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The year 2025 marked a period of strong growth for XOXO eSIM and confirmed that eSIM has become a mainstream solution for international travelers, not just an alternative to traditional SIM cards. A full-year analysis of usage patterns clearly shows how and where customers relied on XOXO eSIM to stay connected.
In 2025, Europe was the most popular region, accounting for 51.8% of all generated eSIMs. This confirms that both leisure and business travel within Europe remain the primary use case for eSIM solutions.
Asia ranked second with 27.0%, highlighting its growing importance in long-haul travel.
Other regions followed:
Africa – 9.3%
North America – 3.4%
Middle East – 3.4%
Other regions and multi-region offers – 5.1%

Looking at individual destinations and regional bundles, the strongest demand in 2025 was driven by:
European packages (multiple variants) – over 36% combined share,
China – 14.8%,
Turkey – 5.2%,
United Kingdom – 4.6%,
Egypt – 4.4%.
This structure reflects a balanced mix of short-haul European travel and key intercontinental destinations.
Throughout 2025, 97.3% of all eSIMs were Data Packages.
Day Pass solutions accounted for 2.7%, serving as a reminder that travelers overwhelmingly prefer predictable, data-based offers with clear usage limits.

Customer choices clearly favored mid-range data volumes:
10 GB – 43.3%
5 GB – 21.6%
20 GB – 12.0%
3 GB – 10.4%
Other packages (30 GB, 50 GB, 1 GB, unlimited) – 12.7%
In total, over 76% of users selected packages between 5 and 20 GB, indicating well-defined and realistic connectivity needs while traveling.

The most frequently selected usage periods were:
15 days – 40.0%
30 days – 38.0%
10 days – 12.3%
7 days – 7.4%
Together, 15- and 30-day plans represented nearly 78% of all selections, perfectly aligned with typical vacation and business trip lengths.
Additionally, 99.9% of eSIMs were issued with a standard 60-day profile validity, providing users with flexibility and peace of mind before activation.

Usage trends in 2025 showed a clear seasonal pattern:
September – 14.9%
August – 13.6%
November – 12.0%
October – 11.8%
July – 9.4%
Demand peaked in late summer and early autumn, closely matching global travel seasons.

The 2025 data confirms that XOXO eSIM:
effectively serves both European and intercontinental travelers,
is built around clear, data-driven packages as the core product,
is most commonly used for 15–30 day trips,
aligns perfectly with seasonal travel behavior worldwide.
These insights provide a strong foundation for further product development, commercial growth, and strengthening XOXO eSIM’s position as a go-to connectivity solution for travelers around the globe.
