Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Kuwait

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Kuwait in 2023 — 49,049 subs. Ranked 137 in the world out of 169. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 881%.

2023 49,049 subs −21.61% vs 2022
World rank 137of 169
Period maximum 117,719 subs2017
Period minimum 5,000 subs2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Kuwait, 2001–2023050,000100,000150,000200120042007201020132016201920222001: 5,000 subs2002: 10,500 subs2003: 13,000 subs2004: 20,000 subs2005: 25,000 subs2006: 30,000 subs2007: 35,000 subs2008: 40,000 subs2009: 45,000 subs2010: 46,000 subs2011: 47,000 subs2012: 47,000 subs2013: 47,000 subs2014: 48,000 subs2015: 55,000 subs2016: 101,390 subs2017: 117,719 subs2018: 103,821 subs2019: 84,595 subs2020: 73,948 subs2021: 70,464 subs2022: 62,568 subs2023: 49,049 subs
Change over the period: +44,049 (+880.98%) Average annual rate: 10.94 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 49,049 subs
World 1.5B subs
Western Asia computed 56.83M subs
High-income countries computed 512M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2023 49,049 −13,519 −21.61%
2022 62,568 −7,896 −11.21%
2021 70,464 −3,484 −4.71%
2020 73,948 −10,647 −12.59%
2019 84,595 −19,226 −18.52%
2018 103,821 −13,898 −11.81%
2017 117,719 +16,329 +16.11%
2016 101,390 +46,390 +84.35%
2015 55,000 +7,000 +14.58%
2014 48,000 +1,000 +2.13%
2013 47,000 +0 +0%
2012 47,000 +0 +0%
2011 47,000 +1,000 +2.17%
2010 46,000 +1,000 +2.22%
2009 45,000 +5,000 +12.5%
2008 40,000 +5,000 +14.29%
2007 35,000 +5,000 +16.67%
2006 30,000 +5,000 +20%
2005 25,000 +5,000 +25%
2004 20,000 +7,000 +53.85%
2003 13,000 +2,500 +23.81%
2002 10,500 +5,500 +110%
2001 5,000

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.