The Wi-Fi Alliance predicts that the 2025 global value of Wi-Fi to be five trillion U.S. dollars, representing a steep rise of 150 percent from the 2018 value. The most recent evaluation in 2021 showed a global value of 3.3 trillion U.S. dollars. The United States claimed the top spot with a value of just under one trillion U.S. dollars.
Economic value of Wi-Fi worldwide in 2021 and a forecast for 2025, by region
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Economic value of Wi-Fi is calculated using a combination of the following factors:
- Free Wi-Fi accessibility
- Residential Wi-Fi services
- Wi-fi in the workspace
- Internet Service Providers
- Wi-Fi manufacturing and services
- Wi-Fi 6 and 6E
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Wi-Fi Alliance. (February 15, 2022). Economic value of Wi-Fi worldwide in 2021 and a forecast for 2025, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322432/economic-value-wifi-by-country/
Wi-Fi Alliance. "Economic value of Wi-Fi worldwide in 2021 and a forecast for 2025, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322432/economic-value-wifi-by-country/
Wi-Fi Alliance. (2022). Economic value of Wi-Fi worldwide in 2021 and a forecast for 2025, by region (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322432/economic-value-wifi-by-country/
Wi-Fi Alliance. "Economic Value of Wi-fi Worldwide in 2021 and a Forecast for 2025, by Region (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322432/economic-value-wifi-by-country/
Wi-Fi Alliance, Economic value of Wi-Fi worldwide in 2021 and a forecast for 2025, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322432/economic-value-wifi-by-country/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Economic value of Wi-Fi worldwide in 2021 and a forecast for 2025, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Wi-Fi Alliance, February 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322432/economic-value-wifi-by-country/
