‘Indians’ data use rose 20% in December’ Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The average monthly data usage per user in India increased 20% year-on-year to 13.5 GB in December as Indians spent about five hours daily on a smartphone, as per the Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) 2021. The smartphone emerged as the primary source of entertainment and productivity amid the pandemic, according to the study released by Nokia on Thursday. As per the study, The average monthly data usage per user in India stood at 11.2 GB in December 2019. “The growth was driven by an increase in data subscribers and mobile video consumption,” it said