The data displays the distribution of unique subscriber penetration worldwide in 2016 and 2017, and forecast data for 2020 and 2025, by region. In 2016, in the Asia Pacific region, unique subscribers represented around 65% of SIMs owned, suggesting that many people owned multiple SIM cards. By 2020, the share of unique subscribers was expected to rise to 76%.
2016 | 84 | 78 | 81 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 44 |
2017 | 85 | 80 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 44 |
2020 | 86 | 81 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 48 |
2025 | 88 | 82 | 86 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 52 |