Here you can see a breakdown of the types of contracts held by mobile users in selected countries as of 2012. As of that year in the United Kingdom, out of a total of 84 million connections, 43 million were post-paid contracts while 40 million were pre-paid.
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Number of pre-pay vs. post-pay mobile connections in selected countries in 2012
(in millions)
Characteristic
Pre-Pay
Post-Pay
CHN
723
389
USA
41
285
JPN
1
128
FRA
18
55
GER
60
53
BRA
211
51
UK
40
43
IND
830
35
CAN
4
24
RUS
220
11
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02505007501,0001,250
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Ofcom. (December 12, 2013). Number of pre-pay vs. post-pay mobile connections in selected countries in 2012 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199164/split-of-mobile-connections-by-payment-type-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Number of pre-pay vs. post-pay mobile connections in selected countries in 2012 (in millions)." Chart. December 12, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199164/split-of-mobile-connections-by-payment-type-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. (2013). Number of pre-pay vs. post-pay mobile connections in selected countries in 2012 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199164/split-of-mobile-connections-by-payment-type-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Number of Pre-pay Vs. Post-pay Mobile Connections in Selected Countries in 2012 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199164/split-of-mobile-connections-by-payment-type-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom, Number of pre-pay vs. post-pay mobile connections in selected countries in 2012 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199164/split-of-mobile-connections-by-payment-type-in-selected-countries/ (last visited July 07, 2025)
Number of pre-pay vs. post-pay mobile connections in selected countries in 2012 (in millions) [Graph], Ofcom, December 12, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199164/split-of-mobile-connections-by-payment-type-in-selected-countries/
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