69 Mobile Internet Traffic Statistics (2025) – Worldwide Data

The rise of mobile device technology has revolutionized our lives today. Because of the invention of the mobile, our lives have become so easy.  

In our daily life, our every activity is related to our mobile, from waking up by mobile alarm to going to sleep while listening to music on our mobile. 

Over 90% of the world’s population has mobile as of today. With the rise of the use of mobile, the digital marketing field is also changing. 

In this article, we will see all the important statistics related to Mobile Internet Traffic, such as from where the most mobile traffic comes, which activities we do on mobile, how much time we spend on mobile, etc. 

Let’s see all the interesting statistics of Mobile Internet Traffic without wasting time. 

Mobile Internet Traffic Statistics 2025 (Top Picks)

1.  Globally, more than 63.38% of all internet traffic comes from mobile devices.

2. In the United States, 47.79% of all internet traffic came from mobile devices. 

3.  Globally, the total increase in mobile internet traffic was 1.23% from Q1 of 2022 to Q1 of 2024.

4. The estimated mobile internet traffic in the United States is 10.04 exabytes per month. 

5. Globally, Chrom held 66.22% of the total market share in mobile internet browsers. 

6. There are more than 5.3 billion mobile internet users globally. 

7. More than 92.30% of internet users access the internet through their mobile.

8. 85.38% of mobile users in the United States access the internet through their mobile phones. 

9.  In North America, 47.59% of all traffic comes from mobile devices. 

10. 76% of mobile users use mobile phones to chat or send messages. 

11. In the United States, $511.8 billion in retail e-commerce sales came from mobile devices.  

12. Facebook is the most popular social media network globally, with 2.95 billion monthly active users.

13.  Stumble Guys is the leading game worldwide, with 17.51 million downloads from the Google Play Store.

14. 84.5-exabyte mobile data per month was used by using 2G, 3G, and 4G networks.

15. The experts predicted that there will be more than 1 billion 5G connections globally by 2025.

General Mobile Internet Traffic Statistics

16.  Globally, more than 63.38% of all internet traffic comes from mobile devices.

17. Mobile traffic increased by 75% from 2015 to 2024.

Here is a table showing the total Mobile Internet Traffic worldwide from 2015 to 2024. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	6.09%
2012	10.88%
2013	17.02%
2014	28.97%
2015	35.20%
2016	43.66%
2017	51.58%
2018	50.81%
2019	50.43%
2020	51.61%
2021	55.01%
2022	58.37%
2023	60.67%

18. In the United States, 47.79% of all internet traffic came from mobile devices.

Here is a table showing the total mobile internet traffic in the United States. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	7.28%
2012	10.10%
2013	14.64%
2014	25.46%
2015	29.02%
2016	33.80%
2017	43.96%
2018	44.36%
2019	47.86%
2020	49.99%
2021	49.32%
2022	52.11%
2023	47.79%

19. 50.30% of all internet traffic came from mobile devices in the United States in 2022. 

Here is a table showing Mobile devices’ total internet traffic share in the United States.  

Month	Mobile Internet Traffic
February 2022	50.59%
March 2022	50.72%
April 2022	52.36%
May 2022	52.80%
June 2022	54.06%
July 2022	56.12%
August 2022	53.64%
September 2022	52.84%
October 2022	52.25%
November 2022	49.70%
December 2022	50.89%
January 2023	48.67%
February 2023	47.79%

20. Globally, the total increase in smartphone traffic was 1.23% from Q1 of 2022 to Q1 of 2023.

Here is a table showing the percentage of mobile internet traffic that increased globally from Q1 2015 to Q1 2023.

Quarter 1 Of The Year	Percentage Of Mobile Internet Traffic That Increased Yearly.
2015	–
2016	26.67%
2017	26.75%
2018	3.48%
2019	-5.91%
2020	6.59%
2021	5.55%
2022	4.86%
2023	1.23%

21. The estimated mobile internet traffic in the United States is 10.04 exabytes per month. 

Here is a table showing the estimated mobile internet traffic in the United States from 2018 to 2023. 

Year	Exabytes Per Month
2018	2.33 exabytes
2019	3.12 exabytes
2020	4.18 exabytes
2021	5.6 exabytes
2022	7.5 exabytes
2023	10.05 exabytes

22. Globally, Chrom held 66.22% of the total market share in mobile internet browsers in 2022. 

Here is a table showing the market share of some of the mobile internet browsers globally in 2022. 

Mobile Internet Browsers	Market Share
Chrome	66.22%
Safari	24.17%
UC Browser	1.1%
Android	0.76%
Opera	1.66%
Samsung Internet	4.53%
Nokia	0%
IEMobile	0.01%
Blackberry	0%
NetFront	0%
Other	1.55%

Source: explodingtopics.com, Statista, gs.statcounter.com

Mobile Device Internet Usage Statistics

The spread of mobile devices has changed the way people access the internet today. 

With the comfort of connecting to the internet anytime and anywhere, mobile devices have become essential for people to stay connected and informed. 

In recent years, mobile device internet usage has overtaken desktop internet usage, which is expected to continue. 

In this section, we will see all the important, latest, and interesting statistics about Mobile Device Internet Usage. 

23. There are more than 5.3 billion mobile internet users globally. 

Here is a table showing the mobile internet users globally from 2018 to 2023.

Year	Mobile Internet Users
2018	3.90 billion
2019	4.20 billion
2020	4.50 billion
2021	4.70 billion
2022	5 billion
2023	5.3 billion

24. More than 92.30% of internet users access the internet through their mobile.

25. The experts predicted that there will be 5.8 billion mobile internet users globally by 2026. 

26. There are 287.5 million mobile internet users in the United States. 

Here is a table showing the total number of mobile internet users in the United States from 2018 to 2027. 

Year	Mobile Internet Users In The U.S.
2018	253.82 million
2019	262.07 million
2020	270.55 million
2021	276.83 million
2022	282.48 million
2023	287.5 million
2024*	292.03 million
2025*	296.18 million
2026*	300.02 million
2027*	303.62 million

*Projected

27. 85.38% of mobile users in the United States access the internet through their mobile phones. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of mobile users that accessed the internet through their mobile phones in the United States from 2018 to 2017. 

Year	Mobile Users Access The Internet Through Their Mobile
2018	77.6%
2019	79.64%
2020	81.74%
2021	83.15%
2022	84.37%
2023	85.39%
2024	86.26%
2025	87.01%
2026	87.66%
2027	88.24%

28. Globally, internet users spent 56.03% of their total time browsing the internet via mobile in 2022. 

Here is a table showing the total time spent browsing the internet via mobile from 2013 to 2022. 

Year	Total Time Spent On The Internet Via Mobile
2013	27.3%
2014	33.1%
2015	37.7%
2016	39.1%
2017	45.6%
2018	49.4%
2019	50.8%
2020	52.37%
2021	53.05%
2022	56.03%

Source: Statista, broadbandsearch.net

Mobile Device Internet Traffic By Region Statistics

Billions of people in the world use mobile phones as their primary means of browsing the web. Every day they access the internet through their mobile phones.  

As a result, mobile internet traffic has become an important metric for businesses and websites looking to optimize their online presence. 

In this section, we will see how much traffic comes from mobile devices from all regions of the world. 

29. In Europe, 50.64% of all internet traffic comes from mobile devices.

Here is a table showing Europe’s total mobile internet traffic. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	2.92%
2012	5.66%
2013	9.36%
2014	21.54%
2015	23.66%
2016	30.29%
2017	36.90%
2018	39.94%
2019	43.61%
2020	45.77%
2021	47.04%
2022	50.75%
2023	50.64%

30. In North America, 47.59% of all traffic comes from mobile devices. 

Here is a table showing North America’s total mobile internet traffic. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	6.85%
2012	9.46%
2013	14.06%
2014	24.79%
2015	28.77%
2016	34.10%
2017	42.93%
2018	42.99%
2019	45.76%
2020	48.54%
2021	48.81%
2022	51.19%
2023	47.59%

31. In South America, 60.34% of all internet traffic comes from mobile devices. 

Here is a table showing South America’s total mobile internet traffic. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	2.73%
2012	3.38%
2013	6.93%
2014	18.07%
2015	25.19%
2016	30.91%
2017	36.85%
2018	34.24%
2019	32.53%
2020	37.81%
2021	51.34%
2022	56.53%
2023	60.34%

32. In Asia, 70.81% of all internet traffic comes from mobile devices. 

Here is a table showing Asia’s total mobile internet traffic. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	9.56%
2012	18.47%
2013	26.90%
2014	39.50%
2015	50.49%
2016	60.27%
2017	67.67%
2018	65.72%
2019	62.41%
2020	61.66%
2021	65.70%
2022	69.01%
2023	70.81%

33. In Africa, 79.12% of all traffic comes from mobile devices. 

Here is a table showing Africa’s total mobile internet traffic. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	8.47%
2012	13.78%
2013	26.97%
2014	39.11%
2015	50.63%
2016	61.56%
2017	63.38%
2018	62.47%
2019	58.51%
2020	62.59%
2021	69.48%
2022	69.59%
2023	79.12%

34. In Oceania, 46.09% of all traffic comes from mobile devices. 

Here is a table showing Asia’s total mobile internet traffic. 

Year	Mobile Internet Traffic
2011	4.84%
2012	8.55%
2013	14.26%
2014	22.00%
2015	28.29%
2016	34.67%
2017	41.36%
2018	41.68%
2019	45.18%
2020	45.59%
2021	43.40%
2022	42.75%
2023	46.09%

35. Nigeria is a top country that receives 83.94% of all internet traffic from mobile devices. 

Here is a table showing the top countries that received more mobile internet traffic. 

Top Countries	Mobile Internet Traffic
Nigeria	83.94%
Turkey	81.97%
South Africa	77.97%
Vietnam	76.69%
Saudi Arabia	75.18%
India	75.09%
Ghana	74.78%
Kenya	74%
Singapore	72.54%
Indonesia	66.56%
China	63.34%
Poland	62%
Ireland	61.24%
Thailand	61.23%
Argentina	60.91%
UAE	57.67%
Brazil	56.37%
Morocco	56.39%
Spain	54.97%
Malaysia	54.73%
South Korea	54.10%
Egypt	52.74%
Italy	52.69%
Philippines	50.8%
France	50.56%
The United States	47.79%

Source: gs.statcounter.com, Statista. 

Mobile Device Activity Data Statistics

Mobile devices have become a necessary part of our lives, from communicating with our friends and family to attending online classes. 

Mobile transformed the way we live, work, and interact with the world around us. 

While using mobile devices, it is important to know what activities people are doing on mobile phones.  

In this section, we will see all the important statistics about mobile device activity data. 

36. 76% of mobile users use mobile phones to chat or send messages. 

37. 71% of mobile users use mobile phones to send e-mails. 

38. 61% of mobile users use mobile phones to listen to music. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of leading activities of mobile phone users in 2022. 

Mobile Phone Activity	Share Of Respondents
Sending messages or Chatting	76%
E-mailing	71%
Listening to Music	61%
Online Banking	61%
Watching Videos	61%
Searching For Products	57%
Buying Products	56%
Uploading Videos or Photos	56%
Reading New Pages	54%
Making Internet Calls	49%
Navigation Services/Using Online Maps	46%
Watching Series/Movies	44%
Comparing Prices	42%
Online Game/Video Gaming	39%
Visiting Special Deal Pages	38%
Reading Blogs	29%
Listening to Internet Radio	27%
Watching TV Live	25%
Job Search	24%
Listening to Podcast	24%
Visiting Travelling Pages	24%
Writing Comments in Forum	23%
Selling Products	21%
Writing Customer reviews	20%
None of the Above	1%
No Answer	0%

Source: Statista.

Mobile Devices Searches Statistics

Searches on mobile devices have become a vital part of our day-to-day life, as we use them to find everything from today’s weather to the latest political news in the world. 

As searches on mobile devices continue to dominate the market, the way we search for information is rapidly growing.

In this section, we will see some important statistics about mobile device searches. 

39. 41% of shoppers search on mobile about products while they are in the store.

40. 53% of shoppers search on their mobile about products when they are at home. 

41. 51% of shoppers search on mobile about products when they are about to leave home. 

42. 96% of mobile search traffic is coming from Google. 

43. 70% of shoppers are called to business from the mobile search result page. 

Source: techjury.net.

E-commerce And Mobile Statistics

E-commerce has been rapidly growing in the last few years, and it is expected to grow in the coming years. 

There are 2.64 billion online shoppers in the world. And they make up more than 33% of the world’s population. 

With the rise of the use of mobile devices, people started purchasing products through their mobile phones. 

In this section, we will see all the interesting statistics about E-commerce and Mobile. 

44. 72% of all retail website traffic came from mobile devices in the United States in 2022. 

45. 62% of total orders of retail websites come from mobile devices in the United States in 2022. 

46. In the United States, $511.8 billion in retail e-commerce sales came from mobile devices. 

Here is a table showing retail e-commerce sales that come from mobile devices in the United States from 2019 to 2025.

Year	Total Retail e-commerce Sales
2019	220.67 billion
2020	311.93 billion
2021	362.11 billion
2022	431.4 billion
2023	511.8 billion
2024*	604.5 billion
2025*	710.42 billion

*Projected

47. The total mobile commerce share of total digital commerce spending in the United States was 35.25% in 2022. 

Source: Statista.

Social Media And Mobile Statistics

Social Media has become a part of our life, and because of mobile phones, its become easier than ever to stay connected to our friends and family through social media. 

The combination of social media and mobile phones has generated a powerful means that is changing the way we communicate. 

In this section, we will see all the important statistics about social media and mobile. 

48. There are 4.76 billion social media users in the world. 

49. 90% of social media users in the United States accessed social media through their mobile phones in 2022. 

50. 86.5% of social media users in Canada accessed social media through their mobile phones in 2022. 

51. Facebook is the most popular social media network globally, with 2.95 billion monthly active users.

Here is a table showing the top 15 most popular social media networks globally by monthly active users.  

Social Media Network	Monthly Active Users
Facebook	2.950 billion
YouTube	2.510 billion
WhatsApp	2.00 billion
Instagram	2.00 billion
WeChat	1.30 billion
TikTok	1.050 billion
Facebook Messanger	0.930 billion
Douyin	0.710 billion
Telegram	0.700 billion
Snapchat	0.630 billion
Kuaishou	0.620 billion
Sina Weibo	0.580 billion
QQ	0.570 billion
Twitter	0.550 billion
Pinterest	0.440 billion

52. WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messenger app, with 2 billion monthly active users.

Here is a table showing the most popular mobile messenger apps in 2020 by monthly active users.

Mobile Messanger App	Monthly Active Users
WhatsApp	2.00 billion
WeChat	1.20 billion
Facebook Messenger	0.988 billion
QQ	0.574 billion
Snapchat	0.557 billion
Telegram	0.550 billion

Source: Statista.

Email And Mobile Statistics

Email has been a main platform of digital communication, and with the rise of mobile phone technology, it has become even more useful. 

Today, we can access our email accounts from anywhere, at any time, because of mobile phones. 

In this section, we will see some of the important statistics about Email and mobile. 

53. 333.2 billion emails were sent every day. 

54. There has been a 180% rise in the opening of email on mobile devices in the last three years, from 2019 to 2022. 

55.  71% of users used their mobile devices to check email in 2022. 

56. The recipients prefer 81% of emails to open on their mobile devices. 

57. In 2020, 306 billion Emails were sent every day. 

Source: Statista, techjury.net, broadbandsearch.net. 

Gaming On Mobile Statistics

Gaming has always been a famous form of entertainment. With the birth of mobile devices, gaming has become more accessible than ever. 

Mobile gaming has become a huge industry today, with millions of people playing games on their mobile phones from across the world. 

Gamers can play online games from anywhere and at any time. In this section, we will see some of the important statistics about Gaming on Mobile. 

58. There were more than 3 billion mobile gamers in the world in 2022. 

59. Mobile devices held 53% of the total game market in 2022.  

60. The mobile Games industry was now worth more than $103.5 billion in 2022. 

61. Mobile gamers spent $41.20 billion in the Q1 of 2022. 

62. Stumble Guys is the leading game worldwide, with 17.51 million downloads from the Google Play Store.

Here is a table showing the top 10 leading games worldwide in 2022 by the number of downloads from the Google Play Store. 

Leading Game	Number Of Downloads
Stumble Guys	17.51 million
Stick War	15.07 million
School Party Craft	11.19 million
Save the Doge	10.59 million
Subway Surfers	10.11 million
Survivor.io	8.52 million
Roblox	8.47 million
Gun Head Run	7.67 million
GT Car Stunt Master 3D	7.48 million
Truckers of Europe 3	7.24 million

Source: influencermarketinghub.com, Statista.

2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G of Mobile Broadband Statistics

Mobile broadband technology has come a long way since its invention, with each generation contributing faster speeds and improved capabilities. 

From 2G to the latest 5G networks, mobile broadband has become a vital part of our daily life. 

In this section, we will see all the important statistics about 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile broadband. 

63. 84.5-exabyte mobile data per month was used by using 2G, 3G, and 4G networks.

64. 31-exabyte mobile data per month was used by using a 5G network.

65. 33.4-exabyte mobile data per month was used by using a fixed wireless access network.  

Here is a table showing the use of 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks in mobile broadband by exabyte per month.

Year	FAW(3G,4G,5G)	Mobile Data (5G)	Mobile Data (2G,3G,4G)
2018	4.4-exabyte	0-exabyte	22.2-exabyte
2019	6.2-exabyte	1.3-exabyte	33.4-exabyte
2020	9.7-exabyte	1.7-exabyte	47.2-exabyte
2021	16.6-exabyte	6.7-exabyte	60.9-exabyte
2022	24.4-exabyte	15.2-exabyte	74.8-exabyte
2023	33.4-exabyte	31-exabyte	84.5-exabyte
2024*	45.8-exabyte	50.7-exabyte	95.4-exabyte
2025*	61.8-exabyte	79.2-exabyte	104.4-exabyte
2026*	81-exabyte	117.5-exabyte	110.3-exabyte
2027*	103.1-exabyte	166.2-exabyte	110.7-exabyte
2028*	128.5-exabyte	224.6-exabyte	99.6-exabyte

*Predicted

66. The experts predicted that there will be more than 1 billion 5G connections globally by 2025. 

67. The experts predicted that 68% of internet users will use 5G connection in the United States by 2025.

Here is a table showing predicted figures for using 2G,3G,4G, and 5G connections in the United States by 2025. 

Connections	Share Of Users
2G	0%
3G	1%
4G	31%
5G	68%

68. China will have the most 866 million 5G connections by 2025.

69. There will be 247 million 5G connections in the United States by 2025.

Here is a table showing the top 8 countries that will have more 5G connections by 2025. 

Country	Share Of 5G Connections	Number Of 5G Connection
China	51.00%	0.86 billion
The United States	68.00%	0.24 billion
Japan	68.00%	0.13 billion
Germany	58.00%	0.068 billion
South Korea	73.00%	0.045 billion
The United Kingdom	57.00%	0.042 billion
France	49.00%	0.035 billion
Canada	51.00%	0.020 billion

Source: explodingtopic.com.

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Conclusion: Mobile Internet Traffic Statistics

Mobile internet traffic has seen a considerable increase over the past few years and is expected to continue growing in the future. 

The adoption of mobile devices has changed how we access the internet, making it more suitable and accessible than ever before. 

The number of people accessing the internet from mobile devices varies from region to region. Asian people access the internet through their mobile phones the most. 

With the rise of mobile phones, it has become so convenient to access our social media accounts, Email accounts and play games on mobile from anywhere and at any time. 

There is continuous progress in mobile broadband to give mobile users a good experience on the internet.

Keep revisiting this article to know more latest updates and latest statistics about mobile internet traffic. We will be updating this article from time to time. 

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