Airalo Surpasses 30 Million Customers as Global eSIM Adoption Accelerates

World's Leading eSIM Platform Reports 193% Growth in Unlimited Data Plans since Q3 2025

LEWES, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airalo, the world's leading eSIM platform, today announced it has surpassed 30 million customers, a milestone that reflects how quickly eSIMs have shifted from a niche convenience to the default way travelers stay connected abroad.

The announcement comes amid a sharp acceleration in the global eSIM market. GSMA Intelligence projects that eSIM smartphone connections will outnumber traditional removable SIMs by 2030, with global penetration set to double in 2026 alone. Airalo's growth from 20 million to 30 million customers in just over a year reflects how quickly that transition is reaching travelers.

That appetite is also showing up in Airalo’s product mix. The company’s Unlimited data plans, launched in Q3 2025 and now available in 150 destinations, have grown 193% since launch. Travelers are no longer treating connectivity as an optional add-on; it's becoming as fundamental to the journey as a passport.

The benefit for travelers is immediately tangible: instant connection on arrival, no physical SIM cards, and no surprise roaming charges, leaving them free to navigate, translate, and discover the corners of a destination they'd struggle to reach without data, from the moment they land.

"When we started Airalo, the idea that you could buy a local data plan for any country in the world, in minutes, from your phone, felt radical. Today, 30 million people do it without thinking twice. Airalo has simply become part of their packing list,” said Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, Founder and CEO of Airalo. “That is exactly what we wanted. The best technology does not just solve a problem; it earns a permanent place in how people experience the world. Our ambition is to make worrying about connectivity feel as outdated as worrying about whether you printed your boarding pass."

The 30 million figure also reflects the depth of Airalo's customer relationships. A growing share of those users are returning travelers — people who have made Airalo a permanent part of how they travel.

About Airalo

Founded in 2019, Airalo is the world's leading travel eSIM platform, trusted by more than 30 million travelers across 200+ destinations. We don't just connect people to mobile networks, but to the places, people, and moments that make travel worthwhile. We build the technology that removes the last remaining friction from global movement, so travelers can arrive anywhere and belong instantly.

Our fully remote team of 400+ people, working from 50+ countries, lives the same borderless philosophy we build into our product.

Learn more at www.airalo.com and www.partners.airalo.com