Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — China

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in China in 2024 — 669,825,900 subs. Ranked 1 in the world out of 151. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2,955,883.7%.

2024 670M subs +5.27% vs 2023
World rank 1of 151
Period maximum 670M subs2024
Period minimum 22,660 subs2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — China, 2000–20240200M400M600M800M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 22,660 subs2001: 336,280 subs2002: 3,298,490 subs2003: 11,219,010 subs2004: 24,939,630 subs2005: 37,350,000 subs2006: 50,853,000 subs2007: 66,414,000 subs2008: 82,879,000 subs2009: 103,978,000 subs2010: 126,337,000 subs2011: 156,487,000 subs2012: 175,183,000 subs2013: 188,909,000 subs2014: 200,483,000 subs2015: 277,046,000 subs2016: 322,597,000 subs2017: 394,190,000 subs2018: 407,382,000 subs2019: 449,279,000 subs2020: 483,549,500 subs2021: 535,786,600 subs2022: 589,648,375 subs2023: 636,306,400 subs2024: 669,825,900 subs
Change over the period: +670M (+2,955,883.67%) Average annual rate: 53.56 %

Comparison, 2024

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

China 670M subs
World 1.58B subs
Eastern Asia computed 698M subs
Upper-middle-income countries computed 866M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 670M +33.52M +5.27%
2023 636M +46.66M +7.91%
2022 590M +53.86M +10.05%
2021 536M +52.24M +10.8%
2020 484M +34.27M +7.63%
2019 449M +41.9M +10.28%
2018 407M +13.19M +3.35%
2017 394M +71.59M +22.19%
2016 323M +45.55M +16.44%
2015 277M +76.56M +38.19%
2014 200M +11.57M +6.13%
2013 189M +13.73M +7.84%
2012 175M +18.7M +11.95%
2011 156M +30.15M +23.86%
2010 126M +22.36M +21.5%
2009 104M +21.1M +25.46%
2008 82.88M +16.47M +24.79%
2007 66.41M +15.56M +30.6%
2006 50.85M +13.5M +36.15%
2005 37.35M +12.41M +49.76%
2004 24.94M +13.72M +122.3%
2003 11.22M +7.92M +240.13%
2002 3.3M +2.96M +880.88%
2001 336,280 +313,620 +1,384.02%
2000 22,660

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.