New mobile internet users (annual) vs Mobile-cellular subscriptions
In 2025, new mobile internet users (annual) worldwide stood at 160 million, against 9.2 billion for mobile-cellular subscriptions.
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Global, spaced by time. Both series are in million, so they share one axis; the legend names each line.
New mobile internet users (annual) and Mobile-cellular subscriptions
Unit: million · 4 observations
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| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| New mobile internet users (annual) | 2025 | Actual | 160 million |
| New mobile internet users (annual) | 2024 | Actual | 190 million |
| Mobile-cellular subscriptions | 2025 | Estimate | 9,200 million |
| Mobile-cellular subscriptions | 2024 | Estimate | 9,100 million |
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| Period | New mobile internet users (annual) | Mobile-cellular subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 190 million | 9.1 billion |
| 2025 | 160 million | 9.2 billion |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
New mobile internet users (annual)
Number of additional people who came online (started using mobile internet) during the year.
2 observations in Global · source organisations: GSMA
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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