Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Southern Asia

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Southern Asia in 2024 — 79,545,055 subs. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 3,137.2%.

2024 79.55M subs +9.59% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 79.55M subs2024
Period minimum 2.46M subs2006

Trend over time

2006–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Southern Asia, 2006–2024020M40M60M80M20062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 2,457,243 subs2007: 3,503,988 subs2008: 5,929,923 subs2009: 9,060,474 subs2010: 13,495,826 subs2011: 17,590,223 subs2012: 21,524,083 subs2013: 24,020,402 subs2014: 27,861,599 subs2015: 31,224,289 subs2016: 36,513,569 subs2017: 37,860,607 subs2018: 40,602,449 subs2019: 40,681,727 subs2020: 48,154,926 subs2021: 56,089,175 subs2022: 64,595,291 subs2023: 72,586,448 subs2024: 79,545,055 subs
Change over the period: +77.09M (+3,137.17%) Average annual rate: 21.31 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Asia 79.55M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 79.55M +6.96M +9.59%
2023 72.59M +7.99M +12.37%
2022 64.6M +8.51M +15.17%
2021 56.09M +7.93M +16.48%
2020 48.15M +7.47M +18.37%
2019 40.68M +79,278 +0.2%
2018 40.6M +2.74M +7.24%
2017 37.86M +1.35M +3.69%
2016 36.51M +5.29M +16.94%
2015 31.22M +3.36M +12.07%
2014 27.86M +3.84M +15.99%
2013 24.02M +2.5M +11.6%
2012 21.52M +3.93M +22.36%
2011 17.59M +4.09M +30.34%
2010 13.5M +4.44M +48.95%
2009 9.06M +3.13M +52.79%
2008 5.93M +2.43M +69.23%
2007 3.5M +1.05M +42.6%
2006 2.46M

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.