobile ping value.
The European Commission has obliged all EU member states to have wide coverage of the 5G technology network by 2025. According to the Commission's guidelines, by 2020, the 5G network will be available commercially for at least one large city in each member state. In Poland, Łódź would be the first city to operate in the 5G network.
