Data usage has been increasing non-stop, with high definition videos and ever enlarging file sizes coupled with faster internet contributing to the rise with all things having been considered and taken into account. You might think that America, Japan or perhaps South Korea would use the highest quantities of data per person per month, but in spite of the fact that this is the case, neither of these countries reached the top spot.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that the citizens of Latvia use the most data per month, averaging out at about 42GB each month per user. The existence of unlimited data plans is certainly boosting these numbers, as is the high proportion of Latvians using mobile broadband in urban areas.
Coming in second is Finland with 41GB per user per month, followed by Austria in third place with 30GB. Finland has long been a proponent of advanced telecom infrastructure because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up modernizing the nation, and unlimited data plans come into play yet again.
One thing that bears mentioning is that all countries in the top ten list are European save for one: the South American nation of Chile. Chileans generally use around 19GB per month, which is more than double that of the US where the average user uses up approximately 9GB of mobile broadband data on a monthly basis.
It is also essential to recognize that some users have multiple data plans, such as in Japan where each person has nearly two separate data plans on average. This splits the data consumption in two, but that’s still not enough to measure up to the astounding data usage being seen in Latvia as well as Finland. With 5G becoming commonplace and the Internet of Things driving up data usage across the board, we might see these numbers shoot up dramatically. This will likely lead to advancements in data storage and an expansion of data plans around the world.
H/T: OECD
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With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that the citizens of Latvia use the most data per month, averaging out at about 42GB each month per user. The existence of unlimited data plans is certainly boosting these numbers, as is the high proportion of Latvians using mobile broadband in urban areas.
Coming in second is Finland with 41GB per user per month, followed by Austria in third place with 30GB. Finland has long been a proponent of advanced telecom infrastructure because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up modernizing the nation, and unlimited data plans come into play yet again.
One thing that bears mentioning is that all countries in the top ten list are European save for one: the South American nation of Chile. Chileans generally use around 19GB per month, which is more than double that of the US where the average user uses up approximately 9GB of mobile broadband data on a monthly basis.
It is also essential to recognize that some users have multiple data plans, such as in Japan where each person has nearly two separate data plans on average. This splits the data consumption in two, but that’s still not enough to measure up to the astounding data usage being seen in Latvia as well as Finland. With 5G becoming commonplace and the Internet of Things driving up data usage across the board, we might see these numbers shoot up dramatically. This will likely lead to advancements in data storage and an expansion of data plans around the world.
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