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eSIM Statistics 2026

The state of the travel eSIM market, measured — not estimated. Every figure below is computed live from 240,493 live plans we re-check from 78 providers every week, and from our daily Global eSIM Data Price Index. All prices are in US dollars, before coupons. Quote any number with attribution (CC BY 4.0) — see how to cite.

Market size

240,493live travel eSIM plans tracked
78eSIM providers compared
215countries & territories with plan coverage
82active verified coupons

What 1GB of travel data costs

—global median — cheapest plan with ≥1GB
—global average across 0 countries
—cheapest market
—most expensive market

10 cheapest countries for eSIM data

10 most expensive countries

Method: for each country, the cheapest published plan including at least 1GB (or unlimited data), USD before coupons. Full ranking on the Price Index; raw data in the CSV.

How the world's markets are distributed by 1GB price

0 under $1
0 $1 – $2
0 $2 – $4
0 $4 – $8
0 $8 – $15
0 over $15

Number of countries whose cheapest ≥1GB plan falls in each price bracket — the same brackets as the world price map.

The 20 cheapest countries for eSIM data

#CountryCheapest 1GBBest price/GBProvidersLive plans

Most competitive eSIM markets

Destinations with the most live plans

#CountryLive plansProvidersCheapest 1GBCheapest unlimited

More competing providers generally means lower prices — competition data refreshes with the daily snapshot.

Plan types & capabilities

—of plans advertise 5G (0)
—allow hotspot / tethering (0)
—are unlimited-data plans (0)
— daysmedian plan validity

Plans by data allowance

≤ 1 GB 0
1–3 GB 0
3–5 GB 0
5–10 GB 0
10–20 GB 0
20–50 GB 0
50+ GB 0
Unlimited 0

Plans by validity window

1–3 days 0
4–7 days 0
8–15 days 0
16–30 days 0
31+ days 0

Every provider we track, by the numbers

ProviderPlansCountries coveredUnlimited plans5G plansValidity range

Counts come from the live plan database. Provider names link to full profiles with plans, coupons and coverage.

Key eSIM statistics 2026 — the quotable list

17 dated, citable statistics in one place. The first 8 are computed live from our plan database and never go stale; the rest are industry figures with their original source linked. Each has a stable anchor — link to any stat directly.

  1. #1 We track 240,493 live travel eSIM plans from 78 providers across 215 countries and territories, each provider's catalogue re-checked against its own feed once a week. (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  2. #2 The global median price of the cheapest ≥1GB travel eSIM is — per country (average: — across 0 markets). (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  3. #3 0 of 0 tracked countries (—) have a travel eSIM with at least 1GB for under $5. (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  4. #4 — of the travel eSIM plans we track advertise 5G, — allow hotspot/tethering, and — are unlimited-data. (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  5. #5 82 verified eSIM coupon codes are live right now. (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  6. #6 The most common travel eSIM validity window is 1–3 days (0 plans). (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  7. #7 The most common travel eSIM data allowance is ≤ 1 GB (0 plans). (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  8. #8 The widest-coverage provider we track, eSIM.dog, covers 211 countries and territories from a single catalog. (eSIM Advice live data, 2026)
  9. #9 Travel eSIM package revenue reached about $1.8 billion in 2025 — up 85% from $989 million in 2024. (Juniper Research, 2025)
  10. #10 The travel eSIM market is forecast to surpass $8.7 billion by 2030. (Juniper Research)
  11. #11 Global eSIM connections are forecast to reach 1.5 billion during 2026. (Juniper Research)
  12. #12 eSIM smartphone penetration was roughly 5% of connections at the end of 2025 and is projected to double to about 10% by the end of 2026. (GSMA Intelligence, 2026)
  13. #13 eSIM smartphone connections are forecast to reach 4.9 billion by 2030 — about 55% of all smartphone connections. (GSMA)
  14. #14 Roughly two-thirds of new smartphone models launched in 2024–2025 ship with eSIM support. (industry device trackers, 2025)
  15. #15 The iPhone Air (September 2025) is the first iPhone sold eSIM-only worldwide, with no physical SIM tray in any market. (TechCrunch, 2025)
  16. #16 The iPhone 17 family ships eSIM-only in 12 countries, including the US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. (MacRumors, 2025)
  17. #17 US and Canadian carrier roaming "day passes" run about $12–16 per day at published rates — often more per day than an entire week of travel-eSIM data costs. (published carrier rates; see FCC roaming guide)

Spotted a fresher figure or an error? Tell us — we date every stat and update this list as sources publish new data. Journalists: the live stats above regenerate with each nightly snapshot, so cite them with the date shown.

Cite these statistics

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Numbers regenerate with each nightly snapshot of the plans on file (every provider re-checked weekly) — cite with a date. For the underlying per-country dataset use the Price Index CSV or JSON; for API access see /developers; to verify how current our provider catalogs actually are see /freshness.json; for custom cuts contact the editorial team.

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