{"id":8192,"date":"2022-03-05T10:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T10:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2025-05-14T06:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T06:28:09","slug":"mobile-internet-traffic-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/mobile-internet-traffic-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Mobile Internet Traffic 2022: 22 Eye-Opening Statistics That Will Blow You Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s smartphones can serve as a Swiss Army Knife of technology. People use them for just about everything\u2014from banking to shopping, from business to leisure. They check their emails, catch up with friends on social networks, order products, pay bills, watch videos, read books, find directions\u2014you name it.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile Internet traffic is growing rapidly. This trend is expected to continue. In fact, it is estimated that by 2022, mobile internet use will surpass traditional PCs by more than <strong>50%<\/strong>. Interested in learning more fascinating facts about mobile internet traffic?<\/p>\n<p>In this article, you will learn 22 fascinating statistics about mobile internet traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>History of Mobile Internet<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2009 \u2013The iPhone was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2009\/06\/08Apple-Announces-the-New-iPhone-3GS-The-Fastest-Most-Powerful-iPhone-Yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">born<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 Android released its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Android_version_history#Android_1.1_(API_2)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1 version<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Netflix started <a href=\"https:\/\/timelines.issarice.com\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">international streaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Facebook reached <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2010\/07\/21\/facebook-500-million-2\/?europe=true#aV65a5dEXSqt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">500 million users<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Twitter reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/282087\/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">54 million users<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2019 \u2013 Facebook user base grew to <a href=\"https:\/\/zephoria.com\/top-15-valuable-facebook-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">32B users<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Growth of Internet Users<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In 1995 \u2013 the number stood at <strong>16 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005 \u2013 already a little over <strong>1 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011 \u2013 the number of internet users grew to <strong>2.267 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019 \u2013 the number of internet users surpassed the <strong>4.346 billion <\/strong>mark<\/p>\n<p>Today, there are more than <strong>5 billion <\/strong>internet users in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Where is the world of mobile internet heading? How will it evolve in the future? Let\u2019s look at some facts and statistics which can help us determine the future of mobile internet.<\/p>\n<h2>22 Mind Blowing Mobile Internet Traffic Statistics That Will Shock You<\/h2>\n<p>1. The number of mobile phone users has surpassed the <strong>29 billion <\/strong>mark. (<a href=\"https:\/\/gsmaintelligence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GSMA Intelligence<\/a>)<br \/>\n2. There are <strong>37 billion <\/strong>smartphone users in the world right now.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bank My Cell<\/a>)<br \/>\n3. There will be <strong>33 billion<\/strong> smartphone users by 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bank My Cell<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8193 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/numbers-of-smartphone-users.jpg\" alt=\"numbers of smartphone users\" width=\"550\" height=\"319\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/numbers-of-smartphone-users.jpg 937w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/numbers-of-smartphone-users-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/numbers-of-smartphone-users-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/numbers-of-smartphone-users-251x146.jpg 251w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/numbers-of-smartphone-users-50x29.jpg 50w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/numbers-of-smartphone-users-129x75.jpg 129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. There are <strong>32 billion <\/strong>unique mobile internet users in the world.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/617136\/digital-population-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n5.<strong> 9% <\/strong>of internet users use their mobile devices to go online at least some of the time. (<a href=\"https:\/\/datareportal.com\/global-digital-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Data Reportal<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8194\" src=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mobile-internet-use.jpg\" alt=\"mobile internet use\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mobile-internet-use.jpg 638w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mobile-internet-use-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mobile-internet-use-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mobile-internet-use-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mobile-internet-use-133x75.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Mobile phones generate <strong>61% <\/strong>of total internet traffic<strong>. <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/platform-market-share\/desktop-mobile-tablet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">StatCounter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8195\" src=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic.jpg\" alt=\"Percentage of global mobile traffic\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Percentage-of-global-mobile-traffic-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. The daily media consumption on mobile internet has grown by <strong>504% <\/strong>since 2011.(<a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/1303375\/internet-usage-will-finally-surpass-tv-in-2019-zenith-predicts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quartz<\/a>)<br \/>\n8. Global mobile data traffic will reach <strong>49 exabytes<\/strong> per month by 2022. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/271405\/global-mobile-data-traffic-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n9. Global smartphone penetration has reached <strong>03% <\/strong>in 2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8196 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Glbal-Smartphone-Penetration.jpg\" alt=\"Global Smartphone Penetration\" width=\"550\" height=\"319\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Glbal-Smartphone-Penetration.jpg 937w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Glbal-Smartphone-Penetration-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Glbal-Smartphone-Penetration-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Glbal-Smartphone-Penetration-251x146.jpg 251w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Glbal-Smartphone-Penetration-50x29.jpg 50w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Glbal-Smartphone-Penetration-129x75.jpg 129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>10.<strong> 6% <\/strong>of smartphone users will use their mobile phones to access the internet in 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/01\/24\/smartphones-72percent-of-people-will-use-only-mobile-for-internet-by-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNBC<\/a>)<br \/>\n11. The number of mobile internet users will surpass <strong>1 million <\/strong>by 2023 in the US alone. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/275591\/number-of-mobile-internet-user-in-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n12. <strong>55%<\/strong> of pageviews came from mobile devices. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/277125\/share-of-website-traffic-coming-from-mobile-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n13. In 2021, US adults spent <strong>4 hours and 23 minutes <\/strong>per day on their mobile devices (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1045353\/mobile-device-daily-usage-time-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n14. Consumer usage of mobile phones has gone up by <strong>5%<\/strong> in 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/statistics\/mobile-commerce-sales#:~:text=In%20the%20US%20alone%2C%20the,increase%20in%20just%20five%20years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oberlo<\/a>)<br \/>\n15. By 2023, users will spend <strong>4 hours and 35 minutes<\/strong> per day on their mobile devices.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1045353\/mobile-device-daily-usage-time-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8197 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TV-and-Mobile-Devices.jpg\" alt=\"TV and Mobile Devices\" width=\"550\" height=\"571\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TV-and-Mobile-Devices.jpg 986w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TV-and-Mobile-Devices-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TV-and-Mobile-Devices-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TV-and-Mobile-Devices-141x146.jpg 141w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TV-and-Mobile-Devices-48x50.jpg 48w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TV-and-Mobile-Devices-72x75.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>16. <strong>64%<\/strong> of Google searches are conducted through mobile devices.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sistrix.com\/blog\/the-proportion-of-mobile-searches-is-more-than-you-think-what-you-need-to-know\/#Many-keywords-are-dominated-by-mobile-searches-only-a-few-by-desktop-searches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sistrix<\/a>)<br \/>\n17. Mobile ecommerce sales account for <strong>9% <\/strong>of all online purchases. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/statistics\/mobile-commerce-sales#:~:text=The%20share%20of%20mobile%20ecommerce,so%20through%20a%20mobile%20device.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oberlo<\/a>)<br \/>\n18. Total mobile ecommerce sales has reached <strong>$4.1 trillion<\/strong> in 2021. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/13139\/estimated-worldwide-mobile-e-commerce-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8198\" src=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile eCommerce Continues\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-eCommerce-Continues-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>19. Global mobile advertising spending surpassed <strong>$223 billion <\/strong>in 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/303817\/mobile-internet-advertising-revenue-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n20. Mobile search ad revenue is expected to hit the <strong>$21.55 billion<\/strong> mark in 2022, in the US alone. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/257219\/mobile-search-advertising-spending-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n21. There were <strong>33 billion <\/strong>mobile video viewers in 2021. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/805620\/mobile-video-viewers-in-the-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<br \/>\n22.<strong> 70% <\/strong>of YouTube videos are watched on mobile devices.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/blog\/youtube-statistics#:~:text=More%20than%2070%20percent%20of,channel%20for%20digital%20video%20consumption.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">0berlo<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Which is the most specific mobile internet traffic statistics in your opinion? Share it with us in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s smartphones can serve as a Swiss Army Knife of technology. People use them for just about everything\u2014from banking to shopping, from business to leisure. 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