The total mobile services revenue in Saudi Arabia is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5%, from $13.9 billion in 2025 to $17.4 billion in 2030, mainly driven by the increasing adoption of mobile data services, especially over 5G networks, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

According to GlobalData’s Saudi Arabia Mobile Broadband Forecast (Q3 2025), mobile voice services revenue in the country will decline at a CAGR of 3.4% between 2025 and 2030 due to the falling voice average revenue per user (ARPU) levels, resulting from growing user preference for OTT/Internet-based communication platforms.

Mobile data services revenue, on the other hand, will increase at a CAGR of 6.6% over the same period, driven by the projected increase in the adoption of higher ARPU-5G services.

Kantipudi Pradeepthi, Telecom Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The average monthly mobile data usage in Saudi Arabia is expected to increase from 56.2 GB in 2025 to about 129.9 GB in 2030, as consumption of high-bandwidth online entertainment and social media content over smartphones continues to increase supported by operators’ data centric plans.”

4G will remain the leading mobile technology by subscriptions in Saudi Arabia until 2026. 5G subscriptions will surpass 4G subscriptions and are expected to account for 93% share of the total mobile subscriptions in 2030, driven by 5G network expansion initiatives by the mobile operators. For instance, in October 2025, STC launched a national initiative, as a part of Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation under Vision 2030, to extend 5G coverage to more than 2,000 sites, prioritizing less densely populated regions.

Pradeepthi concludes: “STC leads the mobile services market by subscription share in Saudi Arabia as of 2025, followed by Mobily and Zain. STC will retain its leading position through 2030, driven by further expansion of its 5G network in the country and by tapping opportunities in the machine-to-machine/ Internet of Things (M2M/IoT) segment.”