{"id":802,"date":"2023-04-14T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T08:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dataprot.net\/?p=802"},"modified":"2023-05-06T09:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T09:19:28","slug":"how-many-phone-numbers-are-there-across-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dataprot.net\/articles\/how-many-phone-numbers-are-there-across-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Phone Numbers Are There Across the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There will be more than 11.2 billion phone numbers worldwide in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmaintelligence.com\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GSMA Intelligence<\/a> explains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyday life is easier with our phones. Phone numbers are an essential part of <a href=\"https:\/\/dataprot.net\/statistics\/mobile-phone-usage-statistics\/\">using mobile phones.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone numbers are unique. Depending on the country, there are a certain number of digits to create different phone numbers. No two contact numbers are the same.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you will discover how many phone numbers there are worldwide and fascinating facts about them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fascinating Statistics About Phone Numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On GSMA Intelligence and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dataprot.net\/statistics\/mobile-phone-usage-statistics\/\">latest mobile phone usage statistics<\/a>, they show the following data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>There are more than 5.5 billion mobile subscribers in the world.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>67% of the world&#8217;s population connects through mobile networks.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are more than 5 billion cell phone or smartphone users worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>70% of internet traffic is from mobile devices. It is because internet access is possible through phone number registration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users open 42% of all emails on their mobile devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3.6 billion people use their mobile devices to access social media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile users consume an average of 9.67GB monthly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobile devices and their allocated numbers made communication readily available. You can instantly call or text anywhere in the world with a signal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Phone Number Count in the USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/186122\/number-of-mobile-cellular-subscriptions-in-the-united-states-since-2000\/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20mobile%2Dcellular,million%20recorded%20one%20year%20before.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statista<\/a>, there are over 361.66 Million cellular subscribers in the USA. With a population of 336 million, the figure shows that phone owners use more than one phone number.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobile phone numbers in the USA consist of ten digits. Three digits are for the area codes, and seven are a unique combination of numbers. The area codes refer to the geographic area where the phone number belongs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because &#8220;1&#8221; indicates that you are about to dial an area code, the area codes cannot start with it. The system reserves specific off-limits area codes. These refer to 611 for companies and 911 for emergency calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/transistor\/background1\/corgs\/att.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation<\/a> (AT&amp;T) called this numbering plan the North American Numbering Plan (NANP).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The USA, Bermuda, Canada, and most Caribbean regions use this system. It includes Caribbean Dutch Territories and British Overseas Territories, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/north-american-numbering-plan-general-management-and-oversight#:~:text=The%20North%20American%20Numbering%20Plan,and%20most%20of%20the%20Caribbean.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> (FCC).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This system aimed to lessen the manual labor of telephone operators and the toll call costs. Over the years, direct dial and long-distance calls became possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As technology grows, the introduction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/general\/wireless-local-number-portability-wlnp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wireless Local Number Portability<\/a> (WLNP) changes phone number usage. You can switch to wireless service and keep the number as long as they&#8217;re within the geographic area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have legal agreements involving fees. It means you should end existing contracts before using a number from a new carrier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to update phone number records when you start a new contract. Otherwise, your phone number may become unallocated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unallocated Numbers in the USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An unallocated number is a number that the system did not assign to a specific consumer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may also happen when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>You enter the wrong number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have unpaid phone bills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are temporary network issues.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You dialed a spoofed number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Checking twice or thrice can help avoid unallocated numbers. Besides, some mobile phone users have or will have many phone numbers. Some do this to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/dataprot.net\/guides\/cell-phone-identity-theft\/\">cell phone identity theft<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It poses the question: Will America ever run out of mobile phone numbers?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>America Running Out of Mobile Phone Numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The USA can run out of mobile phone numbers. Because the ordered combination for phone numbers is finite, users may have used all available combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two possibilities when phone numbers are running out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Changing Area Codes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On WJCT News, northeast Florida needs more phone numbers. It\u2019s why the Florida Public Service Commission received a proposal to create new area codes. It came from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalnanpa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North American Numbering Plan Administrator<\/a> (NANPA), who manages NANP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adding More Digits&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1990s, America started to add secondary area codes to cater to the rising need for phone numbers. FCC noted that America needed 10-digit dialing. Following the trend, adding more digits to phone numbers can happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those are the workable options that America can do when it uses all mobile phone numbers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The USA has one of the highest counts of phone numbers, placing fourth worldwide. As personal and business demands grow, so as the number of digits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When America runs out of phone numbers, changing area codes or adding more digits can happen. After all, the system and the people can transform when needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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