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Press & Data

We publish open, citable data on mobile data prices across Americas, the most expensive region we track. Everything below is free to reuse with attribution.

Key figures (reusable, July 2026)

$4.04

Median price of 1 GB across 26 Americas destinations

Resellers in the price panel

-6.1%

Median change since May 24, 2026

3.2x

More expensive than Europe

How to cite: "Source: Drift Americas eSIM Price Index (driftamericas.com)", with a link. All figures are CC BY 4.0 and frozen per edition; they will not change under a published article.

Internet disruptions and eSIMs: Americas edition

Five destinations: US, CA, CO, BR, AR. Historical cases: January 2024 to August 2026. Catalogue snapshot: 13 September 2026. 0 notices and 0 continuity cases are separate. No country risk ranking or provider resilience claim.

Selected destinations

Documented incidents (non-exhaustive)

National fixed-data package references

Declared configurations

Historical cases: January 2024 to August 2026. Catalogue snapshot: 13 September 2026. 0 notices and 0 continuity cases are separate. No country risk ranking or provider resilience claim.

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Studies

The Americas Are the World's Most Expensive Region for Travel Data
July 2026, open data. Median $4.04/GB, 3.2x Europe.

One Continent, Two eSIM Worlds
July 2026, open data. North America at 76 to 82 percent against South America at 44 to 58 percent: both ends of the spectrum on one continent.

Unlimited, decoded: what "unlimited data" eSIMs actually give you
2026 study: 44 unlimited plans from 15 resellers across 9 destinations, every clause quoted verbatim. The United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada lead the American report.