Number of mobile connections in Germany 2023

In 2023, there were roughly 185 million mobile connections in Germany. The figures refer to the number of SIM cards in circulation and include mobile phone contracts as well as prepaid connections and SIM cards that are used for automatic communications between machines (M2M).

Number of mobile phone connections in Germany from 1992 to 2023 (in millions)

Characteristic	Mobile connections in millions
'23	185.02
'22	169
'21	161.31
'20	150
'19	140.72
'18	134.52
'17	132.28
'16*	129.87
'15	113.83
'14	112.63
'13	115.23
'12	113.16
'11	114.13

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March 2024

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Germany

Survey time period

1992 to 2023

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the actual number of SIM cards circulating may exceed the figures taken from company reports. Additionally, it should be kept in mind that the increased popularity of secondary and tertiary phones over the last years resulted in some SIM cards not being used for longer periods of time.

* The source adds the following information: "The increase in number of mobile phone connections is due to a change in counting methodology by Vodafone." Until 2015 only direct Vodafone customers were taken into consideration.

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