Fixed broadband traffic vs Mobile-cellular subscriptions

In 2024, fixed broadband traffic worldwide was 6 zettabyte (forecast); mobile-cellular subscriptions was 9.1 billion.

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Fixed broadband traffic

Unit: zettabyte · 1 observation

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Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band

Fixed broadband trafficFixed broadband traffic. 1 observations from 2024 to 2024, ranging from 6 zettabyte to 6 zettabyte, of which 1 are forecasts. zettabyte 0 2 4 6 31 Dec 2 Jan 2024 FORECAST 6
Fixed broadband trafficFixed broadband traffic. 1 observations from 2024 to 2024, ranging from 6 zettabyte to 6 zettabyte, of which 1 are forecasts. zettabyte 0 2 4 6 31 Dec 2 Jan 2024 FORECAST 6
Fixed broadband trafficFixed broadband traffic. 1 observations from 2024 to 2024, ranging from 6 zettabyte to 6 zettabyte, of which 1 are forecasts. zettabyte 0 2 4 6 31 Dec 2 Jan 2024 FORECAST 6
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Fixed broadband traffic
Period Type Value
2024 Forecast 6 zettabyte
Source: ITU · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Mobile-cellular subscriptions

Unit: billion · 1 observation

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Mobile-cellular subscriptionsMobile-cellular subscriptions. 1 observations from 2024 to 2024, ranging from 9.1 billion to 9.1 billion. billion 0 2 4 6 8 10 31 Dec 2 Jan 2024 9.1
Mobile-cellular subscriptionsMobile-cellular subscriptions. 1 observations from 2024 to 2024, ranging from 9.1 billion to 9.1 billion. billion 0 3 6 9 12 31 Dec 2 Jan 2024 9.1
Mobile-cellular subscriptionsMobile-cellular subscriptions. 1 observations from 2024 to 2024, ranging from 9.1 billion to 9.1 billion. billion 0 3 6 9 12 31 Dec 2 Jan 2024 9.1
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Mobile-cellular subscriptions
Period Type Value
2024 Estimate 9.1 billion
Source: ITU · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Fixed broadband traffic Mobile-cellular subscriptions
2024 6 zettabyte 9.1 billion

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Fixed broadband traffic

End-user internet traffic carried over fixed broadband networks.

2 observations in Global · source organisations: ITU

Mobile-cellular subscriptions

Total number of active mobile-cellular subscriptions in the region at the end of the period.

2 observations in Global · source organisations: ITU

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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