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87%

87% -- mobile penetration rate for Western Europe mobile market (2005)

Name: Mobile Penetration Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-15

2005 · digi.no

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Value

87%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

2005

Entity

Western Europe mobile market

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

62/100 confidence

Single source - not yet corroborated

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Source Trust

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Methodology

Freshness

Source

digi.no Primary Tier B

https://www.digi.no/artikler/arpu-modent-for-modernisering/127666 ↗

Confidence: 52/100 Vintage: 2005 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

ARPU modent for modernisering?

Mobil ARPU modent for modernisering? Ny undersøkelse avslører at mobilpenetrasjonen i Vest-Europa er 87 prosent, ikke 128 prosent som tidligere antatt. Og ARPU-begrepet er modent for utskifting. MobilARPU modent for modernisering? Ny undersøkelse avslører at mobilpenetrasjonen i Vest-Europa er 87 pr…

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digi.no · Original study ↗

Methodology

New survey cited by digi.no correcting earlier penetration estimates for Western Europe; the underlying survey publisher is not named in the excerpt. Penetration here reflects unique mobile users as share of population (vs. prior SIM-subscription-based counts). Measures the addressable mobile audience — relevant for mobile channel market sizing. Publication date not stated in excerpt; vintage estimated circa 2005 from digi.no article ID (historic crawl).

Methodology documented

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Industrymarketing

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Western Europe mobile market: 87% mobile penetration rate. Source: digi.no (2005). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/western-europe-mobile-penetration-87

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