This statistic displays the average monthly smartphone cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, on average a smartphone consumed 1.7 GBs of cellular data per month. That number is projected to reach 8.9 GBs in 2021.
Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021
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Average monthly data usage in GBs
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451 Research. (April 12, 2017). Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research. "Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month)." Chart. April 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research. (2017). Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research. "Worldwide Smartphone Average Monthly Cellular Data Usage from 2016 to 2021 (in Gbs per Month)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/
451 Research, Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Worldwide smartphone average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021 (in GBs per month) [Graph], 451 Research, April 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/752731/worldwide-average-monthly-smartphone-cellular-data-usage/