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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — OECD

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in the OECD in 2024 — 456,865,349 subs. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2,944.4%.

2024 457M subs −7.69% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 495M subs2023
Period minimum 15.01M subs2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — OECD, 2000–20240200M400M600M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 15,006,644 subs2001: 34,119,819 subs2002: 57,881,479 subs2003: 84,852,178 subs2004: 120,501,264 subs2005: 163,756,464 subs2006: 205,225,450 subs2007: 243,930,116 subs2008: 271,119,384 subs2009: 291,489,318 subs2010: 309,735,991 subs2011: 326,597,940 subs2012: 339,955,135 subs2013: 353,041,748 subs2014: 363,964,613 subs2015: 380,122,100 subs2016: 394,560,081 subs2017: 408,708,530 subs2018: 421,502,631 subs2019: 434,366,770 subs2020: 456,648,099 subs2021: 471,516,483 subs2022: 481,180,149 subs2023: 494,900,926 subs2024: 456,865,349 subs
Change over the period: +442M (+2,944.42%) Average annual rate: 15.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 457M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 457M −38.04M −7.69%
2023 495M +13.72M +2.85%
2022 481M +9.66M +2.05%
2021 472M +14.87M +3.26%
2020 457M +22.28M +5.13%
2019 434M +12.86M +3.05%
2018 422M +12.79M +3.13%
2017 409M +14.15M +3.59%
2016 395M +14.44M +3.8%
2015 380M +16.16M +4.44%
2014 364M +10.92M +3.09%
2013 353M +13.09M +3.85%
2012 340M +13.36M +4.09%
2011 327M +16.86M +5.44%
2010 310M +18.25M +6.26%
2009 291M +20.37M +7.51%
2008 271M +27.19M +11.15%
2007 244M +38.7M +18.86%
2006 205M +41.47M +25.32%
2005 164M +43.26M +35.9%
2004 121M +35.65M +42.01%
2003 84.85M +26.97M +46.6%
2002 57.88M +23.76M +69.64%
2001 34.12M +19.11M +127.36%
2000 15.01M — —

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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