World Mobile Subscriptions
There were 111.5 mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people worldwide in 2025 (a year earlier: 110.4).
Updated July 12, 2026
World Mobile Subscriptions
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DefinitionActive mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people worldwide (ITU data published in the WDI). Multiple SIMs per person are counted separately.
LimitationsCounts subscriptions, not people — dual-SIM use pushes the figure above 100 without universal access; inactive prepaid SIMs are treated differently by country.
Frequently Asked Questions
There were 111.5 mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people worldwide in 2025 (a year earlier: 110.4).
World Mobile Subscriptions rose 1% compared with 2024, reaching 2025's reading.
World Bank — World Development Indicators (IT.CEL.SETS.P2), World aggregate. License: CC BY 4.0. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.