Forecast: global mobile subscribers 2008-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 8, 2011
The forecast depicts the number of mobile subscribers worldwide from 2008 to 2020. In 2008, the number of mobile subscribers worldwide amounted to 3.95 billion.

Number of mobile subscribers worldwide from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000)

CharacteristicSubscribers in thousands
2020* 7,597,822
2019* 7,228,494
2018* 6,927,254
2017* 6,621,057
2016* 6,329,546
2015* 6,026,193
2014* 5,895,087
2013* 5,767,007
2012* 5,577,741
2011* 5,375,203
2010 5,113,540
2009 4,573,763
2008 3,951,653
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Subscribers in thousands3,951,6533,951,6534,573,7634,573,7635,113,5405,113,5405,375,2035,375,2035,577,7415,577,7415,767,0075,767,0075,895,0875,895,0876,026,1936,026,1936,329,5466,329,5466,621,0576,621,0576,927,2546,927,2547,228,4947,228,4947,597,8227,597,8222008200920102011*2012*2013*2014*2015*2016*2017*2018*2019*2020*
3,500,0004,000,0004,500,0005,000,0005,500,0006,000,0006,500,0007,000,0007,500,0008,000,000

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September 2011

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Survey time period

2008 to 2010

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