Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — South Korea

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in South Korea in 2024 — 24,721,782 subs. Ranked 10 in the world out of 151. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 176,484.2%.

2024 24.72M subs +2.59% vs 2023
World rank 10of 151
Period maximum 24.72M subs2024
Period minimum 14,000 subs1998

Trend over time

1998–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — South Korea, 1998–2024010M20M30M19982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 14,000 subs1999: 278,000 subs2000: 3,870,000 subs2001: 7,818,020 subs2002: 10,405,486 subs2003: 11,178,499 subs2004: 11,921,439 subs2005: 12,190,711 subs2006: 14,042,698 subs2007: 14,709,998 subs2008: 15,474,931 subs2009: 16,348,571 subs2010: 17,194,272 subs2011: 17,859,522 subs2012: 18,252,661 subs2013: 18,737,514 subs2014: 19,198,934 subs2015: 20,024,419 subs2016: 20,555,683 subs2017: 21,195,918 subs2018: 21,285,858 subs2019: 21,761,831 subs2020: 22,327,182 subs2021: 22,944,268 subs2022: 23,537,333 subs2023: 24,098,164 subs2024: 24,721,782 subs
Change over the period: +24.71M (+176,484.16%) Average annual rate: 33.32 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Korea 24.72M subs
World 1.58B subs
Eastern Asia computed 698M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 24.72M +623,618 +2.59%
2023 24.1M +560,831 +2.38%
2022 23.54M +593,065 +2.58%
2021 22.94M +617,086 +2.76%
2020 22.33M +565,351 +2.6%
2019 21.76M +475,973 +2.24%
2018 21.29M +89,940 +0.42%
2017 21.2M +640,235 +3.11%
2016 20.56M +531,264 +2.65%
2015 20.02M +825,485 +4.3%
2014 19.2M +461,420 +2.46%
2013 18.74M +484,853 +2.66%
2012 18.25M +393,139 +2.2%
2011 17.86M +665,250 +3.87%
2010 17.19M +845,701 +5.17%
2009 16.35M +873,640 +5.65%
2008 15.47M +764,933 +5.2%
2007 14.71M +667,300 +4.75%
2006 14.04M +1.85M +15.19%
2005 12.19M +269,272 +2.26%
2004 11.92M +742,940 +6.65%
2003 11.18M +773,013 +7.43%
2002 10.41M +2.59M +33.1%
2001 7.82M +3.95M +102.02%
2000 3.87M +3.59M +1,292.09%
1999 278,000 +264,000 +1,885.71%
1998 14,000

Eastern Asia, 2024

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.