Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Japan

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Japan in 2023 — 48,046,037 subs. Ranked 3 in the world out of 169. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 150,043.9%.

2023 48.05M subs +4.33% vs 2022
World rank 3of 169
Period maximum 48.05M subs2023
Period minimum 32,000 subs1998

Trend over time

1998–2023 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Japan, 1998–2023020M40M60M1998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 32,000 subs1999: 216,000 subs2000: 854,655 subs2001: 3,835,000 subs2002: 9,397,426 subs2003: 14,917,165 subs2004: 19,557,146 subs2005: 23,301,105 subs2006: 26,438,867 subs2007: 28,303,003 subs2008: 30,117,679 subs2009: 32,863,203 subs2010: 34,101,778 subs2011: 35,696,214 subs2012: 36,132,405 subs2013: 36,918,650 subs2014: 37,788,929 subs2015: 38,872,579 subs2016: 39,805,586 subs2017: 40,532,466 subs2018: 41,496,293 subs2019: 42,502,489 subs2020: 44,000,791 subs2021: 45,168,114 subs2022: 46,050,884 subs2023: 48,046,037 subs
Change over the period: +48.01M (+150,043.87%) Average annual rate: 33.99 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 48.05M subs
World 1.5B subs
Eastern Asia computed 712M subs
High-income countries computed 512M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 48.05M +2M +4.33%
2022 46.05M +882,770 +1.95%
2021 45.17M +1.17M +2.65%
2020 44M +1.5M +3.53%
2019 42.5M +1.01M +2.42%
2018 41.5M +963,827 +2.38%
2017 40.53M +726,880 +1.83%
2016 39.81M +933,007 +2.4%
2015 38.87M +1.08M +2.87%
2014 37.79M +870,279 +2.36%
2013 36.92M +786,245 +2.18%
2012 36.13M +436,191 +1.22%
2011 35.7M +1.59M +4.68%
2010 34.1M +1.24M +3.77%
2009 32.86M +2.75M +9.12%
2008 30.12M +1.81M +6.41%
2007 28.3M +1.86M +7.05%
2006 26.44M +3.14M +13.47%
2005 23.3M +3.74M +19.14%
2004 19.56M +4.64M +31.1%
2003 14.92M +5.52M +58.74%
2002 9.4M +5.56M +145.04%
2001 3.84M +2.98M +348.72%
2000 854,655 +638,655 +295.67%
1999 216,000 +184,000 +575%
1998 32,000

Eastern Asia, 2023

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.