Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — OPEC

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in OPEC in 2024 — 48,727,855 subs. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 19,952.1%.

2024 48.73M subs +6.34% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 48.73M subs2024
Period minimum 243,006 subs2003

Trend over time

2003–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — OPEC, 2003–2024020M40M60M200320062009201220152018202120242003: 243,006 subs2005: 713,816 subs2006: 1,296,450 subs2007: 2,436,459 subs2008: 3,659,868 subs2009: 4,937,769 subs2010: 6,280,066 subs2011: 7,851,523 subs2012: 10,618,867 subs2013: 9,843,266 subs2014: 11,363,298 subs2015: 19,169,415 subs2016: 21,155,485 subs2017: 28,671,630 subs2018: 29,994,903 subs2019: 29,662,965 subs2020: 33,777,090 subs2021: 38,477,791 subs2022: 42,444,669 subs2023: 45,821,013 subs2024: 48,727,855 subs
Change over the period: +48.48M (+19,952.12%) Average annual rate: 28.71 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 48.73M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 48.73M +2.91M +6.34%
2023 45.82M +3.38M +7.95%
2022 42.44M +3.97M +10.31%
2021 38.48M +4.7M +13.92%
2020 33.78M +4.11M +13.87%
2019 29.66M −331,938 −1.11%
2018 29.99M +1.32M +4.62%
2017 28.67M +7.52M +35.53%
2016 21.16M +1.99M +10.36%
2015 19.17M +7.81M +68.7%
2014 11.36M +1.52M +15.44%
2013 9.84M −775,601 −7.3%
2012 10.62M +2.77M +35.25%
2011 7.85M +1.57M +25.02%
2010 6.28M +1.34M +27.18%
2009 4.94M +1.28M +34.92%
2008 3.66M +1.22M +50.21%
2007 2.44M +1.14M +87.93%
2006 1.3M +582,634 +81.62%
2005 713,816
2003 243,006

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.