The source of this data is the International Data Corporation (IDC).
The data provided shows the number of smartphone subscriptions worldwide from 2011 to 2025 (forecasted). The total number of smartphone subscriptions has risen from 1,062 million in 2011 to 22,841 million in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.8%. By 2012, this number had increased to 1,521 million, a 43.1% increase from the previous year. From 2012 to 2013, the number of subscriptions increased by 38.0%, and from 2013 to 2014, this number increased by 37.3%. The number of subscriptions increased steadily, reaching 7,319 million in 2018, a 22.7% increase from the previous year. From 2018 to 2019, the number of subscriptions increased by 21.2%, and from 2019 to 2020, this number increased by 19.7%. In 2021, 12,633 million smartphone subscriptions were recorded, representing an 18.5% increase from the previous year. In 2022, 14,815 million smartphone subscriptions were recorded, representing a 17.4% increase from the previous year.
