Mobile phone ownership rate

Globally, four out of five individuals 10 years or older own a mobile phone.

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International Telecommunication Union. (2024). Facts and figures 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2024/11/10/ff24-mobile-phone-ownership/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_EPM25KWVKX9EG3S6M6JVY5CW8M

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MLA

International Telecommunication Union. "Facts and figures 2024." 2024, https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2024/11/10/ff24-mobile-phone-ownership/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_EPM25KWVKX9EG3S6M6JVY5CW8M.

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Chicago

International Telecommunication Union. "Facts and figures 2024." 2024. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2024/11/10/ff24-mobile-phone-ownership/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_EPM25KWVKX9EG3S6M6JVY5CW8M.

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BibTeX

@misc{itu2024mobiley5cw8m, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Facts and figures 2024}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_EPM25KWVKX9EG3S6M6JVY5CW8M}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2024/11/10/ff24-mobile-phone-ownership/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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