India vs United States: Mobile phone subscriptions

India
1.15 billion
in 2024
United States
390.99 million
in 2024
India rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.15 billion against 390.99 million in United States, a difference of 760.37 million.

That makes India's figure about 2.9 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.

Globally, India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
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