2025 starts with record mobile data usage on KPN network

During the recent New Year's Eve, the Netherlands once again wished each other a happy new year via KPN's mobile network. Last year's mobile data record was broken by a margin: 551 terabytes of mobile data were used, which is over 3% more than last year (535 terabytes). The number of text messages (sms) decreased again compared to last year. The number of telephone calls increased slightly this year.

After the popping of the corks, the Netherlands once again entered the digital highway en masse to send a message to family, friends and acquaintances. And that also happened last night via WhatsApp, video calls and social media. The peak load of the network was between 00:05 and 00:10 hours for both the use of mobile data and for calling and texting. KPN's mobile network survived New Year's Eve well and connected the inhabitants of the Netherlands with each other many millions of times.

Less texting and phone calls
Between 22:00 and 04:00, some 0.9 million text messages were sent, which is again less than the year before (1 million). The number of telephone calls increased slightly compared to previous years. This year, more than 3.4 million telephone calls were made (compared to 3.2 million last year).

Football, Max and Santa Claus
In 2024, KPN processed more data traffic on its network than the year before. The busiest day (especially in terms of downloads) was on Friday 5 July, thanks to 2 quarter finals at the European Football Championship (Spain-Germany and France-Portugal). The arrival of Sinterklaas at schools on 5 December caused a clear increase in uploads of photos and videos. And the most calls were made on 11 December, when WhatsApp experienced a malfunction. Max Verstappen also caused a peak in downloads during the race in Las Vegas on 24 November, which he won, making him world champion for the fourth time in a row.

Overview of data usage during New Year's Eve over the past 10 years (in Dutch)