Global mobile data subscriptions, by technology 2012-2029

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Petroc Taylor,
Oct 10, 2024

In 2024, there were approximately 9 billion mobile data subscriptions worldwide. Over five billion of these were LTE subscriptions, while around 2.1 billion were 5G. However, strong growth projections in the 5G market see the technology set to overtake LTE by 2029.

Mobile data subscriptions worldwide from 2012 to 2029, by technology (In billion subscriptions)

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June 2024

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2012 to 2029

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