// Statistics
Annual series of French telephony
Nine key indicators from the Observatoire ARCEP, traced year by year.
millions of units · 2024
Number of SMS sent in France
The rise and then decline of SMS, faced with the surge of messaging apps.
millions of units · 2024
Number of active mobile SIM cards
The French mobile base, excluding machine-to-machine cards.
millions of minutes · 2024
Voice minutes originating from mobiles
The volume of voice calls made from mobile lines.
exabytes · 2024
Volume of mobile data consumed
The explosion of mobile data, in exabytes.
millions of units · 2024
High-speed and very-high-speed internet subscriptions
The shift to fibre and very-high-speed fixed internet.
millions of units · 2024
Internet subscriptions (all speeds)
All fixed internet access, from low to very high speed.
millions of units · 2024
Fixed-line telephony subscriptions
The slow decline of the traditional fixed line.
millions of minutes · 2024
Voice minutes originating from fixed lines
The decline of calls made from a fixed line.
millions of units · 2024
Fixed numbers retained (portability)
The number of fixed numbers kept when switching operator.
Source: Observatoire ARCEP. Open Licence / Etalab 2.0. Updated: 30 July 2026.
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