Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — India

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in India in 2024 — 45,711,188 subs. Ranked 4 in the world out of 151. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 91,322.4%.

2024 45.71M subs +15.78% vs 2023
World rank 4of 151
Period maximum 45.71M subs2024
Period minimum 50,000 subs2001

Trend over time

2001–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — India, 2001–2024020M40M60M2001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 50,000 subs2002: 82,409 subs2003: 140,362 subs2004: 235,000 subs2005: 1,348,000 subs2006: 2,300,000 subs2007: 3,130,000 subs2008: 5,280,000 subs2009: 7,745,710 subs2010: 10,990,000 subs2011: 13,351,187 subs2012: 14,982,178 subs2013: 14,927,670 subs2014: 15,750,000 subs2015: 16,942,750 subs2016: 18,653,312 subs2017: 17,856,024 subs2018: 18,170,000 subs2019: 19,156,559 subs2020: 22,950,000 subs2021: 27,560,000 subs2022: 33,530,452 subs2023: 39,480,000 subs2024: 45,711,188 subs
Change over the period: +45.66M (+91,322.38%) Average annual rate: 34.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

India 45.71M subs
World 1.58B subs
South Asia 65M subs
Southern Asia computed 79.55M subs
Lower-middle-income countries computed 163M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 45.71M +6.23M +15.78%
2023 39.48M +5.95M +17.74%
2022 33.53M +5.97M +21.66%
2021 27.56M +4.61M +20.09%
2020 22.95M +3.79M +19.8%
2019 19.16M +986,559 +5.43%
2018 18.17M +313,976 +1.76%
2017 17.86M −797,288 −4.27%
2016 18.65M +1.71M +10.1%
2015 16.94M +1.19M +7.57%
2014 15.75M +822,330 +5.51%
2013 14.93M −54,508 −0.36%
2012 14.98M +1.63M +12.22%
2011 13.35M +2.36M +21.48%
2010 10.99M +3.24M +41.88%
2009 7.75M +2.47M +46.7%
2008 5.28M +2.15M +68.69%
2007 3.13M +830,000 +36.09%
2006 2.3M +952,000 +70.62%
2005 1.35M +1.11M +473.62%
2004 235,000 +94,638 +67.42%
2003 140,362 +57,953 +70.32%
2002 82,409 +32,409 +64.82%
2001 50,000

Southern 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.