Form 2022 to 2030, there are expected to be nearly one billion more unique mobile subscribers within the global mobile ecosystem, going from ** to ** percent of the total population worldwide. Additionally, the number of SIM connections already exceed the global population with a *** percent penetration rate in 2022, which is expected to go even higher, reaching *** percent by 2030.
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GSMA . (March 22, 2023). Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, SIM connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2022 and 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
GSMA . "Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, SIM connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2022 and 2030." Chart. March 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
GSMA . (2023). Penetration rate of mobile subscribers, SIM connections, and internet users within the global mobile ecosystem in 2022 and 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
GSMA . "Penetration Rate of Mobile Subscribers, Sim Connections, and Internet Users within The Global Mobile Ecosystem in 2022 and 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258866/mobile-ecosystem-unique-subscribers-sim-connections-internet-users-share-worldwide/
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