Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — France

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in France in 2024 — 32,559,000 subs. Ranked 7 in the world out of 151. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 241,077.8%.

2024 32.56M subs +0.69% vs 2023
World rank 7of 151
Period maximum 32.56M subs2024
Period minimum 13,500 subs1998

Trend over time

1998–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — France, 1998–2024010M20M30M40M19982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 13,500 subs1999: 55,000 subs2000: 196,601 subs2001: 601,500 subs2002: 1,655,000 subs2003: 3,569,381 subs2004: 6,561,035 subs2005: 9,471,000 subs2006: 12,711,000 subs2007: 15,750,000 subs2008: 17,830,000 subs2009: 19,852,000 subs2010: 21,337,000 subs2011: 22,749,000 subs2012: 23,980,000 subs2013: 24,940,000 subs2014: 25,969,000 subs2015: 26,867,000 subs2016: 27,680,000 subs2017: 28,480,000 subs2018: 29,100,000 subs2019: 29,760,000 subs2020: 30,627,000 subs2021: 31,485,000 subs2022: 31,979,000 subs2023: 32,335,000 subs2024: 32,559,000 subs
Change over the period: +32.55M (+241,077.78%) Average annual rate: 34.92 %

Comparison, 2024

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

France 32.56M subs
World 1.58B subs
Western Europe computed 91.38M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 32.56M +224,000 +0.69%
2023 32.34M +356,000 +1.11%
2022 31.98M +494,000 +1.57%
2021 31.49M +858,000 +2.8%
2020 30.63M +867,000 +2.91%
2019 29.76M +660,000 +2.27%
2018 29.1M +620,000 +2.18%
2017 28.48M +800,000 +2.89%
2016 27.68M +813,000 +3.03%
2015 26.87M +898,000 +3.46%
2014 25.97M +1.03M +4.13%
2013 24.94M +960,000 +4%
2012 23.98M +1.23M +5.41%
2011 22.75M +1.41M +6.62%
2010 21.34M +1.49M +7.48%
2009 19.85M +2.02M +11.34%
2008 17.83M +2.08M +13.21%
2007 15.75M +3.04M +23.91%
2006 12.71M +3.24M +34.21%
2005 9.47M +2.91M +44.35%
2004 6.56M +2.99M +83.81%
2003 3.57M +1.91M +115.67%
2002 1.66M +1.05M +175.15%
2001 601,500 +404,899 +205.95%
2000 196,601 +141,601 +257.46%
1999 55,000 +41,500 +307.41%
1998 13,500

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.