The number of unique mobile users across Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has been steadily growing since 2012. In 2020, 38 million more unique users were recorded in the region compared to 2012 figures. And by 2025, the aggregate number of unique consumers in selected countries is projected to count about a quarter billion users.
Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from 2012 to 2025
(in millions)
* Forecast.
The source defines unique users as follows: "a unique mobile subscriber is defined as an individual person that can account for multiple mobile connections (SIM cards)."
The source defined the CIS region as the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The source specified the following information: "However, we note that Georgia withdrew its CIS membership in 2008, while Ukraine ended its participation in CIS statutory bodies on 19 May 2018."
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GSMA Intelligence. (October 8, 2021). Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from 2012 to 2025 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032564/number-of-unique-mobile-subscribers-in-russia-and-cis/
GSMA Intelligence. "Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from 2012 to 2025 (in millions)." Chart. October 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032564/number-of-unique-mobile-subscribers-in-russia-and-cis/
GSMA Intelligence. (2021). Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from 2012 to 2025 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032564/number-of-unique-mobile-subscribers-in-russia-and-cis/
GSMA Intelligence. "Number of Unique Mobile Subscribers in The Commonwealth of Independent States (Cis) from 2012 to 2025 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032564/number-of-unique-mobile-subscribers-in-russia-and-cis/
GSMA Intelligence, Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from 2012 to 2025 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032564/number-of-unique-mobile-subscribers-in-russia-and-cis/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Number of unique mobile subscribers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from 2012 to 2025 (in millions) [Graph], GSMA Intelligence, October 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032564/number-of-unique-mobile-subscribers-in-russia-and-cis/
