Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Italy

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Italy in 2024 — 18,859,622 subs. Ranked 13 in the world out of 151. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 16,299.7%.

2024 18.86M subs −0.45% vs 2023
World rank 13of 151
Period maximum 18.95M subs2023
Period minimum 115,000 subs2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Italy, 2000–202405M10M15M20M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 115,000 subs2001: 390,000 subs2002: 850,000 subs2003: 2,250,000 subs2004: 4,724,500 subs2005: 6,822,210 subs2006: 8,497,422 subs2007: 10,122,126 subs2008: 11,276,262 subs2009: 12,084,537 subs2010: 13,098,028 subs2011: 13,518,710 subs2012: 13,763,362 subs2013: 14,012,976 subs2014: 14,382,487 subs2015: 14,900,171 subs2016: 15,563,279 subs2017: 16,586,377 subs2018: 17,157,901 subs2019: 17,470,489 subs2020: 18,128,787 subs2021: 18,686,502 subs2022: 18,596,017 subs2023: 18,945,273 subs2024: 18,859,622 subs
Change over the period: +18.74M (+16,299.67%) Average annual rate: 23.68 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Italy 18.86M subs
World 1.58B subs
Southern Europe computed 53.62M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 18.86M −85,651 −0.45%
2023 18.95M +349,256 +1.88%
2022 18.6M −90,485 −0.48%
2021 18.69M +557,715 +3.08%
2020 18.13M +658,298 +3.77%
2019 17.47M +312,588 +1.82%
2018 17.16M +571,524 +3.45%
2017 16.59M +1.02M +6.57%
2016 15.56M +663,108 +4.45%
2015 14.9M +517,684 +3.6%
2014 14.38M +369,511 +2.64%
2013 14.01M +249,614 +1.81%
2012 13.76M +244,652 +1.81%
2011 13.52M +420,682 +3.21%
2010 13.1M +1.01M +8.39%
2009 12.08M +808,275 +7.17%
2008 11.28M +1.15M +11.4%
2007 10.12M +1.62M +19.12%
2006 8.5M +1.68M +24.56%
2005 6.82M +2.1M +44.4%
2004 4.72M +2.47M +109.98%
2003 2.25M +1.4M +164.71%
2002 850,000 +460,000 +117.95%
2001 390,000 +275,000 +239.13%
2000 115,000

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.