Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market Size, Share & Global Opportunities by 2027

Historic Data: 2015-2016   |   Base Year: 2024   |   Forecast Period: 2018-2027

Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market to 2027 - Global Analysis and Forecasts By Subscribers, Technology and Geography

  • Report Date : Apr 2019
  • Report Code : TIPRE00004297
  • Category : Technology, Media and Telecommunications
  • Status : Published
  • Available Report Formats : pdf-format excel-format
  • No. of Pages : 73

The number of mobile subscribers and people using internet on their mobile phones has surged from 7.80 billion subscribers in 2017 to 7.97 billion subscribers in 2018, with an addition of 170 million subscribers during the year and the number subscribers is expected to reach 9.52 billion with a CAGR of 2.0%.

In 2018, the overall mobile subscriber base was 7.97 billion and out of this 3.58 billion were internet subscribers. Internet subscribers represented a noteworthy share of overall subscriber base. The adoption of 5G technology is expected to start from 2020 onwards.

Mobile Data Consumption Key Trends

The mobile data traffic every month and for each smartphone is projected to remain persistent across all the region despite of significant differences in the data consumption patterns. For instance, the North America charted for highest usage by accounting for nearly 5.1 GB each month per active smartphone user, whereas, the western Europe was estimated to approach 2.7 GB per month milestone by 2016 end. Furthermore, the growth in developed Mobile Data Consumption Trends market like US and Europe is slowing down as these regions are approaching saturation in terms of mobile subscribers. However, developing economies like India and China have significant potential to grow from 2019 to 2027.

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Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market: Strategic Insights

Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market
  • Market Size 2024
    US$ XX Million
  • Market Size 2031
    US$ XX Million

Market Dynamics

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Regional Overview

Regional Overview
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • South and Central America
  • Middle East and Africa

Market Segmentation

Market SegmentSubscribers
    Market SegmentTechnology
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      Demographic Insights

      The demographic profile of internet users in terms of gender ratio, age group, education level and other parameters vary based on specific countries/regions. Language is one of the parameter based on which we can identify the demographics of internet users worldwide. In terms of website language, more than half of the websites are in in English language followed by Russian, German, Spanish and Chinese.

      Data Usage Insights

      In 2018, the amount of data consumed by mobile internets users worldwide reached a new level. In both developing and developed countries, unlimited plans have become a norm, and fierce completion among operators led to wide availability of affordable data plans all over the world. Low cost smartphones have further fueled this Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market growth trend of mobile internet users.

      Major growth drivers responsible for this increase in mobile subscriber base worldwide include:

      • Rising demand of internet services in developing countries like China and India
      • Increased investment in advanced technologies like AR, VR, IoT and AI
      • Favorable and supportive regulatory environment
      • Affordable data plans and low cost smartphones are fuelling the growth of data consumption

       

      Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market Report Scope

      Report Attribute Details
      Market size in 2024 US$ XX Million
      Market Size by 2031 US$ XX Million
      Global CAGR (2025 - 2031) XX%
      Historical Data 2015-2016
      Forecast period 2018-2027
      Segments Covered By Subscribers
        By Technology
          Regions and Countries Covered North America
          • US
          • Canada
          • Mexico
          Europe
          • UK
          • Germany
          • France
          • Russia
          • Italy
          • Rest of Europe
          Asia-Pacific
          • China
          • India
          • Japan
          • Australia
          • Rest of Asia-Pacific
          South and Central America
          • Brazil
          • Argentina
          • Rest of South and Central America
          Middle East and Africa
          • South Africa
          • Saudi Arabia
          • UAE
          • Rest of Middle East and Africa
          Market leaders and key company profiles
        • AT&T, Inc.
        • china mobile Limited
        • China Telecom Corporation Limited
        • China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
        • Deutsche Telekom AG
        • Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
        • Orange S.A
        • Telefónica S.A.
        • Telecom Italia
        • Vodafone group PLC
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          Global Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market - Company Profiles

          • AT&T, Inc.
          • china mobile Limited
          • China Telecom Corporation Limited
          • China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
          • Deutsche Telekom AG
          • Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
          • Orange S.A
          • Telefónica S.A.
          • Telecom Italia
          • Vodafone group PLC
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          The List of Companies - Mobile Data Consumption Trends Market

          1. AT&T, Inc.
          2. china mobile Limited
          3. China Telecom Corporation Limited
          4. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
          5. Deutsche Telekom AG
          6. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
          7. Orange S.A
          8. Telefónica S.A.
          9. Telecom Italia
          10. Vodafone group PLC
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