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Mobile data traffic (exabytes per month, excluding FWA)
Global: 146 exabytes in 2025. Ericsson projects 328 exabytes per month for 2031.
- 146 exabytes Latest · Global · 2025
- Annual Release cadence
- 2 Records · 1 region · 2025–2031
Verified 1 Oct 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
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Global over time. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
Mobile data traffic (exabytes per month, excluding FWA)
Global, 2025 to 2031
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band
Forecasts are dashed, with hollow markers.
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2 records · 1 region · 2025–2031. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Mobile network data traffic in the region excluding fixed wireless access, measured as exabytes per month at the end of the period.
- Measure
- One slice of Mobile broadband traffic ( counting rule: excluding fwa, form: level ) . Volume of end-user data traffic transmitted over mobile networks. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
- Limitations
- 1 figure is a projection, drawn dashed and labelled in the table. Values are shown as published; StatOrigin does not revise, fill gaps or convert currencies.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ericsson Mobility Report June 2026 - Mobile data traffic outlook | Ericsson | 16 Jun 2026 | 2 |
Other slices of mobile broadband traffic
- Mobile broadband Internet traffic (annual) 3
- 5G share of mobile data traffic 2 5g
- Mobile broadband traffic 2
- Mobile network data traffic including FWA (exabytes per month) 2 including fwa
- Mobile broadband traffic annual growth rate 1
- Mobile broadband traffic average annual growth rate 1
- Mobile data traffic growth 1
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest mobile data traffic (exabytes per month, excluding FWA)?
Global: 146 exabytes in 2025. Ericsson projects 328 exabytes per month for 2031.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by Ericsson. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2025; the next release should cover 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Mobile data traffic (exabytes per month, excluding FWA) [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-mobile-data-traffic
"Mobile data traffic (exabytes per month, excluding FWA)." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-mobile-data-traffic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Mobile data traffic (exabytes per month, excluding FWA)." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-mobile-data-traffic.
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