The monthly mobile data traffic in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reached 2.6 exabytes per month in 2020 and the source projects it to increase to 15 exabytes per month by 2026, and then increase by another three exabytes to 18 exabytes per month in 2026.
Mobile data traffic in Middle East and North Africa from 2018 to 2026
(in exabytes per month)
Characteristic
Monthly traffic in exabytes
2026*
18
2025*
15
2020
2.6
2019
1.6
2018
1
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Ericsson. (June 21, 2021). Mobile data traffic in Middle East and North Africa from 2018 to 2026 (in exabytes per month) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133855/middle-east-north-africa-monthly-data-traffic/
Ericsson. "Mobile data traffic in Middle East and North Africa from 2018 to 2026 (in exabytes per month)." Chart. June 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133855/middle-east-north-africa-monthly-data-traffic/
Ericsson. (2021). Mobile data traffic in Middle East and North Africa from 2018 to 2026 (in exabytes per month). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133855/middle-east-north-africa-monthly-data-traffic/
Ericsson. "Mobile Data Traffic in Middle East and North Africa from 2018 to 2026 (in Exabytes per Month)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133855/middle-east-north-africa-monthly-data-traffic/
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Mobile data traffic in Middle East and North Africa from 2018 to 2026 (in exabytes per month) [Graph], Ericsson, June 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133855/middle-east-north-africa-monthly-data-traffic/
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