Mobile Internet traffic, As of 2024, mobile device traffic percentage is approximately 59.7% of global Internet traffic, reflecting a significant increase from the past years. 

This trend highlights the growing dominance of browning in mobile, although desktop usage has a considerable share. 

It’s been working for particular regions and contexts. In the United States, 46.01% of web traffic comes from mobile devices. , while 51.29% comes from desktops. In contrast, regions, Asia and India find much higher mobile usage. Also, 64% of traffic using the internet is from mobile devices, while India has 74% of their traffic.

Mobile Internet traffic top stats(Top Picks)

• In 2024, website visitors from a mobile device over 60%
• 92.3% of internet users access the internet using mobile phone
• There are now 4.32 billion active mobile internet users
• There will be over 1 billion 5G connections worldwide by 2025
• Highest internet traffic from mobile devices 69.13%
• In the US internet traffic from mobile devices generates 10.04 exabytes a month. 
• Mobile traffic witnessed growth of 75% from 2015-24

What Percentage of Internet Traffic Comes From Mobile Devices?

As of August 2024, mobile device users contribute 61.95% of all website traffic.

As of 2024, mobile devices’ global web traffic is 59.7%. This percentage has steadily increased year by year. On the other hand, Global web traffic from desktops was about 38.2%, although Mobile web traffic was recorded at just over 10% in 2012. Moreover, Mobile web traffic currently accounts for 46.01%. 

In the back period, it was 6.1% and 37.2% in 2011, and 2015. 

The percentage of people accessing the internet via mobile devices has increased year-over-year. Q1 2017 was the first time mobile traffic surpassed traffic from desktop computers.

Internet users via mobile are increasing day by day. 

Here’s a quick look at mobile internet traffic share every Q1 since 2015:

Quarter	Share	Annual Change
Q1 2015	31.16%	–
Q1 2016	39.47%	26.67%
Q1 2017	50.03%	26.75%
Q1 2018	51.77%	3.48%
Q1 2019	48.71%	5.91%
Q1 2020	51.92%	6.59%
Q1 2021	54.8%	5.55%
Q1 2022	59.66%	4.86%
Q1 2023	60.89%	1.23%
Q1 2024	61.21%	1.88%

Website traffic from mobile devices has a steady trend:

The data revealed that around 9 in 10 (92.3%) internet users access the internet using a mobile phone of some kind.

Of those, 65.6% use the more traditional laptop or desktop.

Here is a full breakdown of the findings:

Device	Share of Users
Mobile phone (any)	92.3%
Laptop or desktop (any)	65.6%
Smartphone	91%
Feature phone	5.2%
Tablet device	27.3%
Own laptop or desktop	59.1%
Work laptop or desktop	28.6%
Connected television	31.9%
Smart home device	15.4%
Games console	12.7%

Cellular data traffic has increased quarter-over-quarter since Q1 2017.

The amount of monthly cellular data consumed by the average smartphone worldwide has grown from 9.68 EB in Q1 2017 to 133.68 EB in Q2 2023.

The monthly cellular data consumed by the average smartphone now stands at 21.1GB.

quarter, Year	Monthly Average Global Mobile Network Data Traffic
Q1 2017	9.68 EB
Q2 2017	10.63 EB
Q3 2017	11.69 EB
Q4 2017	13.6 EB
Q1 2018	15.94 EB
Q2 2018	18.37 EB
Q3 2018	21.78 EB
Q4 2018	26.54 EB
Q1 2019	29.02 EB
Q2 2019	32.66 EB
Q3 2019	36.49 EB
Q4 2019	39.56 EB
Q1 2020	45.16 EB
Q2 2020	50.03 EB
Q3 2020	54.79 EB
Q4 2020	58.44 EB
Q1 2021	66.14 EB
Q2 2021	72.2 EB
Q3 2021	77.81 EB
Q4 2021	84.16 EB
Q1 2022	92.75 EB
Q2 2022	100.42 EB
Q3 2022	107.58 EB
Q4 2022	118.21 EB
Q1 2023	126 EB
Q2 2023	133.86 EB
Q3 2023	143.14 EB

Let’s talk about how mobile network data traffic has changed many times:

Here’s a breakdown of mobile web traffic share:

Rank	Device Type	Share	Change Over Previous Year
1	Android	70.48%	-2.6%
2	Apple	28.8%	+6.7%
3	Samsung	0.37%	+2.8%
4	KAI	0.14%	+27.3%
5	Other	0.21%	+16.7%

Mobile Internet Traffic trends

Let’s see what the shares look like of mobile users vs desktop over the last 10 years. 

In 2012, mobile internet traffic shares were 10.74%, compared to 87.96% for desktop. 

Mobile first passed desktop in late 2016. In 2018, mobile held 50.88% of website traffic market share, desktop 45.11%, and tablet 4.02%.

Mobile first passed desktop in late 2016 and then in 2018, mobile held 50.88% share: desktop 45.11%, and tablet 4.02%.

Here’s how this data looks year-by-year.

Year	Global mobile website traffic share	Global desktop website traffic share	Global tablet website traffic share
2012	10.74%	87.96%	1.31%
2013	16.24%	79.18%	4.59%
2014	27.14%	66.57%	6.29%
2015	35.10%	59.17%	5.73%
2016	43.59%	51.37%	5.04%
2017	51.56%	43.75%	4.69%
2018	50.88%	45.11%	4.02%
2019	50.39%	46.04%	3.57%
2020	51.61%	45.64%	2.75%
2021	55.01%	42.31%	2.69%
2022	58.32%	39.43%	2.25%
2023	55.19%	42.88%	1.94%
2024 (as of July 2024)	59.70%	38.20%	2.10%

Mobile website traffic share in the United States (2012–2024)

Year	US mobile website traffic share	US mobile website traffic share	US mobile website traffic share
2012	9.89%	88.04%	2.07%
2013	13.68%	79.79%	6.53%
2014	23.19%	67.89%	8.93%
2015	26.44%	64.67%	8.89%
2016	30.94%	60.61%	8.44%
2017	40.09%	51.10%	8.80%
2018	40.82%	51.20%	7.97%
2019	44.47%	48.45%	7.08%
2020	47.82%	47.84%	4.34%
2021	47.57%	48.88%	3.56%
2022	50.52%	46.43%	3.05%
2023	35.73%	62.21%	2.07%
2024 (as of July 2024)	46.01%	51.29%	2.70%

Source: exploding topics

The distribution of mobile vs desktop internet usage in the United States is so different. According to the data of global statistics, Global consumers prefer to browse mobile phones than desktops. As of July 2024, 46.01% of mobile traffic of total traffic. , compared to 51.29% desktops. 

From 2020 to 2023, mobile and desktop traffic trade positions every year have a few percentage differences. In 2023 desktop shares of 62.21% were ahead of 26,48 percent higher than mobile’s. 

Mobile Device Internet Usage by Region

Mobile internet users are a significant tech trend in the 21st century. There is a disparity between mobile internet traffic usage across the global traffic. However different regions have different states and statistics. In Africa, the highest mobile device traffic usage of total internet users is 69.13%. Otherwise, Oceania is the world’s least mobile-centric area where the least people are using the internet from mobile the stats 39.51%

Here is a more detailed look at the most recent data:

Rank	Region	Share of Mobile Internet Traffic	Difference to Global Average
1	Africa	69.13%	+ 12.24%
2	Asia	65.2%	+ 8.31%
–	Global	56.89%	–
3	South America	51.47%	– 5.42%
4	Europe	49.19%	– 7.7%
5	North America	48.49%	– 8.4%
6	Oceania	39.51%	– 17.38%

Russia has the lowest proportion of mobile internet traffic which is 30.2%. The next lowest proportion is Portugal 34.12% and Canada 37.71%.

Below are the top and bottom 40 nations surveyed for their country’s mobile internet traffic share:

Africa

• Nigeria – 81.43%
• South Africa – 72.59%

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• Egypt – 67.66%
• Morocco – 52.51%

Asia

• India – 75.96%
• Saudi Arabia – 70.82%

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• Hong Kong – 42.27%
• Russia – 30.2%

South America

• Argentina – 57.14%

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• Brazil – 49.49%

Europe

• Republic of Ireland – 58.1%
• Poland – 53.05%

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• Portugal 34.12%
• Russia – 30.2%

North America

• Mexico – 52.88%
• US – 47.57%

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• Canada 37.71%

Oceania

• New Zealand – 41.48%

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• Australia – 40.64%

Look at mobile internet users from different angles and nationwide their spreading. The nationwide mobile internet user penetration rate is below. 

And a total of 32 exceed the 85% mark.

The US has a mobile internet penetration rate of 84.37%.

Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 nations by mobile internet penetration rate:

Rank	Nation	Continent	Mobile Internet User Penetration
1	Bahrain	Asia	98.2%
2	UAE	Asia	96.06%
3	Kuwait	Asia	95.92%
4	Singapore	Asia	95.41%
5	Canada	North America	95.21%
6	New Zealand	Oceania	94.86%
7	Brunei	Asia	94.11%
8	Denmark	Europe	93.61%
9	Japan	Asia	93.13%
10	UK	Europe	92.85%

Perhaps unsurprisingly, 9 of the top 10 countries by mobile internet speed also rank in the top 25 for mobile internet penetration:

Rank	Nation	Continent	June 2024 Mobile Internet Speed	Mobile Internet Penetration Rank
1	Qatar	Asia	334.63 Mbps	15
2	UAE	Asia	323.61 Mbps	2
3	Kuwait	Asia	226.56 Mbps	3
4	Norway	Europe	145.19 Mbps	16
5	Denmark	Europe	144.93 Mbps	8
6	South Korea	Asia	139.04 Mbps	12
7	China	Asia	135.71 Mbps	–
8	Saudi Arabia	Asia	128.03 Mbs	13
9	Netherlands	Europe	120.96 Mbps	25
10	Bahrain	Asia	113.87 Mbps	1

Source: StatCounter, Statista, Speedtest

Internet Traffic from Mobile Devices based on Device Type

There is a wide range of devices available in the market such as iOS, Android, and Samsung that are used by worldwide users. However, Android devices are dominating the whole process and all types of devices around the world with a 69.74% use rate. In this data iOS Shares, 29.58% tables are so much below, you can see it in the database below

Device Type	Share
Android	69.74%
Apple	29.58%
Samsung	0.36%
KAI	0.1%
Other	0.22%

Mobile Device Activity Data

However, according to a recent survey, the most common use for a mobile device is gaming. 68% of people report playing video games on their phones.

As of 2024 data, We showed mobile devices are used for different reasons and areas.  Someone using it for professional work, or personal. All the needs are so much more important than personality now. 

Today, mobile is used for e-commerce, finance, business meetings, or more professional activities. 

Most common uses of mobile devices for gaming. 

Here’s a breakdown of the 16 most common tasks that people perform using their smartphones:

Rank	Activity	Share	Activity Type
1	Played a game	68%	Entertainment
2	Listened to music	67%	Entertainment
3	Used social media	63%	Entertainment
4	Watched video, TV, or film	61%	Entertainment
=5	Paid for something bought online	47%	E-commerce/Finance
=5	Accessed bank	47%	Finance
7	Ordered a product	42%	E-commerce
8	Booked food delivery	41%	E-commerce/Health & Wellbeing
9	Used for work	38%	Business
10	Sent money to a friend	35%	Finance
=11	Paid for something using Google Pay, Apple Pay, etc.	33%	E-commerce/Finance
=11	Read a magazine or newspaper	33%	Entertainment
13	Used a medical or fitness service	25%	Health & Wellbeing
14	Booked a taxi ride	22%	Travel
15	Controlled a smart device	20%	Entertainment/Misc.
16	None of the above	3%	N/A

Activity	Share
Gaming	68%
Music	67%
social media	63%
Streaming videos, TV, or film	61%
Paid for something bought online	47%
Bank usage	47%
Shopping products	42%
Booked food delivery	41%
Work-related	38%
Sent money to a friend	35%
Paid for something using Google Pay, Apple Pay, etc.	33%
Read a magazine or newspaper	33%
Used a medical or fitness service	25%
Booked a taxi ride	22%
Controlled a smart device	20%
None of the above	3%

Looking at the above table ecommerce is among popular uses for mobile devices. 

Indeed, more than half of the online population (55.4%) are likely to have bought something online in the past month with their mobile device.

The 11 countries with a higher proportion of mobile shoppers than the global average are as follows:

Rank	Country	Region	Share of Online Population Using E-commerce
1	Indonesia	Asia	79.1%
2	Thailand	Asia	74.2%
3	Philippines	Asia	69.6%
4	Malaysia	Asia	68.4%
5	Saudi Arabia	Asia	65.1%
6	China	Asia	64.3%
7	Taiwan	Asia	63.8%
8	Vietnam	Asia	61.4%
9	South Korea	Asia	59.9%
10	India	Asia	57.3%
11	Singapore	Asia	56.9%

Source: Mobile Ecosystem Forum, Data Reportal

 5G Adoption Statistics

Mobile internet traffic has grown along with the rollout of 5G. By 2025, The expected growth will be over 1 billion of 5G. 

China is predicted to it have over 3X 5G connections than any other country. 

This prediction will have considerably more 5G connections than japan, Germany, France, Canada, the UK, and the US. 

Simply, the future of mobile internet usage will increase the world mobile first networking soon. 

Yeah, the desktop also an important role for professionals and more depth tasks such as gaming, office work, designing, and content largely. Desktop is important for all that work. 

There is the main reason for the increasing rapidly mobile users day by day,  such as some important activities include social media uses, entertainment, and online shopping, and also driving our work out that we need from mobile optimized websites. 

On the other hand, desktops continue the complex style, content creation, and graphics design over all its importance of more professional uses of personal life. 

In contrast, 5G adoption is another revolution that played an important role in increasing the large number of users on mobile devices. 

Here are the predicted country-by-country 5G connections in 2025:

Country	5G Mobile Connections	Share of 5G Mobile Connection
China	866 million	51%
USA	247 million	68%
Japan	138 million	68%
Germany	68 million	58%
South Korea	45 million	73%
UK	42 million	57%
France	35 million	49%
Canada	20 million	51%

Source: GSMA

The Future of Mobile Device Internet Usage

Smartphone subscriptions have risen every year for the first time since smartphones spread, it have risen by 34 million since 1993 and then in 2024, the subscribers have risen by 8.648 billion. 

Mobile phone subscribers are rising fast now, despite the growth rate was recent years. 

Here’s a look at the major milestones of worldwide mobile subscriptions over the last 30 years:

Mobile Subscriber Milestone	Year
100 million	1996
500 million	2000
1 billion	2002
2 billion	2005
3 billion	2007
4 billion	2008
5 billion	2010
6 billion	2012
7 billion	2015
8 billion	2019

There are 4.66 billion active internet users and 4.32 billion active mobile internet users as well. Here is interesting, Active social media users are 4.2 billion, and active mobile social media users are 4.15 billion. 

As both internet use and social media use grow, it only stands to reason that mobile internet traffic will follow suit.

Source: ITU, DataReportal

US mobile web traffic share: consumers’ favorite browsers

Apple’s Safari is becoming the most popular choice among all mobile internet users in the US People’s. 

The latest survey shows that 49.57% of our mobile users use Safari to browse the internet. Although Google Chrome comes in the second position with 44.11%

These mobile browsing stats aren’t a surprise because Safari is the iPhone’s browser and the iPhone is the most popular device in the US. Approximately 153 million iPhone users are right now using the iPhone itself. 

Conclusion:

Mobile internet traffic globally changing. Day by Day the demand of people is rising. People are their professional and personal uses.

So, Every industry has a placement of business because they have traffic. And that’s why we’re here to identify the all stats about it.

Desktops are also used for professional work like office work, big tasks, important workout processes, and lots more.

Desktop and mobile both are using devices right now worldwide. But Asia is the hub of using mobile devices and Indian and China are both at the top for mobile device users.