Telephony and internet: High-tech, high performance

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MARKET DATA · GLOBAL · 2026

Telephony & internet in numbers – 2026

Omdia puts global telecom connectivity revenues (mobile, fixed broadband and fixed voice) at $1.3 trillion in 2025, up 4%.
The Business Research Company estimates the internet services market at about $559 billion in 2026.
Figures are worldwide unless stated otherwise.

Telecom connectivity revenues, worldwide

$1.3T

2025 (latest full year, Omdia) [1]

Affiliate marketing industry, worldwide

$27.8B

2026, all niches [4]

Share of e-commerce driven by affiliates ESTIMATE

~9.4%

US benchmark, all niches – not niche-specific [5]

Europe and the Nordics

Region	2025	2026 (forecast)	Growth
Europe – B2C e-commerce	$1.02T	$1.08T	+5%
Northern Europe – B2C e-commerce	$78.1B	$82.9B	+6%
Denmark – B2C e-commerce per person	$5,007	–	#1 in Europe

All-sector B2C e-commerce [6].
Telephony & internet is not reported separately, so use these figures as market context, not as niche totals.
Exchange rates: USD→EUR 0.89, USD→DKK 6.66, EUR→DKK 7.48 (October 2026) [7].

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TYPICAL COMMISSION

25–50%

VPN and security programmes typically pay 25–50%, either once or recurring. Mobile and broadband offers usually pay a fixed amount per order or subscription instead of a percentage, so check each programme's terms. [3]

Key takeaways

Internet services market, worldwide: $558.8B – 2026 estimate (The Business Research Company); $514.1B in 2025 [2].

5G reached 3 billion connections worldwide in 2025, up 34% year on year [1].

TBRC forecasts internet services to reach $786.8 billion by 2030 [2].

VPN and cybersecurity programmes pay 25–50%, once or recurring [3].

Sources

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