Mobile Phones Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027

Mobile Phones Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027


Summary

Global Mobile Phones industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2018-22, and forecast to 2027). 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 2022 annual average exchange rates.
  • The global mobile phones market had total revenues of $776.7 billion in 2022, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.6% between 2017 and 2022.
  • Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 2.1% between 2017 and 2022, to reach a total of 623.8 average MOU in 2022.
  • According to Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA), in 2021, the global 5G adoption rate was 8%, and total connections reached 1 billion in 2022.
  • Scope
    • 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
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    • What was the size of the global mobile phones market by value in 2022?
    • What will be the size of the global mobile phones market in 2027?
    • 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?


    1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    1.1. Market value
    1.2. Market value forecast
    1.3. Market volume
    1.4. Market volume forecast
    1.5. Category segmentation
    1.6. Geography segmentation
    1.7. 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 Segmentation
    3.4. Market outlook
    3.5. 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 Segmentation
    5.4. Market outlook
    5.5. Five forces analysis
    6 Mobile Phones in Europe
    6.1. Market Overview
    6.2. Market Data
    6.3. Market Segmentation
    6.4. Market outlook
    6.5. 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 Segmentation
    8.4. Market outlook
    8.5. 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 Segmentation
    10.4. Market outlook
    10.5. Five forces analysis
    11 Macroeconomic Indicators
    11.1. Country data
    12 Mobile Phones in Italy
    12.1. Market Overview
    12.2. Market Data
    12.3. Market Segmentation
    12.4. Market outlook
    12.5. Five forces analysis
    13 Macroeconomic Indicators
    13.1. Country data
    14 Mobile Phones in Japan
    14.1. Market Overview
    14.2. Market Data
    14.3. Market Segmentation
    14.4. Market outlook
    14.5. Five forces analysis
    15 Macroeconomic Indicators
    15.1. Country data
    16 Mobile Phones in Australia
    16.1. Market Overview
    16.2. Market Data
    16.3. Market Segmentation
    16.4. Market outlook
    16.5. Five forces analysis
    17 Macroeconomic Indicators
    17.1. Country data
    18 Mobile Phones in Canada
    18.1. Market Overview
    18.2. Market Data
    18.3. Market Segmentation
    18.4. Market outlook
    18.5. Five forces analysis
    19 Macroeconomic Indicators
    19.1. Country data
    20 Mobile Phones in China
    20.1. Market Overview
    20.2. Market Data
    20.3. Market Segmentation
    20.4. Market outlook
    20.5. Five forces analysis
    21 Macroeconomic Indicators
    21.1. Country data
    22 Mobile Phones in The Netherlands
    22.1. Market Overview
    22.2. Market Data
    22.3. Market Segmentation
    22.4. Market outlook
    22.5. Five forces analysis
    23 Macroeconomic Indicators
    23.1. Country data
    24 Mobile Phones in Spain
    24.1. Market Overview
    24.2. Market Data
    24.3. Market Segmentation
    24.4. Market outlook
    24.5. Five forces analysis
    25 Macroeconomic Indicators
    25.1. Country data
    26 Mobile Phones in The United Kingdom
    26.1. Market Overview
    26.2. Market Data
    26.3. Market Segmentation
    26.4. Market outlook
    26.5. Five forces analysis
    27 Macroeconomic Indicators
    27.1. Country data
    28 Mobile Phones in The United States
    28.1. Market Overview
    28.2. Market Data
    28.3. Market Segmentation
    28.4. Market outlook
    28.5. Five forces analysis
    29 Macroeconomic Indicators
    29.1. Country data
    30 Company Profiles
    30.1. China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd
    30.2. Deutsche Telekom AG
    30.3. Verizon Communications Inc.
    30.4. Telefonica, S.A.
    30.5. China Telecom Corporation Limited
    30.6. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
    30.7. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd
    30.8. Vodafone Group Plc
    30.9. Orange SA
    30.10. SFR SA
    30.11. Bouygues Telecom SA
    30.12. Free Mobile
    30.13. Vodafone GmbH
    30.14. Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
    30.15. TIM S.p.A.
    30.16. Wind Tre Spa
    30.17. NTT DOCOMO Inc
    30.18. KDDI Corporation
    30.19. SoftBank Corp
    30.20. Rakuten Group Inc
    30.21. Telstra Group Limited
    30.22. Singtel Optus Pty Ltd
    30.23. TPG Telecom Ltd
    30.24. Rogers Communications, Inc.
    30.25. BCE Inc.
    30.26. TELUS Corporation
    30.27. China Mobile Limited
    30.28. China United Network Communications Ltd
    30.29. Koninklijke KPN N.V.
    30.30. VodafoneZiggo Group Holding BV
    30.31. T-Mobile Netherlands Holding B.V.
    30.32. Movistar
    30.33. Masmovil Ibercom SA
    30.34. BT Group plc
    30.35. Telefonica UK Ltd
    30.36. Hutchison 3G UK Limited
    30.37. AT&T Inc
    30.38. T-Mobile US, Inc.
    31 Appendix
    31.1. Methodology
    31.2. About MarketLine
    List of Tables
    Table 1: Global mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 2: Global mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 3: Global mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 4: Global mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 5: Global mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    Table 6: Global mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Table 7: Global mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Table 8: Global size of population (million), 2018-22
    Table 9: Global gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 10: Global gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 11: Global inflation, 2018-22
    Table 12: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2018-22
    Table 13: Global exchange rate, 2018-22
    Table 14: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 15: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 16: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 17: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 18: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    Table 19: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Table 20: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Table 21: Europe mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 22: Europe mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 23: Europe mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 24: Europe mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 25: Europe mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    Table 26: Europe mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Table 27: Europe mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Table 28: Europe size of population (million), 2018-22
    Table 29: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 30: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 31: Europe inflation, 2018-22
    Table 32: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2018-22
    Table 33: Europe exchange rate, 2018-22
    Table 34: France mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 35: France mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 36: France mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 37: France mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 38: France mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    Table 39: France mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Table 40: France mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Table 41: France size of population (million), 2018-22
    Table 42: France gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 43: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 44: France inflation, 2018-22
    Table 45: France consumer price index (absolute), 2018-22
    Table 46: France exchange rate, 2018-22
    Table 47: Germany mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 48: Germany mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 49: Germany mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 50: Germany mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 51: Germany mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    Table 52: Germany mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Table 53: Germany mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Table 54: Germany size of population (million), 2018-22
    Table 55: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 56: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 57: Germany inflation, 2018-22
    Table 58: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2018-22
    Table 59: Germany exchange rate, 2018-22
    Table 60: Italy mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 61: Italy mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 62: Italy mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 63: Italy mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 64: Italy mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    Table 65: Italy mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Table 66: Italy mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Table 67: Italy size of population (million), 2018-22
    Table 68: Italy gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 69: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 70: Italy inflation, 2018-22
    Table 71: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2018-22
    Table 72: Italy exchange rate, 2018-22
    Table 73: Japan mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 74: Japan mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 75: Japan mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 76: Japan mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 77: Japan mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    Table 78: Japan mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Table 79: Japan mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Table 80: Japan size of population (million), 2018-22
    Table 81: Japan gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 82: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2018-22
    Table 83: Japan inflation, 2018-22
    Table 84: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2018-22
    Table 85: Japan exchange rate, 2018-22
    Table 86: Australia mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Table 87: Australia mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Table 88: Australia mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2017-2022
    Table 89: Australia mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Table 90: Australia mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
    List of Figures
    Figure 1: Global mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 2: Global mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 3: Global mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 4: Global mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 5: Global mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 6: Global mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the global mobile phones market, 2022
    Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the global mobile phones market, 2022
    Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the global mobile phones market, 2022
    Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global mobile phones market, 2022
    Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global mobile phones market, 2022
    Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global mobile phones market, 2022
    Figure 13: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 14: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 15: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 16: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 17: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 18: Asia-Pacific mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Figure 19: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2022
    Figure 20: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2022
    Figure 21: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2022
    Figure 22: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2022
    Figure 23: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2022
    Figure 24: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Asia-Pacific, 2022
    Figure 25: Europe mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 26: Europe mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 27: Europe mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 28: Europe mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 29: Europe mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 30: Europe mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Figure 31: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2022
    Figure 32: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2022
    Figure 33: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2022
    Figure 34: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2022
    Figure 35: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2022
    Figure 36: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Europe, 2022
    Figure 37: France mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 38: France mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 39: France mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 40: France mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 41: France mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 42: France mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Figure 43: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in France, 2022
    Figure 44: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in France, 2022
    Figure 45: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in France, 2022
    Figure 46: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in France, 2022
    Figure 47: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in France, 2022
    Figure 48: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in France, 2022
    Figure 49: Germany mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 50: Germany mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 51: Germany mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 52: Germany mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 53: Germany mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 54: Germany mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2022
    Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2022
    Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2022
    Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2022
    Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2022
    Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Germany, 2022
    Figure 61: Italy mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 62: Italy mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 63: Italy mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 64: Italy mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 65: Italy mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 66: Italy mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Figure 67: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Italy, 2022
    Figure 68: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Italy, 2022
    Figure 69: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Italy, 2022
    Figure 70: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Italy, 2022
    Figure 71: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Italy, 2022
    Figure 72: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Italy, 2022
    Figure 73: Japan mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 74: Japan mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 75: Japan mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 76: Japan mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 77: Japan mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 78: Japan mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27
    Figure 79: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Japan, 2022
    Figure 80: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Japan, 2022
    Figure 81: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Japan, 2022
    Figure 82: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Japan, 2022
    Figure 83: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Japan, 2022
    Figure 84: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Japan, 2022
    Figure 85: Australia mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017-22
    Figure 86: Australia mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017-22
    Figure 87: Australia mobile phones market category segmentation: Average MOU, 2017-2022
    Figure 88: Australia mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
    Figure 89: Australia mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2022-27
    Figure 90: Australia mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2022-27

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