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Global Mobile Subscriptions Ranking
Mobile Cellular Subscriptions by Country 1980 - 2023
About this Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions count the number of active SIM cards or mobile accounts registered to a mobile network, as reported by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). A single person may hold multiple subscriptions.
Measured as the total number of active mobile cellular subscriptions.
Data Profile
This dataset covers the period from 1980 to 2023, recording data for 213 entities. Data is sourced from World Bank.
1980–2023 213 entities
World Bank
- As of 2023, China holds the top position with a value of 1.8B.
Limitations
The total count can exceed a country's population when residents hold multiple SIM cards. This metric reflects subscriptions, not unique subscribers or active users.
Data Source & License
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.