GDP gain from closing mobile usage gap

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3.5 trillionUSD
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Global · 2023–2030

GSMA projects GDP gain from closing mobile usage gap worldwide at 3.5 trillion USD in 2023–2030.

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Publisher
GSMA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Economic impact section
Retrieved
17 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

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Previous GSMA analysis estimates that closing the mobile usage gap would generate $3.5 trillion in additional GDP between 2023 and 2030, with more than 90% of those benefits flowing to low- and middle-income countries.

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APA
GSMA. (2030). GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6FBBF13MHS9P367R07MWYRVQVD
MLA
GSMA. "GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar." 2030, https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6FBBF13MHS9P367R07MWYRVQVD.
Chicago
GSMA. "GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar." 2030. https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6FBBF13MHS9P367R07MWYRVQVD.
BibTeX
@misc{gsma2030gainyrvqvd, author = {{GSMA}}, title = {GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6FBBF13MHS9P367R07MWYRVQVD}, note = {Original source: https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Economic impact section
Retrieved
17 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
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17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
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