The data displays the number of connected devices/IoT connections by access technology worldwide from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, the number of cellular connected devices amounted to 2.33 billion.
2016 | 8356.2 | 3492.2 | 2327.8 | 687.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
2017 | 10139.6 | 3936.5 | 2990.5 | 958.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
2018 | 12309.5 | 4393.9 | 3459.4 | 1338.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
2019 | 14962.1 | 4851.5 | 3938.4 | 1878 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
2020 | 18208.7 | 5186.2 | 4409.6 | 2572.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
2021 | 22196.4 | 5497.9 | 4983.6 | 3440.2 | 7.3 | 0.3 |