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5.2 billion mobile users, 292 billion gigabytes mobile traffic by 2019

By GilPressFebruary 3rd, 20151 min read

In February 2015, Cisco released the Cisco VNI Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, 2014 – 2019. Global highlights from the updated study include the following projections:

By 2019:

There will be 5.2 billion global mobile users, up from 4.3 billion in 2014
There will be 11.5 billion mobile-ready devices and connections, more than 4 billion more than there were in 2014
The average mobile connection speed will increase 2.4-fold, from 1.7 Mbps in 2014 to 4.0 Mbps by 2019
Global mobile IP traffic will reach an annual run rate of 292 exabytes, up from 30 exabytes in 2014

VNI-Infographic

Last updated on May 11th, 2026.