J61 · Telecommunications · 8 measures · 5 regions
Mobile data traffic
China: 395.8 exabytes in 2025.
- 395.8 exabytes Mobile broadband Internet traffic (annual) · China · 2025
- 8Measures
- 3Countries · 2019–2025
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 6 publishers · 11 records · Next period 2026
Mobile broadband Internet traffic (annual)
The best-covered measure of mobile data traffic. Every point opens its record; the values are one click away under the chart.
Mobile broadband Internet traffic (annual) by region
Latest value per region, periods differ
Latest available period per row; periods differ
View the underlying data
| Category | Period | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2025 | MIIT | Actual | 395.8 exabytes |
| United States | 2024 | CTIA | Actual | 132.5 exabytes |
| Germany | 2024 | BNetzA | Actual | 9.59 exabytes |
Latest available period per row; years differ.
Every measure of mobile data traffic
8 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
| Measure | Latest | Where and when | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile broadband Internet traffic (annual) | 395.8 exabytes | China, 2025 | 3 |
| Mobile broadband traffic | 1.3 zettabyte | Global, 2024 | 2 |
| 5G share of mobile data traffic | 48% | Global, 2025 | 1 |
| Mobile broadband traffic annual growth rate | 19.6% | Global, 2021–2023 | 1 |
| Mobile broadband traffic average annual growth rate | 19% | Global, 2021–2025 | 1 |
| Mobile data traffic (exabytes per month, excluding FWA) | 146 exabytes | Global, 2025 | 1 |
| Mobile data traffic growth | 350% | Asia-Pacific, 2019–2024 | 1 |
| Mobile network data traffic including FWA (exabytes per month) | 203 exabytes | Global, 2025 | 1 |
Frequently asked questions
What does mobile data traffic measure?
Volume of end-user data traffic transmitted over mobile networks.
What is the latest mobile broadband Internet traffic (annual)?
China: 395.8 exabytes in 2025.
Which countries does this mobile data traffic data cover?
3 countries.
Where does the data come from?
From 7 documents published by Ericsson, MIIT, BNetzA and 3 more. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers 2025, and the next release should cover 2026.
Sources
7 documents from 6 publishers. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecoms Annual Report 2024 | BNetzA | 2 Sep 2025 | 1 |
| Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Internet traffic | ITU | 17 Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2024 - Internet traffic | ITU | 27 Nov 2024 | 3 |
| 2025年通信业统计公报 (2025 Communications Industry Statistical Bulletin) | MIIT | 28 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 Annual Survey Highlights | CTIA | 4 Sep 2025 | 1 |
| GSMA calls for greater renewable energy access to enable mobile industry’s net zero transition in Asia Pacific | GSMA | — | 1 |
| Ericsson Mobility Report June 2026 - Mobile data traffic outlook | Ericsson | 16 Jun 2026 | 3 |
Cite this page
Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.
StatOrigin. (2026). Mobile data traffic statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-data-traffic
"Mobile data traffic statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-data-traffic. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Mobile data traffic statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/mobile-data-traffic.
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