Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — South America

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in South America in 2024 — 90,310,444 subs. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 7,252.4%.

2024 90.31M subs +5.99% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 90.31M subs2024
Period minimum 1.23M subs2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — South America, 2002–2024025M50M75M100M200220052008201120142017202020232002: 1,228,317 subs2003: 1,866,048 subs2004: 4,794,973 subs2005: 5,993,594 subs2006: 9,191,797 subs2007: 14,461,044 subs2008: 18,675,088 subs2009: 21,987,868 subs2010: 25,983,741 subs2011: 32,161,007 subs2012: 35,589,191 subs2013: 40,470,888 subs2014: 44,782,683 subs2015: 48,063,678 subs2016: 50,858,685 subs2017: 54,600,369 subs2018: 58,651,782 subs2019: 61,465,450 subs2020: 67,885,414 subs2021: 76,041,423 subs2022: 80,538,914 subs2023: 85,205,806 subs2024: 90,310,444 subs
Change over the period: +89.08M (+7,252.37%) Average annual rate: 21.57 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South America 90.31M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 90.31M +5.1M +5.99%
2023 85.21M +4.67M +5.79%
2022 80.54M +4.5M +5.91%
2021 76.04M +8.16M +12.01%
2020 67.89M +6.42M +10.44%
2019 61.47M +2.81M +4.8%
2018 58.65M +4.05M +7.42%
2017 54.6M +3.74M +7.36%
2016 50.86M +2.8M +5.82%
2015 48.06M +3.28M +7.33%
2014 44.78M +4.31M +10.65%
2013 40.47M +4.88M +13.72%
2012 35.59M +3.43M +10.66%
2011 32.16M +6.18M +23.77%
2010 25.98M +4M +18.17%
2009 21.99M +3.31M +17.74%
2008 18.68M +4.21M +29.14%
2007 14.46M +5.27M +57.33%
2006 9.19M +3.2M +53.36%
2005 5.99M +1.2M +25%
2004 4.79M +2.93M +156.96%
2003 1.87M +637,731 +51.92%
2002 1.23M

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.