When asked about "Most common mobile data plans", ** percent of U.S. respondents answer "*** GB". This online survey was conducted in 2025, among ****** consumers.

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.

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.

This statistic shows the average daily mobile data usage by network/provider in the United States in 2016. During the measured period, the average daily data used on T-Mobile networks amounted to ****** megabytes.

Wireless data traffic surged in the United States in 2023, with more than *** trillion megabytes of data transferred over mobile networks that year. This was almost ***** the volume consumed two years prior, with demand for data soaring amid the adoption of data intensive mobile activities.

The population share with mobile internet access in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** percentage points. After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the mobile internet penetration is estimated to reach ***** percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the population share with mobile internet access of was continuously increasing over the past years.The penetration rate refers to the share of the total population having access to the internet via a mobile broadband connection. The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

The number of smartphone users in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total **** million users (+**** percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the smartphone user base is estimated to reach ****** million users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of smartphone users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Smartphone users here are limited to internet users of any age using a smartphone. The shown figures have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

The statistic shows estimated mobile internet data traffic per month in the United States from 2018 to 2023. In 2018, total mobile data traffic was estimated to amount to **** exabytes per month.

This statistic shows the average price of cellular data per gigabyte in the United States from 2018 to 2023. In 2018, the average price of cellular data was estimated to amount to 4.64 U.S. dollars per GB.

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.

The number of mobile broadband connections per 100 inhabitants in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 21.1 connections (+11.49 percent). After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the mobile broadband penetration is estimated to reach 204.76 connections and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of mobile broadband connections per 100 inhabitants of was continuously increasing over the past years.Mobile broadband connections include cellular connections with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s (without satellite or fixed-wireless connections). Cellular Internet-of-Things (IoT) or machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are excluded. The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of mobile broadband connections per 100 inhabitants in countries like Canada and Mexico.

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.

The global number of smartphone users in was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.8 billion users (+42.62 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the smartphone user base is estimated to reach 6.1 billion users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of smartphone users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Smartphone users here are limited to internet users of any age using a smartphone. The shown figures have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of smartphone users in countries like Australia & Oceania and Asia.

This statistic displays the average monthly cellular data usage of Andoird users in the United States in ***********, by age group (in Megabytes per month). As of ***********, on average people aged between 18 and 24 years old used approximately ***** MBs of cellular data per month.

This statistic shows the total mobile internet data traffic generated by smartphones in the United States from 2016 to 2023. In 2017, smartphones generated about 44,997 million gigabytes of mobile internet traffic in the United States.

The population share with mobile internet access in North America was forecast to increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 2.9 percentage points. This overall increase does not happen continuously, notably not in 2028 and 2029. The mobile internet penetration is estimated to amount to 84.21 percent in 2029. Notably, the population share with mobile internet access of was continuously increasing over the past years.The penetration rate refers to the share of the total population having access to the internet via a mobile broadband connection.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the population share with mobile internet access in countries like Caribbean and Europe.

The displayed data on mobile data plan shows results of the Statista Global Consumer Survey conducted in the United States in 2021. Some 3 percent of respondents answered the question "How large is your monthly data volume according to your main smartphone contract?" with "Up to 1 GB".

The average time spent daily on a phone, not counting talking on the phone, has increased in recent years, reaching a total of * hours and ** minutes as of April 2022. This figure was expected to reach around * hours and ** minutes by 2024.

Between January 2020 and April 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took legal enforcement actions against 12 companies providing online and mobile services for violations of data privacy and security laws. The most recent case involved AT&T Mobility, which, in April 2024, agreed to pay 927,536 U.S. dollars in penalties for engaging in “mobile cramming.” This practice involved charging consumers for third-party services on their mobile telephone bills without their authorization.

When comparing Europe to the United States and South Korea, Europeans on average use less fixed and mobile data than their counterparts. In the United States, each citizen uses on average 7.3 and 93.8 gigabytes per month on mobile and fixed data, respectively; and South Koreans on average use roughly 9.8 and 108.6 gigabytes per month on mobile and fixed data, respectively. This is compared to the low average usage of 6.5 mobile and 63.5 fixed gigabytes per month throughout Europe. Japan is the only selected country with a lower data usage per capita for fixed networks than Europe, with approximately 45.7 gigabytes per month.