Wireless network data traffic: worldwide trends and forecasts 2024–2030
22 October 2025 | Research and Insights
Forecast report | PPTX and PDF (14 slides); Excel | Wireless Infrastructure
"High average mobile usage has little to do with the maturity of the connectivity market."
This report presents 5-year forecasts of wireless data traffic worldwide, in eight regions and in selected countries. It analyses the key trends in, and drivers and inhibitors of, data traffic. The forecast dataset underpinning this report covers:
- cellular data: total data delivered over cellular networks, plus how much of this data is delivered to handsets (split by generation) and to fixed-wireless access (FWA) terminals
- Wi-Fi data: data delivered over public and private Wi-Fi connections (at home or at work), plus how much of this data is delivered to handsets.
Questions answered in this report
- How much wireless data traffic (using Wi-Fi or cellular connections) is being generated worldwide?
- What are the historical trends up to 2024? Why has there been a marked slowdown in data traffic?
- What are the key factors that explain the significant variations in average cellular data usage in different countries?
- To what extent will cellular data traffic continue to grow?
- How much will FWA affect cellular data traffic growth in the future?
- What impact is 5G having on cellular data traffic trends?
- What role will Wi-Fi have as cellular data traffic continues to grow?
Geographical coverage
| Region | Countries |
| Central and Eastern Europe |
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| China | |
| Developed Asia–Pacific |
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| Emerging Asia–Pacific (excluding China) |
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| Latin America |
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| Middle East and North Africa |
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| North America |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Western Europe |
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| Worldwide |
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