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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — High-income countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in high-income countries in 2024 — 473,784,725 subs. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 701.9%.

2024 474M subs −7.5% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 512M subs2023
Period minimum 59.08M subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — High-income countries, 2002–20240200M400M600M200220052008201120142017202020232002: 59,082,712 subs2003: 86,666,577 subs2004: 122,084,419 subs2005: 165,072,907 subs2006: 206,947,020 subs2007: 241,839,082 subs2008: 274,807,616 subs2009: 297,298,577 subs2010: 317,181,934 subs2011: 334,942,710 subs2012: 350,469,188 subs2013: 363,315,016 subs2014: 375,247,024 subs2015: 397,528,386 subs2016: 410,875,231 subs2017: 427,802,155 subs2018: 439,151,308 subs2019: 451,326,390 subs2020: 470,097,037 subs2021: 487,205,139 subs2022: 499,809,175 subs2023: 512,178,050 subs2024: 473,784,725 subs
Change over the period: +415M (+701.9%) Average annual rate: 9.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 474M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 474M −38.39M −7.5%
2023 512M +12.37M +2.47%
2022 500M +12.6M +2.59%
2021 487M +17.11M +3.64%
2020 470M +18.77M +4.16%
2019 451M +12.18M +2.77%
2018 439M +11.35M +2.65%
2017 428M +16.93M +4.12%
2016 411M +13.35M +3.36%
2015 398M +22.28M +5.94%
2014 375M +11.93M +3.28%
2013 363M +12.85M +3.67%
2012 350M +15.53M +4.64%
2011 335M +17.76M +5.6%
2010 317M +19.88M +6.69%
2009 297M +22.49M +8.18%
2008 275M +32.97M +13.63%
2007 242M +34.89M +16.86%
2006 207M +41.87M +25.37%
2005 165M +42.99M +35.21%
2004 122M +35.42M +40.87%
2003 86.67M +27.58M +46.69%
2002 59.08M — —

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.

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