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Top mobile markets: The 100 million club
There are 14 countries in the world with over 100 million mobile subscriptions, ranging from China with 1.2 billion to Mexico with 102.7 million. The newest additions to our 100 million club are Vietnam, Bangladesh, The Philippines and Mexico; several countries such as Iran and Egypt are knocking at the door.
• The top 14 countries account for more than 61 percent of the world’s total mobile subscriptions.
• 29 percent of the world’s mobile users live in India and China. Subscriber numbers in either country dwarf the number of subscribers in third place USA.
| The 100 million club: the top 14 mobile markets by number of subscriptions | ||||||||
| Country | Mobile subscriptions in millions | Population in millions source:World bank | % of population | 3G/4G subscriptions in millions | % of population | Sources: subs; 3G subs | Last update | |
| World | 6,587.4m | 7,046m | 93.5% | 1,876.6m | 26.6% | Informa | 06/13 | |
| 1 | China | 1,246.3m | 1,351m | 92.3% | 448.3m | 33.2% | China Mobile China Unicom China Telecom | 02/14 |
| 2 | India | Active: 772.6m; total: 893.3m | 1,237m | 62.5% | 41.95m | 3.4% | TRAI | 01/14 |
| 3 | United States | 345.2m | 313.9m | 110.0% | 287.4m | 91.6% | Informa | 06/13 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 285.0m | 246.9m | 115.4% | 45.5m | 18.4% | Informa | 06/13 |
| 5 | Brazil | 272.6m | 198.7m | 137.2% | 110.2m | 55.5% | Anatel/Teleco | 02/14 |
| 6 | Russia | 237.1m | 143.5m | 165.2% | 41.2m | 28.7% | Informa | 06/13 |
| 7 | Japan | 137.9m | 127.6m | 108.0% | 108.8m | 85.3% | TCA | 02/14 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 127.7m | 88.8m | 143.8% | 18.0m | 20.3% | Informa | 06/13 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 126.1m | 179.2m | 70.4% | N/A | N/A | Informa | 06/13 |
| 10 | Nigeria | Active: 128.6m; total: 175.0m | 168.8m | 76.2% | 12.7m | 7.5% | NCC Informa | 02/14 06/13 |
| 11 | Germany | 113.6m | 81.9m | 138.7% | 46.0m | 56.2% | BNA Informa | 06/13 06/13 |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 116.0m | 154.7m | 75.0% | 34.6m* | 22.3%* | BTRC Informa | 09/13 06/13 |
| 13 | Philippines | 109.5m | 96.7m | 113.2% | 16.6m | 17.1% | Informa | 06/13 |
| 14 | Mexico | 102.7m | 120.8m | 117.6% | 19.8m | 16.4% | Informa | 06/13 |
| Source: Paul Lambert, Informa (Q2 2013); national telecoms regulators * Bangladesh: mobile Web subscribers (not necessarily 3G) | via: mobiThinking | |||||||
• See the 100 million club for more analysis.
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