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51.29%
51.29% -- mobile share of web traffic for global web users (2026-01)
Mobile accounted for approximately 51.29% of global web usage in January 2026.
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51.29%
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2026-01
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20
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30
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45
Freshness
95
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ilink.dev
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https://ilink.dev/blog/top-10-web-development-companies-in-2025/ ↗
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Top 10 Web Development Companies in 2026
January 24, 2025
Reading Time 6 Min Web development matters more than ever because most buyers first “experience” your business through a website or web app. In January 2026, mobile accounted for ~51.29% of global web usage, so performance and UX on phones can directly impact leads and sales.
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global web users: 51.29% mobile share of web traffic. Source: ilink.dev (2026-01). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/mobile-share-global-web-usage-jan-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/mobile-share-global-web-usage-jan-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>51.29%</strong> -- mobile share of web traffic for global web users<br><small>Source: ilink.dev (2026-01) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/mobile-share-global-web-usage-jan-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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