Form 2022 to 2030, there are expected to be nearly one billion more unique mobile subscribers within the global mobile ecosystem, going from 68 to 73 percent of the total population worldwide. Additionally, the number of SIM connections already exceed the global population with a 105 percent penetration rate in 2022, which is expected to go even higher, reaching 114 percent by 2030.
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GSMA . (March 22, 2023). Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, SIM connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2022 and 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
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