In 2022, the average data used per smartphone per month worldwide amounted to ** gigabytes (GB). The source forecasts that this will increase almost four times reaching ** GB per smartphone per month globally in 2028.

North America registered the highest mobile data consumption per connection in 2023, with the average connection consuming ** gigabytes per month. This figure is set to triple by 2030, driven by the adoption of data intensive activities such as 4K streaming.

As of February 2025, video apps accounted for around 76 percent of global mobile data usage every month. Second-ranked social networking accounted for eight percent of global mobile data volume. The two categories, though, can easily overlap, as users can watch videos via video applications, as well as on social networking applications. Most popular social media platforms with video content Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram were among the most popular social networks in the world, as of October 2021. Each of these platforms allow to post, share, and watch video content on a mobile device. One of the fastest growing global brands, Tiktok, is also a social media platform where users can share video content. In September 2021, the platform reached 1 billion monthly active users. Leading types of mobile video content in the U.S. The United States was the third country in the world based on the number of smartphone users as of May 2021, with around 270 million users. Therefore, mobile content usage in the country was one of the highest in the world, and a big part of it was video content. As of the third quarter of 2021, more than 80 percent of survey respondents in the United States reported watching YouTube on their mobile devices. Social media videos were the second most popular type of content for mobile audiences, with almost six in 10 respondents watching videos on social media platforms like TikTok and Twitter.

This statistic shows the average monthly wireless data usage per user in the United States by age in the first two quarters of 2018. In the first half of 2018, users 25 years and younger used *** GB of cellular and **** GB of Wi-Fi wireless data.

Imagine waking up to the gentle buzz of your phone, checking the morning news, scrolling through messages, and booking your ride to work, all before even leaving your bed. This small routine speaks volumes about the place mobile phones hold in our lives today. By 2025, mobile phones aren’t just...

This statistic displays the average monthly smartphone cellular data usage from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, on average a smartphone consumed *** GBs of cellular data per month. That number is projected to reach *** GBs in 2021.

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Burundi was reported at 8646690 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Burundi - Mobile cellular subscriptions - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

This statistic shows the average monthly wireless data usage per Android user in the United States in *************, broken down by plan type. In *************, Android users on the service plan with monthly allowance consumed an average of ****** megabytes of Wifi data per month in the United States.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Cellular Phone Service: All Consumer Units (CXU270102LB0101M) from 2010 to 2023 about phone, telecom, consumer unit, expenditures, services, and USA.

Global mobile data usage was estimated at over ******* petabytes in 2022, with forecasts placing 2027 usage at over ******* petabytes. Mobile handsets accounted for the majority of data use in 2022, followed by cellular internet of things (IoT) devices.

Actual value and historical data chart for France Mobile Cellular Subscriptions Per 100 People

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in Japan was reported at 178 per 100 people in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in Australia was reported at 113 per 100 people in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

It starts with a simple habit: you open your browser and type a question. A few keystrokes later, Google gives you answers, videos, maps, and suggestions before you even finish your thought. For billions of people around the world, this daily interaction is second nature. But behind that blinking cursor...

Mexico: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: The latest value from 2023 is 111.56 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 105.71 subscribers per 100 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 120.02 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1960 to 2023 is 33.67 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 111.56 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2023.

Actual value and historical data chart for Egypt Mobile Cellular Subscriptions

In 2021, the global annual cellular data usage is projected to reach roughly *** thousand petabytes (PB), with approximately *** thousand petabytes coming from the use of mobile handsets, in other words, mobile phones. Tablets and cellular IoT devices currently do not compare to mobile phones in terms of data usage, but they are expected to grow in the upcoming years.

Actual value and historical data chart for Germany Mobile Cellular Subscriptions Per 100 People

Actual value and historical data chart for Israel Mobile Cellular Subscriptions Per 100 People

Percentage of smartphone users by selected smartphone use habits in a typical day.