Global mobile data usage was estimated at over 100,000 petabytes in 2022, with forecasts placing 2027 usage at over 380,000 petabytes. Mobile handsets accounted for the majority of data use in 2022, followed by cellular internet of things (IoT) devices.
Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2027, by device
(in petabytes)
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Juniper Research. (January 1, 2023). Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2027, by device (in petabytes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370201/global-mobile-data-usage/
Juniper Research. "Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2027, by device (in petabytes)." Chart. January 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370201/global-mobile-data-usage/
Juniper Research. (2023). Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2027, by device (in petabytes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370201/global-mobile-data-usage/
Juniper Research. "Annual Mobile Data Usage Worldwide from 2020 to 2027, by Device (in Petabytes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370201/global-mobile-data-usage/
Juniper Research, Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2027, by device (in petabytes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370201/global-mobile-data-usage/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual mobile data usage worldwide from 2020 to 2027, by device (in petabytes) [Graph], Juniper Research, January 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370201/global-mobile-data-usage/
