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Mobile Phone User Growth, by Country

% change
Timeframe20232024202520262027
Asia-PacificMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– AustraliaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– ChinaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Hong KongMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– IndiaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– JapanMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– New ZealandMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– South KoreaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– TaiwanMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Other Asia-Pacific (1)Maximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Southeast AsiaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— IndonesiaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— MalaysiaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— PhilippinesMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— SingaporeMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— ThailandMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— VietnamMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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Central & Eastern EuropeMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Czech RepublicMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– PolandMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– RussiaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– TurkeyMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Other Central & Eastern Europe (2)Maximum of two rows can be charted.
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Latin AmericaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– ArgentinaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– BrazilMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– ChileMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– ColombiaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– MexicoMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– PeruMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Other Latin America (3)Maximum of two rows can be charted.
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Middle East & AfricaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– NigeriaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– South AfricaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Sub-Saharan AfricaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Other Middle East & North Africa (4)Maximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Other Sub-Saharan Africa (5)Maximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Middle East & North AfricaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— EgyptMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— Saudi ArabiaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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— United Arab EmiratesMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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North AmericaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– CanadaMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– USMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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Western EuropeMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– FranceMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– GermanyMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– ItalyMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– SpainMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– UKMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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– Other Western Europe (6)Maximum of two rows can be charted.
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WorldwideMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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Source: eMarketer

Note: individuals of any age who own at least one mobile phone and use the phone(s) at least once per month

Additional Note: (1) Other Asia-Pacific includes American Samoa, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna; (2) Other Central & Eastern Europe includes Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine; (3) Other Latin America includes Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US); (4) Other Middle East & Africa includes Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank/Palestine, Western Sahara, Yemen; (5) Other Sub-Saharan Africa includes Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe; (6) Other Western Europe includes Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino.

Methodology: Estimates are based on the analysis of survey and web traffic data from research firms and regulatory agencies, historical trends, and demographic adoption trends.

Comparative Estimates from Additional Sources:

Mobile phone user growth, Japan

Sources2021202220232024202520262027
eMarketer,March 2023
Nomura Research Institute,November 2019

Mobile phone user growth, US

Sources2021202220232024202520262027
eMarketer,March 2023
BIA/Kelsey,January 2017
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