This statistic displays the mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016. It shows that as of 2016, the average mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States was roughly 3900 Megabytes per month.
Average monthly mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by type of device
(in Megabytes per month)
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Average monthly mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by type of device
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Federal Communications Commission. (September 7, 2017). Average monthly mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by type of device (in Megabytes per month) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/652250/mobile-data-usage-per-subscriber-in-the-united-states-by-type-of-device/
Federal Communications Commission. "Average monthly mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by type of device (in Megabytes per month)." Chart. September 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652250/mobile-data-usage-per-subscriber-in-the-united-states-by-type-of-device/
Federal Communications Commission. (2017). Average monthly mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by type of device (in Megabytes per month). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652250/mobile-data-usage-per-subscriber-in-the-united-states-by-type-of-device/
Federal Communications Commission. "Average Monthly Mobile Data Usage per Subscriber in The United States from 2010 to 2016, by Type of Device (in Megabytes per Month)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652250/mobile-data-usage-per-subscriber-in-the-united-states-by-type-of-device/
Federal Communications Commission, Average monthly mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by type of device (in Megabytes per month) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652250/mobile-data-usage-per-subscriber-in-the-united-states-by-type-of-device/ (last visited April 30, 2025)
Average monthly mobile data usage per subscriber in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by type of device (in Megabytes per month) [Graph], Federal Communications Commission, September 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/652250/mobile-data-usage-per-subscriber-in-the-united-states-by-type-of-device/
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