2026-09-13 · people
Mobile subscriptions outnumber people
Multiple SIMs mean global subscriptions exceed population — not everyone is connected.
Each square is the same size on this map — only color tells you which group you're in. This grid divides world population (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — People with mobile access and No mobile subscription — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.
1 cell = 8.2 million people (0.1% of world population) · 1,000 cells
Context
The 2026 figures from ITU ICT put People with mobile access at 78% of world population and No mobile subscription at 22% — roughly 8.2 billion people in this edition's rounding.
ITU mobile network coverage vs subscriptions, rounded.
Share and export
Credit this grid as Inagrid — https://inagrid.com/e/2026-09-13-mobile-subscriptions