Number of mobile phones around the world

Number of mobile phones around the world – by country and region

Jamie Roberts

Jamie has covered the Internet of things since the late 1990s. Having experienced the first dot com boom and bust, he knows the value of lean operations, and making smart business choices.

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Jamie Roberts2020-10-28T11:57:20+00:00Published: May 22nd, 2013|

There are approximately 5,082,665,820 mobile phones in use around the world today. Mobile phone ownership around the world is clearly highlighted in the pie chart below.

We have also broken down mobile phone use by region for those countries for which data on mobile phone ownership is available.

Jamie Roberts

Jamie has covered the Internet of things since the late 1990s. Having experienced the first dot com boom and bust, he knows the value of lean operations, and making smart business choices.