By 2025, China is expected to have the highest number of 5G mobile connections among the leading markets for 5G throughout the world, with the technology having 1 billion 5G connections. The United States is expected to follow with 252 million 5G connections, while Japan is anticipated to be third with 129 million 5G connections. While China is expected to have the largest 5G adoption given its number of mobile connections, the country will not necessarily have the highest share of 5G mobile connections in a given country, which is anticipated to go to South Korea.
Total 5G mobile connections in selected countries throughout the world in 2025
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GSMA . (September 29, 2022). Total 5G mobile connections in selected countries throughout the world in 2025 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275996/forecast-5g-adoption-mobile-connections/
GSMA . "Total 5G mobile connections in selected countries throughout the world in 2025 (in millions)." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275996/forecast-5g-adoption-mobile-connections/
GSMA . (2022). Total 5G mobile connections in selected countries throughout the world in 2025 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275996/forecast-5g-adoption-mobile-connections/
GSMA . "Total 5g Mobile Connections in Selected Countries throughout The World in 2025 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275996/forecast-5g-adoption-mobile-connections/
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Total 5G mobile connections in selected countries throughout the world in 2025 (in millions) [Graph], GSMA , September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275996/forecast-5g-adoption-mobile-connections/
