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Cisco Annual Internet Report

(2018–2023)
Executive summary
The Cisco Annual Internet Report is a global forecast/analysis that assesses digital
transformation across various business segments (enterprise, small-to-medium business,
public sector, and service provider). The report covers fixed broadband, Wi-Fi, and mobile
(3G, 4G, 5G) networking. Quantitative projections are provided on the growth of Internet users,
devices and connections as well as network performance and new application requirements.
Qualitative analyses and assessments are also provided in four strategic areas: applications,
security, infrastructure transformation, and empowering employees and teams.
Global Internet adoption and devices and connection

Internet users
Nearly two-thirds of the global population will have Internet access by 2023. There will be 5.3 billion total
Internet users (66 percent of global population) by 2023, up from 3.9 billion (51 percent of global population)
in 2018.
Devices and connections

The number of devices connected to IP networks will be more than three times the global population by
2023. There will be 3.6 networked devices per capita by 2023, up from 2.4 networked devices per capita in
2018. There will be 29.3 billion networked devices by 2023, up from 18.4 billion in 2018.
M2M connections will be half of the global connected devices and connections by 2023. The share of
Machine-To-Machine (M2M) connections will grow from 33 percent in 2018 to 50 percent by 2023. There will
be 14.7 billion M2M connections by 2023.
The consumer segment will have nearly three-fourths share of total devices and connections by 2023.
Globally, consumer segment’s share of total devices and connections will be 74 percent, with the business
segment claiming the remaining 26 percent.
Internet of Things (IoT) by application

Within the M2M connections category (which is also referred to as IoT), connected home applications will
have the largest share and connected car will be the fastest growing application type. Connected home
applications will have nearly half or 48 percent of M2M share by 2023 and Connected car applications will grow
the fastest at 30 percent CAGR over the forecast period (2018–2023).
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Over 70 percent of the global population will have mobile connectivity by
2023. The total number of global mobile subscribers will grow from 5.1 billion
Executive summary (66 percent of population) in 2018 to 5.7 billion (71 percent of population)
by 2023.
Trends 5G devices and connections will be over 10 percent of global mobile devices
Section 1: and connections by 2023. By 2023, global mobile devices will grow from
Users/Devices and connections 8.8 billion in 2018 to 13.1 billion by 2023 – 1.4 billion of those will be
5G capable.
Section 2:
The fastest growing mobile device category is M2M followed by
Network performance and
smartphones. The mobile M2M category is projected to grow at a
user experience 30 percent CAGR from 2018 to 2023. Smartphones will grow at a 7 percent
Section 3: CAGR within the same period.
Multi-domain architecture
Global network performance
Appendices Accelerating speeds
Fixed broadband speeds will more than double by 2023. By 2023, global
For more information fixed broadband speeds will reach 110.4 Mbps, up from 45.9 Mbps in 2018.
Mobile (cellular) speeds will more than triple by 2023. The average mobile
network connection speed was 13.2 Mbps in 2018 and will be 43.9 Mbps
by 2023.
5G speeds will be 13 times higher than the average mobile connection by
2023. The average 5G connection speed will reach 575 Mbps by 2023.
Wi-Fi speeds from mobile devices will triple by 2023. Globally, the average
Wi-Fi speeds will grow from 30.3 Mbps in 2018 to 92 Mbps by 2023.
Tiered pricing (Mobile)
The usage per month of the average top 1 percent of mobile users is
steadily decreasing. Globally, the top 1 percent of mobile users generated
5 percent of mobile data in 2019. Back in 2010, the top 1 percent of mobile
users generated 52 percent of mobile data.
Mobile applications
Nearly 300 million mobile applications will be downloaded by 2023.
Globally, 299.1 billion mobile applications will be downloaded by 2023. Social
media, gaming and business applications will be the most popular downloads.
Wi-Fi momentum
Wi-Fi hotspots will grow four-fold from 2018 to 2023. Globally, there will
be nearly 628 million public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2023, up from 169 million
hotspots in 2018.
Wi-Fi6 hotspots will grow 13-fold from 2020 to 2023 and will be 11 percent
of all public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2023.
Security analysis
The number of breaches and total records exposed per breach continue to
grow. Globally, there was a 776% growth in attacks between 100 Gbps and
400 Gbps Y/Y from 2018 to 2019, and the total number of DDoS attacks will
double from 7.9 million in 2018 to 15.4 million by 2023.
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Global Internet adoption and devices and connection

Devices and connections

Internet of Things (IoT) by application

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