Asia Pacific Region Owned the Largest Unique Mobile Subscribers Number 2017 | GSMA
Mobile Marketing | Africa
At the end of 2016, 65% of the world’s population had a mobile subscription, a total of 4.8 billion unique mobile subscribers. The total is set to reach 5 billion in mid-2017.
As shown in the below indicator, the Asia Pacific region has the highest number of unique mobile subscribers, followed by Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa & MENA region. The Asia Pacific will add around 571 million unique subscribers, representing two-thirds of new subscriber growth globally over the next 4 years.
Annual subscriber growth in Sub-Saharan Africa the world’s most under-penetrated region is expected to be 6.2%.
A Graph Shows The Unique Subscribers by Region.
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