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Number of CDMA Subscribers by Region

 
Number of CDMA Subscribers by Region
(includes cdmaone, CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 & 1xEV-DO Rev. A)
Asia-Pacific
North America
Caribbean & Latin America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Total
Sep-97
3,350,000
900,000
-
-
4,250,000
Dec-97
6,300,000
1,500,000
-
-
7,800,000
Mar-98
7,100,000
2,000,000
124,500
500
9,225,000
Jun-98
8,760,000
3,230,000
139,000
1,000
12,120,000
Sep-98
11,200,000
4,500,000
285,000
5,000
15,990,000
Dec-98
14,900,000
6,800,000
1,225,000
75,000
23,000,000
Mar-99
18,000,000
8,800,000
1,550,000
165,000
28,515,000
Jun-99
20,805,000
10,616,000
1,945,000
240,000
33,606,000
Sep-99
24,824,000
12,913,000
3,033,000
370,000
41,140,000
Dec-99
28,000,000
16,500,000
5,100,000
500,000
50,100,000
Mar-00
31,700,000
18,500,000
6,520,000
565,000
57,285,000
Jun-00
33,470,000
23,100,000
8,675,000
680,000
65,925,000
Sep-00
33,510,000
26,500,000
10,130,000
862,000
71,002,000
Dec-00
35,730,000
28,700,000
14,950,000
1,060,000
80,440,000
Mar-01
39,617,000
33,843,000
15,900,000
1,043,000
90,403,000
Jun-01
39,906,000
37,952,000
17,230,000
1,225,000
96,313,000
Sep-01
40,200,000
43,404,000
18,205,000
1,375,000
103,184,000
Dec-01
41,380,000
48,421,000
19,900,000
1,650,000
111,351,000
Mar-02
43,480,000
52,890,000
22,023,000
1,825,000
120,218,000
Jun-02
45,250,000
55,600,000
24,100,000
2,200,000
127,150,000
Sep-02
48,700,000
58,400,000
25,500,000
2,300,000
134,900,000
Dec-02
54,600,000
62,500,000
27,200,000
2,400,000
146,700,000
Mar-03
58,701,000
64,450,000
28,620,000
2,450,000
154,221,000
Jun-03
63,090,000
68,857,000
29,550,000
2,580,000
164,095,000
Sep-03
69,300,000
71,400,000
30,400,000
2,950,000
174,050,000
Dec-03
78,300,000
75,200,000
32,000,000
3,100,000
188,600,000
Mar-04
84,400,000
81,400,000
33,000,000
3,250,000
202,050,000
Jun-04
88,800,000
85,600,000
34,800,000
3,320,000
212,520,000
Sep-04
96,200,000
88,000,000
39,000,000
3,570,000
226,770,000
Dec-04
102,000,000
92,100,000
42,200,000
3,900,000
240,200,000
Mar-05
109,500,000
97,300,000
45,700,000
4,100,000
256,600,000
Jun-05
116,200,000
100,400,000
49,200,000
4,400,000
270,200,000
Sep-05
124,900,000
102,600,000
53,400,000
4,800,000
285,700,000
Dec-05
130,900,000
107,500,000
58,300,000
5,200,000
301,900,000
Mar-06
136,200,000
112,130,000
64,200,000
5,830,000
318,360,000
Jun-06
142,600,000
115,850,000
70,400,000
6,300,000
335,150,000
Sep-06
155,600,000
119,100,000
71,500,000
7,530,000
353,730,000
Dec-06
170,025,000
123,380,000
71,600,000
8,498,000
373,503,000
Mar-07
177,800,000
129,380,000
70,200,000
9,720,000
383,100,000
Jun-07
188,120,000
132,420,000
69,572,000
10,700,000
400,812,000
Sep-07
204,600,000
134,600,000
69,800,000
12,360,000
421,360,000
Dec-07
210,800,000
137,500,000
69,200,000
13,600,000
431,100,000
Mar-08
231,300,000
140,100,000
62,800,000
2,800,000
4,600,000
9,700,000
451,300,000
Jun-08
240,300,000
144,200,000
55,500,000
2,920,000
4,710,000
15,370,000
463,000,000
Sep-08
251,010,000
145,800,000
52,150,000
3,280,000
4,900,000
17,620,000
474,760,000
Dec-08
236,900,000
148,300,000
48,800,000
3,570,000
5,250,000
19,480,000
462,300,000
Mar-09
248,600,000
153,600,000
42,320,000
4,050,000
5,700,000
23,100,000
477,370,000
Jun-09
263,800,000
155,590,000
40,841,000
4,350,000
6,070,000
25,570,000
496,221,000
Sep-09
278,300,000
156,900,000
39,100,000
4,785,000
5,270,000
26,350,000
510,705,000
Dec-09
292,900,000
160,045,000
36,100,000
5,375,000
5,330,000
28,395,000
528,145,000
Mar-10
305,300,000
164,390,000
35,400,000
5,800,000
5,580,000
30,300,000
546,770,000
Jun-10
316,060,000
164,850,000
32,800,000
6,200,000
5,660,000
24,600,000
550,170,000
Sep-10
328,030,000
166,830,000
32,060,000
6,704,400
5,720,000
24,680,000
564,024,400
Dec-10
338,940,000
169,600,000
29,800,000
7,250,000
5,600,000
25,800,000
576,990,000
Jun-11
362,870,000
184,300,000
28,600,000
7,610,000
5,790,000
25,900,000
615,070,000

 

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group, June 2011

Note: prior to March 1998 Caribbean and Mexico are included with North America; after March 1998 they are included in Caribbean & Latin America.
Note: prior to March 2008 Middle East and Africa numbers are included with Europe; after March 2008 they are broken out separately
*These subscriber numbers are estimates provided by third parties on a quarterly basis and have not been independently verified by CDG*

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