The use of internet services and applications through mobile phones continues to rise in Peru. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the average monthly mobile internet consumption per phone reached a peak of 19.24 gigabytes (GB), the
This represents an 11.34% increase compared to the average monthly consumption reported in the fourth quarter of 2023 and a 239.45% expansion over the same period in 2019 (5.67 GB).
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digital platform Punku also revealed that around 31.35 million mobile phones accessed the internet as of December 2024, 3.42% more than in the same period the previous year (30.31 million).
The analysis shows that mobile internet data consumption is growing at a faster rate than the number of mobile phones accessing the internet, driven by the increasingly intensive use of this service.
Market Share by Company
Regarding mobile internet data traffic by company in the fourth quarter of 2024, Bitel was the only mobile operator to increase its market share compared to the same period the previous year, recording "an increase of 5.45 percentage points."
During this period, Claro led the market share (36.54%), followed by Entel (22.79%), Bitel (21.32%), and Movistar (19.33%).
Regarding the number of mobile phones that accessed mobile internet as of December 2024, Claro held the largest market share (35.71%), ahead of Movistar (23.36%), Entel (20.75%), Bitel (20.03%), and other companies (0.15%).
It is worth noting that Bitel recorded the highest increase (1.47%), while Movistar experienced the largest decline (-2.67%) compared to the previous year.
The information in this report is based on the analysis conducted by the regulatory agency’s Directorate of Regulatory Policies and Competition (DPRC), using data reported by telecom operators under the Periodic Information Requirements Regulation (NRIP).