GDP gain from closing mobile usage gap
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3.5 trillionUSD
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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- GSMA
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- T1 Official
- Locator
- Economic impact section
- Retrieved
- 17 Sep 2026
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- Verified
What the source says
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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- 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
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- 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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- Publisher
- GSMA · homepage ↗
- 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
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- Locator
- Economic impact section
- Retrieved
- 17 September 2026
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- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 17 September 2026
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- /stat/stat_6FBBF13MHS9P367R07MWYRVQVD