Mobile Phones Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026 (Global Almanac)
Summary
Global Mobile Phones industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The Mobile Phones market includes mobile phone service revenues and average minutes of use (MOU). Market values are made up of total mobile revenues containing revenues from mobile service providers and other members of the mobile service value-chain for the provision of mobile telephony services, excluding revenues from the sale of devices. Market volumes are made up of two segments: prepaid and postpaid, which consist of prepaid average monthly MOU and postpaid average monthly MOU. Minutes of use are made up from the average of voice minutes used in mobile subscriptions, including both incoming and outgoing calls, but not including M2M/IoT voice services.
- All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e. without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2021 annual average exchange rates.
- Forecast figures in this report have taken into account the estimated impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the market, though the length of the pandemic and restrictions imposed by governments around the world is not certain, therefore the impact on the market is difficult to predict.
- The global mobile phones market had total revenues of $757.9 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.1% between 2016 and 2021.
- Market consumption volumes declined with a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -1.3% between 2016 and 2021, to reach a total of 658.9 average MOU in 2021.
- The global mobile phones market is approaching saturation due to the growing penetration of mobiles and smartphones around the world.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global mobile phones market
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global mobile phones market
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key mobile phones market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global mobile phones market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
- What was the size of the global mobile phones market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the global mobile phones market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global mobile phones market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up the global mobile phones market?
Companies Mentioned
Deutsche Telekom AG
Telefonica, S.A.
China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
Orange SA
SFR SA
Bouygues Telecom SA
Vodafone GmbH
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
Telstra Corporation Limited
Singtel Optus Pty Ltd
Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd
TIM Participacoes SA (Inactive)
TELUS Corporation
BCE Inc.
China Telecom Corporation Limited
China United Network Communications Ltd
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
Bharti Airtel Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk
Indosat Ooredoo
PT XL Axiata Tbk
Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Vodafone Group Plc
NTT DOCOMO Inc
KDDI Corporation
Rakuten Group Inc
SoftBank Group Corp
Koninklijke KPN N.V.
T-Mobile US, Inc.
America Movil, SA DE C.V.
Rogers Communications, Inc.
Mobile Telesystems PJSC
PJSC MegaFon
Beeline Russia
Rostelecom
Telenor ASA
Telia Company AB
Tele2 AB
M1 Ltd
StarHub Ltd
TPG Telecom Ltd
Vodacom Group Limited
MTN Group Limited
Telkom SA SOC Limited
KT Corporation
LG Uplus Corp
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
BT Group plc
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
AT&T Mobility LLC
Verizon Communications Inc.
- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Market volume
- 1.4. Market volume forecast
- 1.5. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Introduction
- 2.1. What is this report about?
- 2.2. Who is the target reader?
- 2.3. How to use this report
- 2.4. Definitions
- 3 Global Mobile Phones
- 3.1. Market Overview
- 3.2. Market Data
- 3.3. Market outlook
- 3.4. Five forces analysis
- 4 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 4.1. Country data
- 5 Mobile Phones in Asia-Pacific
- 5.1. Market Overview
- 5.2. Market Data
- 5.3. Market outlook
- 5.4. Five forces analysis
- 6 Mobile Phones in Europe
- 6.1. Market Overview
- 6.2. Market Data
- 6.3. Market outlook
- 6.4. Five forces analysis
- 7 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 7.1. Country data
- 8 Mobile Phones in France
- 8.1. Market Overview
- 8.2. Market Data
- 8.3. Market outlook
- 8.4. Five forces analysis
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Mobile Phones in Germany
- 10.1. Market Overview
- 10.2. Market Data
- 10.3. Market outlook
- 10.4. Five forces analysis
- 11 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 11.1. Country data
- 12 Mobile Phones in Australia
- 12.1. Market Overview
- 12.2. Market Data
- 12.3. Market outlook
- 12.4. Five forces analysis
- 13 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 13.1. Country data
- 14 Mobile Phones in Brazil
- 14.1. Market Overview
- 14.2. Market Data
- 14.3. Market outlook
- 14.4. Five forces analysis
- 15 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 15.1. Country data
- 16 Mobile Phones in Canada
- 16.1. Market Overview
- 16.2. Market Data
- 16.3. Market outlook
- 16.4. Five forces analysis
- 17 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 17.1. Country data
- 18 Mobile Phones in China
- 18.1. Market Overview
- 18.2. Market Data
- 18.3. Market outlook
- 18.4. Five forces analysis
- 19 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 19.1. Country data
- 20 Mobile Phones in India
- 20.1. Market Overview
- 20.2. Market Data
- 20.3. Market outlook
- 20.4. Five forces analysis
- 21 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 21.1. Country data
- 22 Mobile Phones in Indonesia
- 22.1. Market Overview
- 22.2. Market Data
- 22.3. Market outlook
- 22.4. Five forces analysis
- 23 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 23.1. Country data
- 24 Mobile Phones in Italy
- 24.1. Market Overview
- 24.2. Market Data
- 24.3. Market outlook
- 24.4. Five forces analysis
- 25 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 25.1. Country data
- 26 Mobile Phones in Japan
- 26.1. Market Overview
- 26.2. Market Data
- 26.3. Market outlook
- 26.4. Five forces analysis
- 27 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 27.1. Country data
- 28 Mobile Phones in Mexico
- 28.1. Market Overview
- 28.2. Market Data
- 28.3. Market outlook
- 28.4. Five forces analysis
- 29 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 29.1. Country data
- 30 Mobile Phones in The Netherlands
- 30.1. Market Overview
- 30.2. Market Data
- 30.3. Market outlook
- 30.4. Five forces analysis
- 31 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 31.1. Country data
- 32 Mobile Phones in North America
- 32.1. Market Overview
- 32.2. Market Data
- 32.3. Market outlook
- 32.4. Five forces analysis
- 33 Mobile Phones in Russia
- 33.1. Market Overview
- 33.2. Market Data
- 33.3. Market outlook
- 33.4. Five forces analysis
- 34 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 34.1. Country data
- 35 Mobile Phones in Scandinavia
- 35.1. Market Overview
- 35.2. Market Data
- 35.3. Market outlook
- 35.4. Five forces analysis
- 36 Mobile Phones in Singapore
- 36.1. Market Overview
- 36.2. Market Data
- 36.3. Market outlook
- 36.4. Five forces analysis
- 37 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 37.1. Country data
- 38 Mobile Phones in South Africa
- 38.1. Market Overview
- 38.2. Market Data
- 38.3. Market outlook
- 38.4. Five forces analysis
- 39 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 39.1. Country data
- 40 Mobile Phones in South Korea
- 40.1. Market Overview
- 40.2. Market Data
- 40.3. Market outlook
- 40.4. Five forces analysis
- 41 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 41.1. Country data
- 42 Mobile Phones in Spain
- 42.1. Market Overview
- 42.2. Market Data
- 42.3. Market outlook
- 42.4. Five forces analysis
- 43 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 43.1. Country data
- 44 Mobile Phones in Turkey
- 44.1. Market Overview
- 44.2. Market Data
- 44.3. Market outlook
- 44.4. Five forces analysis
- 45 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 45.1. Country data
- 46 Mobile Phones in The United Kingdom
- 46.1. Market Overview
- 46.2. Market Data
- 46.3. Market outlook
- 46.4. Five forces analysis
- 47 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 47.1. Country data
- 48 Mobile Phones in The United States
- 48.1. Market Overview
- 48.2. Market Data
- 48.3. Market outlook
- 48.4. Five forces analysis
- 49 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 49.1. Country data
- 50 Company Profiles
- 51 Appendix
- 51.1. Methodology
- 51.2. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Global mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 2: Global mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 3: Global mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 4: Global mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 5: Global size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 6: Global gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 7: Global gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 8: Global inflation, 2017-21
- Table 9: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 10: Global exchange rate, 2017-21
- Table 11: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 12: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 13: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 14: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 15: Europe mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 16: Europe mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 17: Europe mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 18: Europe mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 19: Europe size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 20: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 21: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 22: Europe inflation, 2017-21
- Table 23: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 24: Europe exchange rate, 2017-21
- Table 25: France mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 26: France mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 27: France mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 28: France mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 29: France size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 30: France gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 31: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 32: France inflation, 2017-21
- Table 33: France consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 34: France exchange rate, 2017-21
- Table 35: Germany mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 36: Germany mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 37: Germany mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 38: Germany mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 39: Germany size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 40: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 41: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 42: Germany inflation, 2017-21
- Table 43: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 44: Germany exchange rate, 2017-21
- Table 45: Australia mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 46: Australia mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 47: Australia mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 48: Australia mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 49: Australia size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 50: Australia gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 51: Australia gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 52: Australia inflation, 2017-21
- Table 53: Australia consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 54: Australia exchange rate, 2017-21
- Table 55: Brazil mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 56: Brazil mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 57: Brazil mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 58: Brazil mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 59: Brazil size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 60: Brazil gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 61: Brazil gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 62: Brazil inflation, 2017-21
- Table 63: Brazil consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 64: Brazil exchange rate, 2017-21
- Table 65: Canada mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Table 66: Canada mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Table 67: Canada mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Table 68: Canada mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Table 69: Canada size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 70: Canada gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Figure 2: Global mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Figure 3: Global mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 4: Global mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the global mobile phones market, 2021
- Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global mobile phones market, 2021
- Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global mobile phones market, 2021
- Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global mobile phones market, 2021
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global mobile phones market, 2021
- Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global mobile phones market, 2021
- Figure 11: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Figure 12: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Figure 13: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 14: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Figure 15: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
- Figure 16: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
- Figure 17: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
- Figure 18: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
- Figure 19: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
- Figure 20: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2021
- Figure 21: Europe mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Figure 22: Europe mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Figure 23: Europe mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 24: Europe mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Figure 25: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 26: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 27: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 28: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 29: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 30: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2021
- Figure 31: France mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Figure 32: France mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Figure 33: France mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 34: France mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Figure 35: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in France, 2021
- Figure 36: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in France, 2021
- Figure 37: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in France, 2021
- Figure 38: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in France, 2021
- Figure 39: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in France, 2021
- Figure 40: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in France, 2021
- Figure 41: Germany mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Figure 42: Germany mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Figure 43: Germany mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 44: Germany mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Figure 45: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2021
- Figure 46: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2021
- Figure 47: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2021
- Figure 48: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2021
- Figure 49: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2021
- Figure 50: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2021
- Figure 51: Australia mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Figure 52: Australia mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Figure 53: Australia mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 54: Australia mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Australia, 2021
- Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Australia, 2021
- Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Australia, 2021
- Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Australia, 2021
- Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Australia, 2021
- Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Australia, 2021
- Figure 61: Brazil mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-21
- Figure 62: Brazil mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-21
- Figure 63: Brazil mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
- Figure 64: Brazil mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021-26
- Figure 65: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2021
- Figure 66: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2021
- Figure 67: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2021
- Figure 68: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2021
- Figure 69: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2021
- Figure 70: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2021
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