Key Market Indicators
Russian mobile subscribers are projected to grow to approximately 249 million by 2028, up from around 246 million in 2023. This represents a modest annual growth rate of 0.2%. Since 1996, the demand for mobile subscriptions in Russia has increased at an annual rate of 1.4%. In 2023, Russia ranked fifth globally in mobile subscriptions, trailing behind Indonesia, which had an equal number of subscriptions at around 246 million. India, the United States, and Indonesia occupied the second, third, and fourth spots, respectively, in the global ranking of mobile subscriptions for 2023.
