Form 2022 to 2030, there are expected to be nearly one billion more unique mobile subscribers within the global mobile ecosystem. Additionally, in that same time period, the number of SIM connections and mobile internet users are expected to increase just as rapidly, reaching nearly 1.5 billion additional connections over one billion additional users respectively.
Global mobile ecosystem based on mobile subscribers, SIM connections, and internet users in 2022 and 2030
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GSMA . (March 22, 2023). Global mobile ecosystem based on mobile subscribers, SIM connections, and internet users in 2022 and 2030 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258856/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-worldwide/
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