In February 2017, Cisco released the Cisco® VNI Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, 2016–2021. This infographic provides some of the global and regional highlights from the updated study.

1. In February 2017, Cisco released the Cisco® VNI Global Mobile
Data Traffic Forecast, 2016–2021. This infographic provides some
of the global and regional highlights from the updated study.
Visual Networking Index
2021 Per Capita
Regional Growth
Global Growth
North America Latin America Western Europe
Central and
Eastern Europe
Middle East Asia Pacific
and Africa
2.9 per capita 1.4 per capita 2.7 per capita
1.8 per capita 1.1 per capita 1.4 per capita
By 2021, there will be nearly
12 billion mobile-connected devices,
approximately 1.5 per capita
By 2021, video will represent 78% of
total mobile data traffic, compared to
60% in 2016
North America Latin America Western Europe
Regional Growth
Global Growth
20212016
60% 78%
2016 2021
3-fold growth (24% CAGR)
from 2016 (6.8 Mbps) to 2021 (20.4 Mbps)
2016–2021
Regional Growth
Global Growth
25.2 Mbps
by 2021
North America Latin America Western Europe
Central and
Eastern Europe
Middle East Asia Pacific
and Africa
12.4 Mbps
by 2021
28.5 Mbps
by 2021
18.4 Mbps
by 2021
10.8 Mbps
by 2021
20.4 Mbps
by 2021
1.8-fold
(13% CAGR)
3.3-fold
(27% CAGR)
2.5-fold
(20% CAGR)
2.9-fold
(24% CAGR)
2.9-fold
(23% CAGR)
2.1-fold
(16% CAGR)
20.4 Mbps
2021
6.8 Mbps
2016
By 2021, the average mobile-connected
end-user device will generate 5.7 GB of
mobile traffic per month, up from 977 MB
per month in 2016 (a 42% CAGR)
20212016
Regional Growth
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Source: 2017 Cisco VNI Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast
Mobile Users Growth
Average Mobile Connection Speed Growth
Mobile Traffic per End-User Connection
Regional Growth
Global Growth
329.0 million
310.1 million
380.7 million
371.6 million
948.0 million
774.4 million
2016
2021
512.2 million
473.9 million2016
2021
2016
2021
410.5 million
394.5 million2016
2021
2016
2021
2016
2021 3.0 billion
2.5 billion
North America
Latin America
Western Europe
Central and
Eastern Europe
Middle East
and Africa
Asia Pacific
4.9 billion2016
2021 5.5 billion
By 2021, there will be 5.5 billion
global mobile users, up from 4.9 billion
in 2016 (a 2.7% CAGR)
Mobile-Connected Devices per Capita
Video: Global and Regional Mobile Data Traffic
64% 77% 60% 79% 61% 80%
60% 79% 52% 76% 60% 78%
Central and
Eastern Europe
Middle East Asia Pacific
and Africa
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Global Growth
North America Latin America Western Europe
Central and
Eastern Europe
Middle East Asia Pacific
and Africa
30% CAGR
3.4 GB/Month 12.7 GB/Month
2016 2021
42% CAGR
641 MB/Month 3.7 GB/Month
2016 2021
38% CAGR
1.3 GB/Month 6.6 GB/Month
2016 2021
39% CAGR
1.5 GB/Month 8.1 GB/Month
2016 2021
57% CAGR
472 MB/Month 4.6 GB/Month
2016 2021
45% CAGR
810 MB/Month 5.2 GB/Month
2016 2021
42% CAGR
977 MB/Month 5.7 GB/Month
2016 2021