areppim chart, graph and statistics of mobile phone market size by number of subscribers worldwide 1980-2008, and forecast till 2025.According to International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the 4 billion mobile subscriber mark was reached in 2008. Our forecasts suggest that the trend is approaching the inflection point. Within a few years, market growth will start decelerating to reach saturation at about 9.4 billion by 2025.

According to International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the 4 billion mobile subscriber mark was reached in 2008. Our forecasts suggest that the trend is approaching the inflection point. Within a few years, market growth will start decelerating to reach saturation at about 9.4 billion by 2025 (blue dots represent actual data; the red line is produced by a logistic growth function).

 

Mobile Cellular Phone Subscribers
(million)

Year

Mobile subscribers

Actual

Forecast ¹

19800.0234822.087
19810.0635852.789
19820.1015093.728
19830.1488554.983
19840.3192526.66
19850.7506298.9
19861.45013611.894
19872.5452715.892
19884.32795621.232
19897.35307128.36
199011.21154337.871
19911650.556
19922367.459
19933489.958
199456119.866
199591159.548
1996145212.068
1997215281.351
1998318372.357
1999490491.22
2000738645.326
2001961843.223
20021,1571,094.26
20031,4171,407.78
20041,7631,791.86
20052,2192,251.34
20062,7572,785.74
20073,3053,387.21
20084,1004,039.70
2009 4,719.87
2010 5,400.04
2011 6,052.53
2012 6,654.00
2013 7,188.39
2014 7,647.88
2015 8,031.95
2016 8,345.48
2017 8,596.51
2018 8,794.41
2019 8,948.52
2020 9,067.38
¹ logistic growth function

 

Source: ITU - Key Global Telecom Indicators.]

 

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