Which Country Has the Most Mobile Phones?

Based on a comparison of 178 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in mobile cellular subscriptions with 1,726 mil followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Monaco with 0.034 mil, Liechtenstein with 0.048 mil and Cayman Islands with 0.097 mil.

Total mobile cellular subscriptions reached 8,196 mil in 2019 in the World according to World Bank. This is 3.21 % more than in the previous year and 43.4 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total mobile cellular subscriptions reached an all time high of 8,196 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.023 mil in 1980. The average annual growth amounted to 38.7 % since 1980.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 21.1 % of mobile cellular subscriptions in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 40.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 58.0 % in 2019.

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