This statistic displays the average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021, by device category. 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 average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021, by device category
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Cellular connected PC or CE device
Tablet
Smartphone
M2M
Feature phone
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451 Research. (April 12, 2017). Worldwide average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021, by device category (in GBs per month) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752795/worldwide-average-monthly-cellular-data-usage-by-device-category/
451 Research. "Worldwide average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021, by device category (in GBs per month)." Chart. April 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752795/worldwide-average-monthly-cellular-data-usage-by-device-category/
451 Research. (2017). Worldwide average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021, by device category (in GBs per month). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752795/worldwide-average-monthly-cellular-data-usage-by-device-category/
451 Research. "Worldwide Average Monthly Cellular Data Usage from 2016 to 2021, by Device Category (in Gbs per Month)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752795/worldwide-average-monthly-cellular-data-usage-by-device-category/
451 Research, Worldwide average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021, by device category (in GBs per month) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752795/worldwide-average-monthly-cellular-data-usage-by-device-category/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Worldwide average monthly cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021, by device category (in GBs per month) [Graph], 451 Research, April 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/752795/worldwide-average-monthly-cellular-data-usage-by-device-category/