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Mobile Phones Top 5 Emerging Markets Industry Guide 2020-2029

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  • 318 Pages
  • June 2025
  • Region: Global
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5998654
The Emerging 5 Mobile Phones industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • These countries contributed $206.7 billion to the global mobile phones industry in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% between 2007 and 2011. The top 5 emerging countries are expected to reach a value of $240.2 billion in 2029, with a CAGR of 3.1% over the 2024-29 period.
  • Within the mobile phones industry, China is the leading country among the top 5 emerging nations, with market revenues of $139.2 billion in 2024. This was followed by India and Brazil with a value of $30.4 and $16.5 billion, respectively.
  • China is expected to lead the mobile phones industry in the top five emerging nations, with a value of $157.3 billion in 2029, followed by India and Brazil with expected values of $37.4 and $24.6 billion, respectively.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the emerging five mobile phones market
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the emerging five mobile phones market
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key mobile phones market players’ emerging five operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the emerging five mobile phones market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
  • Compares data from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa, alongside individual chapters on each country

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the emerging five mobile phones market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the emerging five mobile phones market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the emerging five mobile phones market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the emerging five mobile phones market?

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
1.1. What is this report about?
1.2. Who is the target reader?
1.3. How to use this report
1.4. Definitions
2 Top 5 Emerging Countries Mobile Phones
2.1. Industry Outlook
3 Mobile Phones in South Africa
3.1. Market Overview
3.2. Market Data
3.3. Market Segmentation
3.4. Market outlook
3.5. Five forces analysis
4 Macroeconomic Indicators
4.1. Country data
5 Mobile Phones in Brazil
5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market outlook
5.5. Five forces analysis
6 Macroeconomic Indicators
6.1. Country data
7 Mobile Phones in China
7.1. Market Overview
7.2. Market Data
7.3. Market Segmentation
7.4. Market outlook
7.5. Five forces analysis
8 Macroeconomic Indicators
8.1. Country data
9 Mobile Phones in India
9.1. Market Overview
9.2. Market Data
9.3. Market Segmentation
9.4. Market outlook
9.5. Five forces analysis
10 Macroeconomic Indicators
10.1. Country data
11 Mobile Phones in Mexico
11.1. Market Overview
11.2. Market Data
11.3. Market Segmentation
11.4. Market outlook
11.5. Five forces analysis
12 Macroeconomic Indicators
12.1. Country data
13 Company Profiles
13.1. China Mobile Ltd
13.2. Deutsche Telekom AG
13.3. Verizon Communications Inc
13.4. Telefonica SA
13.5. China Telecom Corp Ltd
13.6. Jio Limited
13.7. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd
13.8. Vodafone Group Plc
13.9. Orange SA
13.10. SFR SA
13.11. Bouygues Telecom SA
13.12. Free Mobile
13.13. Vodafone GmbH
13.14. Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
13.15. Telstra Group Ltd
13.16. Singtel Optus Pty Ltd
13.17. Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd
13.18. Telefonica Brasil SA
13.19. Claro SA
13.20. TIM Brasil
13.21. Rogers Communications Inc
13.22. BCE Inc
13.23. Telus Corp
13.24. China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
13.25. Bharti Airtel Ltd
13.26. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
13.27. Vodafone Idea Ltd
13.28. PT Telekomunikasi Selular
13.29. PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Tbk
13.30. PT XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera Tbk
13.31. TIM SpA
13.32. Wind Tre Spa
13.33. NTT DOCOMO Inc
13.34. KDDI Corp
13.35. SoftBank Corp
13.36. Rakuten Mobile Inc
13.37. America Movil SAB de CV
13.38. Telefonica Moviles Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Movistar)
13.39. AT&T Inc
13.40. Koninklijke KPN NV
13.41. VodafoneZiggo Group BV
13.42. Odido Netherlands Holding BV
13.43. T-Mobile US Inc
13.44. Mobile Telesystems PJSC
13.45. PJSC MegaFon
13.46. Beeline Russia
13.47. Rostelecom
13.48. Telenor ASA
13.49. Telia Co AB
13.50. Tele2 AB
13.51. M1 Ltd
13.52. SIMBA Telecom Pte Ltd
13.53. Vodacom Group Ltd
13.54. MTN Group Ltd
13.55. Telkom SA SOC Ltd
13.56. SK Telecom Co Ltd
13.57. KT Corp
13.58. LG Uplus Corp
13.59. Masmovil Ibercom SA
13.60. Vodafone Telekomunikasyon A.S.
13.61. Turkcell
13.62. Turk Telekomunikasyon AS
13.63. BT Group Plc
14 Appendix
14.1. Methodology
14.2. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Top 5 emerging countries mobile phones industry, revenue ($bn), 2020-29
Table 2: Top 5 emerging countries mobile phones industry, revenue ($bn), 2020-24
Table 3: Top 5 emerging countries mobile phones industry forecast, revenue ($bn), 2024-29
Table 4: South Africa mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 5: South Africa mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 6: South Africa mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2019-24
Table 7: South Africa mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 8: South Africa mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 9: South Africa mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 10: South Africa mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Table 11: South Africa Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 12: South Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 13: South Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 14: South Africa Inflation, 2020-24
Table 15: South Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 16: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 17: Brazil mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 18: Brazil mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 19: Brazil mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2019-24
Table 20: Brazil mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 21: Brazil mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 22: Brazil mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 23: Brazil mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Table 24: Brazil Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 25: Brazil Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 26: Brazil GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 27: Brazil Inflation, 2020-24
Table 28: Brazil Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 29: Brazil Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 30: China mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 31: China mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 32: China mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2019-24
Table 33: China mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 34: China mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 35: China mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 36: China mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Table 37: China Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 38: China Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 39: China GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 40: China Inflation, 2020-24
Table 41: China Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 42: China Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 43: India mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 44: India mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 45: India mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2019-24
Table 46: India mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 47: India mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 48: India mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 49: India mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Table 50: India Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 51: India Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 52: India GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 53: India Inflation, 2020-24
Table 54: India Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 55: India Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 56: Mexico mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 57: Mexico mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 58: Mexico mobile phones market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2019-24
Table 59: Mexico mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Table 60: Mexico mobile phones market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 61: Mexico mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 62: Mexico mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Table 63: Mexico Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 64: Mexico Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 65: Mexico GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 66: Mexico Inflation, 2020-24
Table 67: Mexico Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 68: Mexico Exchange Rate, 2019-24
Table 69: China Mobile Ltd: Key Facts
Table 70: China Mobile Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 71: China Mobile Ltd: Key Employees
Table 72: Deutsche Telekom AG: Key Facts
Table 73: Deutsche Telekom AG: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 74: Deutsche Telekom AG: Key Employees
Table 75: Deutsche Telekom AG: Key Employees Continued
Table 76: Verizon Communications Inc: Key Facts
Table 77: Verizon Communications Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 78: Verizon Communications Inc: Key Employees
Table 79: Telefonica SA: Key Facts
Table 80: Telefonica SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 81: Telefonica SA: Key Employees
Table 82: Telefonica SA: Key Employees Continued
Table 83: China Telecom Corp Ltd: Key Facts
Table 84: China Telecom Corp Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 85: China Telecom Corp Ltd: Key Employees
Table 86: Jio Limited: Key Facts
Table 87: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd: Key Facts
Table 88: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 89: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd: Key Employees
Table 90: Vodafone Group Plc: Key Facts
Table 91: Vodafone Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 92: Vodafone Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 93: Orange SA: Key Facts
Table 94: Orange SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 95: Orange SA: Key Employees
Table 96: Orange SA: Key Employees Continued
Table 97: SFR SA: Key Facts
Table 98: SFR SA: Key Employees
Table 99: Bouygues Telecom SA: Key Facts
Table 100: Bouygues Telecom SA: Key Employees
Table 101: Free Mobile: Key Facts
Table 102: Vodafone GmbH: Key Facts
Table 103: Vodafone GmbH: Key Employees
Table 104: Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG: Key Facts
Table 105: Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG: Key Employees
Table 106: Telstra Group Ltd: Key Facts
Table 107: Telstra Group Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 108: Telstra Group Ltd: Key Employees
Table 109: Singtel Optus Pty Ltd: Key Facts
Table 110: Singtel Optus Pty Ltd: Key Employees
Table 111: Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd: Key Facts
Table 112: Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 113: Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd: Key Employees
Table 114: Telefonica Brasil SA: Key Facts
Table 115: Telefonica Brasil SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 116: Telefonica Brasil SA: Key Employees
Table 117: Claro SA: Key Facts
Table 118: Claro SA: Key Employees
Table 119: TIM Brasil: Key Facts
Table 120: TIM Brasil: Key Employees
List of Figures
Figure 1: Top 5 emerging countries mobile phones industry, revenue ($bn), 2020-29
Figure 2: Top 5 emerging countries mobile phones industry, revenue ($bn), 2020-24
Figure 3: Top 5 emerging countries mobile phones industry forecast, revenue ($bn), 2024-29
Figure 4: South Africa mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 5: South Africa mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 6: South Africa mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 7: South Africa mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 8: South Africa mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 9: South Africa mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Figure 10: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 12: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 13: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 14: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 15: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 16: Brazil mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 17: Brazil mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 18: Brazil mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 19: Brazil mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 20: Brazil mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 21: Brazil mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Figure 22: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2024
Figure 23: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2024
Figure 24: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2024
Figure 25: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2024
Figure 26: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2024
Figure 27: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Brazil, 2024
Figure 28: China mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 29: China mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 30: China mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 31: China mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 32: China mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 33: China mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Figure 34: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in China, 2024
Figure 35: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in China, 2024
Figure 36: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in China, 2024
Figure 37: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in China, 2024
Figure 38: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in China, 2024
Figure 39: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in China, 2024
Figure 40: India mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 41: India mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 42: India mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 43: India mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 44: India mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 45: India mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Figure 46: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in India, 2024
Figure 47: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in India, 2024
Figure 48: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in India, 2024
Figure 49: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in India, 2024
Figure 50: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in India, 2024
Figure 51: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in India, 2024
Figure 52: Mexico mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 53: Mexico mobile phones market volume: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 54: Mexico mobile phones market category segmentation: average MOU, 2019-24
Figure 55: Mexico mobile phones market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 56: Mexico mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 57: Mexico mobile phones market volume forecast: average MOU, 2024-29
Figure 58: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in Mexico, 2024
Figure 59: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in Mexico, 2024
Figure 60: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in Mexico, 2024
Figure 61: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in Mexico, 2024
Figure 62: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in Mexico, 2024
Figure 63: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in Mexico, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • America Movil SAB de CV
  • AT&T Inc
  • BCE Inc
  • Beeline Russia
  • Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
  • Bharti Airtel Ltd
  • Bouygues Telecom SA
  • BT Group Plc
  • China Mobile Ltd
  • China Telecom Corp Ltd
  • China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
  • Claro SA
  • Deutsche Telekom AG
  • Free Mobile
  • Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd
  • Jio Limited
  • KDDI Corp
  • Koninklijke KPN NV
  • KT Corp
  • LG Uplus Corp
  • M1 Ltd
  • Masmovil Ibercom SA
  • Mobile Telesystems PJSC
  • MTN Group Ltd
  • NTT DOCOMO Inc
  • Odido Netherlands Holding BV
  • Orange SA
  • PJSC MegaFon
  • PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Tbk
  • PT Telekomunikasi Selular
  • PT XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera Tbk
  • Rakuten Mobile Inc
  • Rogers Communications Inc
  • Rostelecom
  • SFR SA
  • SIMBA Telecom Pte Ltd
  • Singapore Telecommunications Ltd
  • Singtel Optus Pty Ltd
  • SK Telecom Co Ltd
  • SoftBank Corp
  • Tele2 AB
  • Telefonica Brasil SA
  • Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
  • Telefonica Moviles Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Movistar)
  • Telefonica SA
  • Telenor ASA
  • Telia Co AB
  • Telkom SA SOC Ltd
  • Telstra Group Ltd
  • Telus Corp
  • TIM Brasil
  • TIM SpA
  • T-Mobile US Inc
  • Turk Telekomunikasyon AS
  • Turkcell
  • Verizon Communications Inc
  • Vodacom Group Ltd
  • Vodafone GmbH
  • Vodafone Group Plc
  • Vodafone Idea Ltd
  • Vodafone Telekomunikasyon A.S.
  • VodafoneZiggo Group BV
  • Wind Tre Spa