Mobile phone ownership rate vs Mobile-cellular subscriptions
In 2024, mobile phone ownership rate worldwide was 80%; mobile-cellular subscriptions was 9.1 billion.
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Mobile phone ownership rate
Unit: % · 1 observation
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Estimate | 80% |
Mobile-cellular subscriptions
Unit: billion · 1 observation
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Estimate | 9.1 billion |
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| Period | Mobile phone ownership rate | Mobile-cellular subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80% | 9.1 billion |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Mobile phone ownership rate
Percentage of individuals aged 10 years or older who own a mobile phone.
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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