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Which Country Has the Most Mobile Phones?

Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (mil), 2021 or latest
Telcos & Hi-Tech | February 1, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 178 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in mobile cellular subscriptions with 1,733 mil followed by India and Indonesia. On the other end of the scale was Monaco with 0.036 mil, Liechtenstein with 0.049 mil and Cayman Islands with 0.100 mil.

Total mobile cellular subscriptions reached 8,063 mil in 2021 in the World according to World Bank. This is 2.48 % less than in the previous year and 27.0 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total mobile cellular subscriptions reached an all time high of 8,263 mil in 2020 and an all time low of 0.023 mil in 1980. The average annual growth amounted to 36.5 % since 1980.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 21.5 % of mobile cellular subscriptions in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 40.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 60.1 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Mobile Cellular Subscriptions indicator page.

Mobile Cellular Subscriptions Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Bangladesh mil 131 136 151 162 166
Brazil mil 258 244 221 209 202
China mil 1,292 1,365 1,470 1,649 1,746
India mil 1,001 1,128 1,169 1,176 1,151
Indonesia mil 339 386 435 319 341
Iran mil 74.2 80.5 87.0 88.7 118
Japan mil 161 167 173 180 187
Mexico mil 108 112 114 120 122
Nigeria mil 151 154 145 173 185
Pakistan mil 126 136 145 154 165
Philippines mil 118 120 120 135 167
Russia mil 227 229 227 229 240
Thailand mil 103 120 122 125 130
USA mil 332 338 340 348 356
Vietnam mil 120 121 120 141 136

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