List of countries by number of mobile phones in use (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of countries by number of mobile phones in use" in English language version.

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Global rank English rank

31web.archive.org

1^st place

3cia.gov

89^th place

147^th place

3archive.today

14^th place

2census.gov

45^th place

41^st place

1datareportal.com

low place

1worldbank.org

231^st place

332^nd place

1statista.com

776^th place

844^th place

1trai.gov.in

low place

1ctia.org

low place

1teleco.com.br

low place

1mskit.ru

low place

1brecorder.com

4,490^th place

2,486^th place

1pta.gov.pk

low place

1ncc.gov.ng

low place

1gov.bd

low place

1weforum.org

1,771^st place

1,426^th place

1tmcnet.com

low place

6,717^th place

1budde.com.au

low place

1mediatelecom.com.mx

low place

1mehrnews.com

540^th place

4,672^nd place

1mcit.gov.eg

low place

1tuik.gov.tr

728^th place

1,716^th place

1aa.com.tr

754^th place

1,313^th place

1communicationsdirectnews.com

low place

1techpoint.africa

low place

1connectingafrica.com

low place

1ofcom.org.uk

4,546^th place

2,560^th place

1cellular-news.com

low place

1itu.int

986^th place

803^rd place

1bangkokpost.com

1,173^rd place

795^th place

1mobileactive.org

low place

1telecompaper.com

9,306^th place

5,713^th place

1telesemana.com

low place

1dane.gov.co

1,721^st place

4,302^nd place

1novostiua.net

low place

1indec.gov.ar

3,816^th place

low place

1tcra.go.tz

low place

1heraldcorp.com

2,793^rd place

2,265^th place

1abc.es

252^nd place

1,041^st place

1stat.gov.pl

470^th place

954^th place

1telepolis.pl

low place

1arabianbusiness.com

2,557^th place

1,844^th place

1telquel.ma

8,854^th place

low place

1trc.gov.lk

low place

1telecomunicaciones-peru.blogspot.com

low place

1gov.np

low place

1ennaharonline.com

low place

1conatel.gob.ve

low place

1cwta.ca

low place

1communications.org.tw

low place

1skmm.gov.my

low place

1cck.go.ke

low place

1businessmagazin.ro

low place

1latercera.com

947^th place

2,635^th place

1acma.gov.au

low place

1abs.gov.au

653^rd place

498^th place

1computeridee.nl

low place

1censtatd.gov.hk

low place

1ofca.gov.hk

low place

1sit.gob.gt

low place

1tra.gov.ae

low place

1eldiario.com.ec

low place

1pts.se

low place

1techzim.co.zw

low place

1nmhh.hu

2,006^th place

low place

1viestintavirasto.fi

low place

1nacion.com

2,019^th place

3,687^th place

1centralamericadata.com

low place

1ida.gov.sg

low place

1avisen.dk

low place

1prensa.com

5,789^th place

low place

1ammonnews.net

8,012^th place

low place

1comstat.ie

low place

1stat.gov.lt

4,535^th place

7,836^th place

1rrt.lt

low place

1uildverjilt.mn

low place

1iloubnan.info

low place

1networkworld.com

4,121^st place

2,662^nd place

1tatt.org.tt

low place

1reuters.com

49^th place

47^th place

1ekip.me

low place

1mca.org.mt

low place

1cam.gov.mv

low place

aa.com.tr

"Türkiye'de telefon numarası taşıma sayısı ülke nüfusunun 2 katını geçti". Retrieved November 8, 2024.

abc.es

"Spain loses lines at first time". ABC. February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

abs.gov.au

"Regional Population Growth Australia 2014". ABS. March 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2015.

acma.gov.au

"ACMA Communications Report 2013-14" (PDF). ACMA. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.

ammonnews.net

http://ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleNo=56923 . Ammonnews.net (March 23, 2010). Retrieved on March 23, 2010

arabianbusiness.com

"Saudi Arabia - sees mobile, broadband users increase - Saudi Arabia". ArabianBusiness.com. June 15, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

archive.today

"Iran, world, political, sport, economic news and headlines". MehrNews.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
"Twintig miljoen mobieltjes in Nederland". Computeridee.nl. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
"Statistical information on the Irish electronic communications market. Comstat.ie by ComReg". Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

avisen.dk

"Snart 7,000,000 mobiler i Danmark (Danish)". Avisen.dk. February 26, 2008.

bangkokpost.com

"AIS plans Bangkok 3G service for Feb". Bangkok Post. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

brecorder.com

Amin, Tahir (July 1, 2021). "Number of cellular subscribers declines". Brecorder. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

budde.com.au

"Philippines - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts". BuddeComm. October 12, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

businessmagazin.ro

Istoria telefoniei mobile din Romania

cam.gov.mv

Communications Authority of Maldives | Communications Authority of Maldives Archived November 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. www.cam.gov.mv (November 03, 2017). Retrieved on 2017-11-03.

cck.go.ke

"releases 2nd quarter ICT sector statistics for 2011/2012". CCK. April 17, 2012. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

cellular-news.com

dT(). "IFC helps improve retail payment system in Vietnam — IFC helps improve retail payment system in Vietnam". Vovnews.Vn. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

censtatd.gov.hk

"Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department". Censtatd.gov.hk. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

census.gov

"Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year's Day". The United States Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
"U.S. and World Population Clocks — POPClocks". Census.gov.

centralamericadata.com

"Telefonía en Costa Rica: Cifras del mercado 2016". CentralAmericaData.com. May 19, 2016.

cia.gov

"CIA - The World Factbook". Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
"CIA World Factbook – Latvia". Cia.gov. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
"CIA World Factbook – Estonia". Cia.gov. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

communications.org.tw

Key Index of Communication Industry^{[permanent dead link‍]}, National Communications Commission, Taiwan

communicationsdirectnews.com

https://www.communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/35260?199^{[permanent dead link‍]}

computeridee.nl

"Twintig miljoen mobieltjes in Nederland". Computeridee.nl. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2009.

comstat.ie

"Statistical information on the Irish electronic communications market. Comstat.ie by ComReg". Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

conatel.gob.ve

"Indicadores del Servicio de Telefonía Movil a Nivel Nacional". CONATEL. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

connectingafrica.com

Safaricom users in Ethiopia tick up Retrieved on 13/01/2025.

ctia.org

"U.S. Wireless Quick Facts". Ctia.org. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

cwta.ca

"Wireless phone subscribers in Canada 2017" (PDF). Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA). Retrieved December 4, 2017.

dane.gov.co

"Proyecciones de población total por años y sexo, según departamentos: Periodo 2005-2020" (PDF). Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish): 50. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

datareportal.com

"Global Digital Overview". DataReportal – Global Digital Insights. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

ekip.me

"Information about the state of electronic communications market in September 2015 - Mobile Phones", Montenegrin Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services.

eldiario.com.ec

(in Spanish) Estudian cómo restituir perjuicio a millones de usuarios de celulares

ennaharonline.com

"33 million mobile subscribers, 10% of ADSL subscribers in Algeria". Ennahar Online. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

gov.bd

btrc.gov.bd

"Mobile Subscriber- Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission". www.btrc.gov.bd/. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

gov.np

nta.gov.np

"MIS Reports - nta.gov.np/Old". Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

heraldcorp.com

news.heraldcorp.com

"이동통신 가입자 5600만명 돌파...신규가입 유치전이 만든 허상". August 25, 2014.

ida.gov.sg

"Statistics on Telecom Services for 2015 (Jan - Jun) - Tech Scene & News - Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore". Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

iloubnan.info

"Actualité en direct et informations en continu sur le Liban et le Moyen Orient". iloubnan.info. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

indec.gov.ar

"Servicio telefónico básico" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Archived from the original (xls) on November 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

itu.int

"ICT Statistics Newslog — French mobile base tops 58m at end-2008". Itu.int. February 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

latercera.com

diario.latercera.com

"Clientes de celulares superaron los 21 millones en Chile durante 2010 | Negocios | La Tercera Edición Impresa". Diario.latercera.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

mca.org.mt

Key market indicators for electronic communications and post Q1 2009 to Q2 2013 | Malta Communications Authority Archived November 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. MCA.org.mt (September 11, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-11-12.

mcit.gov.eg

"ICT Indicators in Brief January 2020 Monthly Issue" (PDF). www.mcit.gov.eg. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

mediatelecom.com.mx

"México rebasa los 100 millones de celulares". Mediatelecom. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

mehrnews.com

"Iran, world, political, sport, economic news and headlines". MehrNews.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.

mobileactive.org

"African Mobile Observatory 2011" (PDF). GSMA. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

mskit.ru

"Сотовые подключения Москвы: локальный плюс – AC&M Consulting". MSK IT. Retrieved September 24, 2013.

nacion.com

"Voracidad de usuarios por Internet móvil empuja a 8,3 millones líneas celulares en Costa Rica". nacion.com. June 30, 2017.

ncc.gov.ng

"Industry Statistics-> Subscriber Data". Nigerian Telecommunication Commission. April 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

networkworld.com

"How a telecom investment in North Korea went horribly wrong". November 18, 2015.

nmhh.hu

english.nmhh.hu

"National Media and Infocommunications Authority" (PDF). NMHH. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

novostiua.net

"В Україні мобільних абонентів стало більше, ніж громадян". Novostiua. February 7, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.

ofca.gov.hk

"Office of the Telecommunications Authority". OFTA. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

ofcom.org.uk

media.ofcom.org.uk

"Facts & figures". Ofcom. August 7, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

prensa.com

Panameños prefieren enviar mensajes de texto que hablar | Panorama-Impreso | La Prensa Panamá Archived July 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Prensa.com (July 7, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-09-18.

pta.gov.pk

"Telecom Indicators | PTA". Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Update Dec 2024. https://www.pta.gov.pk/category/telecom-indicators

pts.se

"Svensk Telemarknad första halvåret 2016" (PDF). Post- och telestyrelsen. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

reuters.com

More Cubans have local intranet, mobile phones. Reuters. Retrieved on September 18, 2013.

rrt.lt

http://www.rrt.lt/lt/pranesimai-spaudai/rrt-skelbia-preliminarius-2j76.html Archived February 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine The Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT) [The page is in Lithuanian]. August 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

sit.gob.gt

www.sit.gob.gt https://web.archive.org/web/20130511224831/http://www.sit.gob.gt/uploads/docs/2010/Crecimiento%20fija-m%C3%B3vil.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

skmm.gov.my

http://www.skmm.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/Q1_2014C-MPocket.pdf Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

stat.gov.lt

db1.stat.gov.lt

July (at the beginning of the month) data is used because it closely represents the end of Q2 2013 (June 30, 2013). Retrieved 2013-09-14. Archived August 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

stat.gov.pl

"GUS – Population. Size and structure by territorial division". CSO, Demographic Surveys Division. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2013.

statista.com

"China: mobile users 2019". Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

tatt.org.tt

https://tatt.org.tt/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/API/Entries/Download?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=1291&PortalId=0&TabId=222 Archived August 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

tcra.go.tz

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

techpoint.africa

Ethio Telecom's net profit and revenue surge with 8.9% subscriber base increase. Retrieved on 13/01/2025.

techzim.co.zw

"Zimbabwe's telecoms stats (2013): 103.5% mobile penetration rate". TechZim. January 9, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

teleco.com.br

"Estatísticas de Celulares no Brasil". June 25, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

telecompaper.com

"Colombian mobile lines up to 3% to 59 mln in Q1". Telecompaper.

telecomunicaciones-peru.blogspot.com

Reyes, Felipe (August 3, 2016). "PERU: Datos de Telecomunicaciones". Ospitel (in Spanish). Telecomunicaciones Peru. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

telepolis.pl

"GUS o liczbie kart SIM po 4Q2010". Telepolis. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.

telesemana.com

Pautasio, Leticia (May 6, 2016). "Estadísticas: mercado de telefonía móvil de Colombia" (in Spanish). Telesemana. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

telquel.ma

"44,45 millions d'abonnés mobile au Maroc en 2015". ANRT. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

tmcnet.com

"Research and Markets Adds Report: Germany — Telecoms, IP Networks and Digital Media". TMCnews. June 12, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

tra.gov.ae

"Latest Statistics". UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). November 2011. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

trai.gov.in

main.trai.gov.in

"Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st January, 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

trc.gov.lk

"Statistics". Trc.gov.lk. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

tuik.gov.tr

"The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2015". Turkish Statistical Institute. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

uildverjilt.mn

"Mongolia is using cell phone for 18 years". uildverjilt.mn. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

viestintavirasto.fi

Mobile subscriptions | Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (April 13, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-17.

web.archive.org

"Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st January, 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
"CIA - The World Factbook". Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
"U.S. Wireless Quick Facts". Ctia.org. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
"México rebasa los 100 millones de celulares". Mediatelecom. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
"ICT Indicators in Brief January 2020 Monthly Issue" (PDF). www.mcit.gov.eg. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
"ICT Statistics Newslog — French mobile base tops 58m at end-2008". Itu.int. February 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
"African Mobile Observatory 2011" (PDF). GSMA. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
"Proyecciones de población total por años y sexo, según departamentos: Periodo 2005-2020" (PDF). Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish): 50. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
"Servicio telefónico básico" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Archived from the original (xls) on November 14, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"GUS – Population. Size and structure by territorial division". CSO, Demographic Surveys Division. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
"GUS o liczbie kart SIM po 4Q2010". Telepolis. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
"Statistics". Trc.gov.lk. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
"MIS Reports - nta.gov.np/Old". Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
"33 million mobile subscribers, 10% of ADSL subscribers in Algeria". Ennahar Online. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
http://www.skmm.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/Q1_2014C-MPocket.pdf Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
"releases 2nd quarter ICT sector statistics for 2011/2012". CCK. April 17, 2012. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
"Clientes de celulares superaron los 21 millones en Chile durante 2010 | Negocios | La Tercera Edición Impresa". Diario.latercera.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
"ACMA Communications Report 2013-14" (PDF). ACMA. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
"Regional Population Growth Australia 2014". ABS. March 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
www.sit.gob.gt https://web.archive.org/web/20130511224831/http://www.sit.gob.gt/uploads/docs/2010/Crecimiento%20fija-m%C3%B3vil.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Latest Statistics". UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). November 2011. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
"Svensk Telemarknad första halvåret 2016" (PDF). Post- och telestyrelsen. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
"Statistics on Telecom Services for 2015 (Jan - Jun) - Tech Scene & News - Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore". Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
Panameños prefieren enviar mensajes de texto que hablar | Panorama-Impreso | La Prensa Panamá Archived July 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Prensa.com (July 7, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-09-18.
July (at the beginning of the month) data is used because it closely represents the end of Q2 2013 (June 30, 2013). Retrieved 2013-09-14. Archived August 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
http://www.rrt.lt/lt/pranesimai-spaudai/rrt-skelbia-preliminarius-2j76.html Archived February 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine The Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT) [The page is in Lithuanian]. August 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
"Mongolia is using cell phone for 18 years". uildverjilt.mn. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
https://tatt.org.tt/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/API/Entries/Download?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=1291&PortalId=0&TabId=222 Archived August 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
Key market indicators for electronic communications and post Q1 2009 to Q2 2013 | Malta Communications Authority Archived November 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. MCA.org.mt (September 11, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-11-12.
Communications Authority of Maldives | Communications Authority of Maldives Archived November 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. www.cam.gov.mv (November 03, 2017). Retrieved on 2017-11-03.

weforum.org

www3.weforum.org

"Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015" (PDF). World Economic Forum. 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

worldbank.org

data.worldbank.org

"World Bank Population Data". World Bank. Retrieved April 8, 2016.