In 2021, the number of mobile users worldwide stood at 7.1 billion, with forecasts suggesting this is likely to rise to 7.26 billion by 2022. In 2025, the number of mobile users worldwide is projected to reach 7.49 billion.
Forecast number of mobile users worldwide from 2020 to 2025
(in billions)
Characteristic
Mobile users in billions
2025*
7.49
2024*
7.41
2023*
7.33
2022*
7.26
2021
7.1
2020
6.95
0246810
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The Radicati Group. (April 7, 2021). Forecast number of mobile users worldwide from 2020 to 2025 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218984/number-of-global-mobile-users-since-2010/
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The Radicati Group. (2021). Forecast number of mobile users worldwide from 2020 to 2025 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218984/number-of-global-mobile-users-since-2010/
The Radicati Group. "Forecast Number of Mobile Users Worldwide from 2020 to 2025 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218984/number-of-global-mobile-users-since-2010/
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