Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United Arab Emirates

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 4,503,492 subs. Ranked 37 in the world out of 151. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 1,227,009.5%.

2024 4.5M subs +14.07% vs 2023
World rank 37of 151
Period maximum 4.5M subs2024
Period minimum 367 subs1999

Trend over time

1999–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United Arab Emirates, 1999–202402M4M6M1999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 367 subs2000: 1,973 subs2001: 8,374 subs2002: 16,632 subs2003: 30,327 subs2004: 56,146 subs2005: 129,320 subs2006: 240,620 subs2007: 379,800 subs2008: 557,577 subs2009: 690,424 subs2010: 786,818 subs2011: 866,968 subs2012: 954,988 subs2013: 1,041,934 subs2014: 1,091,763 subs2015: 1,234,447 subs2016: 1,297,585 subs2017: 2,761,830 subs2018: 3,024,565 subs2019: 3,045,957 subs2020: 3,245,123 subs2021: 3,573,055 subs2022: 3,774,064 subs2023: 3,947,874 subs2024: 4,503,492 subs
Change over the period: +4.5M (+1,227,009.54%) Average annual rate: 45.73 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 4.5M subs
World 1.58B subs
Western Asia computed 57.68M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 4.5M +555,618 +14.07%
2023 3.95M +173,810 +4.61%
2022 3.77M +201,009 +5.63%
2021 3.57M +327,932 +10.11%
2020 3.25M +199,166 +6.54%
2019 3.05M +21,392 +0.71%
2018 3.02M +262,735 +9.51%
2017 2.76M +1.46M +112.84%
2016 1.3M +63,138 +5.11%
2015 1.23M +142,684 +13.07%
2014 1.09M +49,829 +4.78%
2013 1.04M +86,946 +9.1%
2012 954,988 +88,020 +10.15%
2011 866,968 +80,150 +10.19%
2010 786,818 +96,394 +13.96%
2009 690,424 +132,847 +23.83%
2008 557,577 +177,777 +46.81%
2007 379,800 +139,180 +57.84%
2006 240,620 +111,300 +86.07%
2005 129,320 +73,174 +130.33%
2004 56,146 +25,819 +85.14%
2003 30,327 +13,695 +82.34%
2002 16,632 +8,258 +98.61%
2001 8,374 +6,401 +324.43%
2000 1,973 +1,606 +437.6%
1999 367

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.