This graph presents the average monthly mobile data consumption per SIM card in France every year from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, monthly mobile data usage was over a hundred times higher than in 2008. Indeed, the average volume of mobile data used by a SIM card increased from 5 to 2735 megabytes between 2008 and 2017.
Average monthly mobile data consumption volume per SIM card in France from 2008 to 2017*
(in megabytes)
Characteristic
Volume in megabytes
2017
2,735
2016
1,273
2015
678
2014
376
2013
196
2012
124
2011
76
2010
43
2009
20
2008
5
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The source adds the following information: "Le volume de trafic mensuel moyen par client des opérateurs mobiles est calculé en divisant le volume de la téléphonie mobile (y compris roaming out) de l’année N par une estimation du parc moyen de clients (hors cartes internet exclusives et cartes « MtoM ») de l’année N rapporté au mois." (source)
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ARCEP. (March 20, 2019). Average monthly mobile data consumption volume per SIM card in France from 2008 to 2017* (in megabytes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/750757/mobile-data-consumption-sim-card-month-france/
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ARCEP. "Average Monthly Mobile Data Consumption Volume per Sim Card in France from 2008 to 2017* (in Megabytes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750757/mobile-data-consumption-sim-card-month-france/
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