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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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 April 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752795/worldwide-average-monthly-cellular-data-usage-by-device-category/
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