long story short
- The travel eSIM industry is booming, and for good reason.
- The report shows that travel eSIM users will grow from 40 million in 2024 to more than 215 million in 2028.
- By 2024, carrier users are expected to spend an average of $8.57/GB on data while traveling, compared to $5.50/GB for eSIM users.
Traveling abroad? You may want to buy a travel eSIM card instead of opting for a roaming plan from your operator. You’ll likely end up paying much less for data on your travel eSIM than your network provider charges you.
A new report from Juniper Research shows that the number of global travel eSIM users will grow from 40 million in 2024 to more than 215 million in 2028. The increase in the number of international travelers and growing awareness of travel eSIM are important drivers of this growth, with other reasons for the soaring trend being cost and comfort.
Travel eSIMs are easy to purchase. All you need to do is download an eSIM profile to your phone from a travel eSIM service provider like Airalo. Furthermore, based on current cost trends, the aforementioned research paper claims that by 2024, mobile users will spend an average of $8.57 per GB of data when using carrier-based roaming plans. In comparison, travel eSIM users spend $5.50 per gigabyte. This saves 35% on costs for consumers traveling abroad.
The number of devices supporting eSIM is also increasing. The report states that more than half of all connected devices in the United States will have eSIM installed this year.