Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Bulgaria

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Bulgaria in 2023 — 2,516,049 subs. Ranked 56 in the world out of 169. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 37,729.6%.

2023 2.52M subs +5.42% vs 2022
World rank 56of 169
Period maximum 2.52M subs2023
Period minimum 6,651 subs2004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Bulgaria, 2004–202301M2M3M200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 6,651 subs2005: 165,469 subs2006: 384,672 subs2007: 629,076 subs2008: 843,552 subs2009: 998,035 subs2010: 1,124,723 subs2011: 1,256,796 subs2012: 1,331,746 subs2013: 1,421,552 subs2014: 1,480,889 subs2015: 1,614,541 subs2016: 1,697,590 subs2017: 1,796,682 subs2018: 1,903,946 subs2019: 2,014,772 subs2020: 2,115,061 subs2021: 2,253,587 subs2022: 2,386,786 subs2023: 2,516,049 subs
Change over the period: +2.51M (+37,729.63%) Average annual rate: 36.67 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 2.52M subs
World 1.5B subs
Eastern Europe computed 77.8M subs
Upper-middle-income countries computed 825M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 2.52M +129,263 +5.42%
2022 2.39M +133,199 +5.91%
2021 2.25M +138,526 +6.55%
2020 2.12M +100,289 +4.98%
2019 2.01M +110,826 +5.82%
2018 1.9M +107,264 +5.97%
2017 1.8M +99,092 +5.84%
2016 1.7M +83,049 +5.14%
2015 1.61M +133,652 +9.03%
2014 1.48M +59,337 +4.17%
2013 1.42M +89,806 +6.74%
2012 1.33M +74,950 +5.96%
2011 1.26M +132,073 +11.74%
2010 1.12M +126,688 +12.69%
2009 998,035 +154,483 +18.31%
2008 843,552 +214,476 +34.09%
2007 629,076 +244,404 +63.54%
2006 384,672 +219,203 +132.47%
2005 165,469 +158,818 +2,387.88%
2004 6,651

About the indicator

The number of fixed internet subscriptions at a speed of at least 256 kbit/s: fiber, cable, DSL and other wired technologies. The unit of count is the subscription, and that is usually a household or an organization rather than a person, so the value is several times smaller than the number of internet users. In countries where the internet arrived as mobile from the start, fixed subscriptions are few even at high penetration of the network.

Important: Fixed access only: mobile internet does not enter this series. The threshold of 256 kbit/s is set by ITU and is low by present-day standards, so a very slow connection counts as “broadband” too.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.