Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World
World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled was 9.17 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World stood at 9.17 billion. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World peaked at 9.17 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 23,482 | — |
| 1981 | 63,585 | +170.8% |
| 1982 | 101,509 | +59.6% |
| 1983 | 148,855 | +46.6% |
| 1984 | 319,252 | +114.5% |
| 1985 | 750,629 | +135.1% |
| 1986 | 1.45 million | +93.2% |
| 1987 | 2.55 million | +75.5% |
| 1988 | 4.33 million | +70.0% |
| 1989 | 7.35 million | +69.9% |
| 1990 | 11.21 million | +52.5% |
| 1991 | 16.28 million | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 23.25 million | +42.8% |
| 1993 | 34.16 million | +47.0% |
| 1994 | 55.51 million | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 90.74 million | +63.5% |
| 1996 | 145.04 million | +59.8% |
| 1997 | 214.95 million | +48.2% |
| 1998 | 318.10 million | +48.0% |
| 1999 | 490.98 million | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 2.21 billion | +349.2% |
| 2006 | 2.74 billion | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 3.37 billion | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 4.03 billion | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 4.64 billion | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 5.29 billion | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 5.89 billion | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 6.26 billion | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.66 billion | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 7.00 billion | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 7.13 billion | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.45 billion | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 7.70 billion | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 7.92 billion | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.21 billion | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.26 billion | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.48 billion | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.65 billion | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.88 billion | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 9.01 billion | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 9.17 billion | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +349.2% | 490.98 million | 2.21 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.71 million | 23,482 | 7.35 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.02 million | 11.21 million | 490.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.40 billion | 2.21 billion | 4.64 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.95 billion | 5.29 billion | 8.21 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 billion | 8.26 billion | 9.17 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled in World was 9.17 billion in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.17 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does World rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.