By 2018, global mobile data traffic is expected to reach 190 exabytes, with nearly 5 billion mobile users contributing significant video content. There will be approximately 10.2 billion mobile connections globally, equating to 1.4 connections per person. A rising percentage of traffic will be offloaded to Wi-Fi, while video is projected to dominate mobile traffic.

1. VNI Global Mobile Data
By The Numbers
2013
7B
1.4 MBPS
2018
2.5 MBPS
10.2 B
Mobile Speeds
Mobile Connections
(includes personal devices/handsets and M2M)
4.9 B
4.1 B
5 3%
69%
Mobile Video
Mobile Users
How Much Mobile Data Traffic Will
Be Generated Globally By 2018?
Answer: 190 Exabytes
(see equivalencies below)
2018
TIMES MORE
Trillion Images
(14 daily MMS images per
person on earth for a year)
Trillion video clips
(more than 1 daily YouTube clip per
person on earth for a year)
generated in 2000
2000
How Many Mobile Users Will There Be
Globally By 2018?
2013
Answer: Nearly 5 Billion
2018
(see regional breakdown below)
Central / Eastern Europe
North America
361 M
Western Europe
278 M
385 M
349 M
301 M
364 M
Middle East & Africa
565 M
733 M
Latin America
419 M
467 M
2.2 B
2.6 B
How Much Of The Global Mobile Traffic
Is Being Offloaded To Wi-Fi?
2018
2013
45%
52%
Be 4G By 2018?
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
4G
15% of connections
How Many Mobile Connections Will
There Be Across The Globe By 2018?
10.2 B Connections
7.6 B People
There will be 1.4 mobile connections per capita by 2018
How Much Of The Global Mobile Traffic
Is “Smart”?
88%
2013
95%
How Much Of The World’s Mobile
Traffic Will Be Video By 2018?
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Independent study conducted over cellular network
Estimated number of global iPhone users as of January 2013 per independent reports.
2018