Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United Kingdom

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 29,152,000 subs. Ranked 8 in the world out of 151. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 55,018.2%.

2024 29.15M subs +2.43% vs 2023
World rank 8of 151
Period maximum 29.15M subs2024
Period minimum 52,890 subs2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United Kingdom, 2000–2024010M20M30M2000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 52,890 subs2001: 330,960 subs2002: 1,356,481 subs2003: 3,113,702 subs2004: 6,123,907 subs2005: 9,898,653 subs2006: 13,013,000 subs2007: 15,606,000 subs2008: 17,310,023 subs2009: 17,877,223 subs2010: 19,151,508 subs2011: 20,588,901 subs2012: 21,685,668 subs2013: 23,039,803 subs2014: 23,729,800 subs2015: 24,663,109 subs2016: 25,473,619 subs2017: 26,043,431 subs2018: 26,587,110 subs2019: 26,859,664 subs2020: 27,329,718 subs2021: 27,821,000 subs2022: 28,149,000 subs2023: 28,460,000 subs2024: 29,152,000 subs
Change over the period: +29.1M (+55,018.17%) Average annual rate: 30.08 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United Kingdom 29.15M subs
World 1.58B subs
Northern Europe computed 44.23M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 29.15M +692,000 +2.43%
2023 28.46M +311,000 +1.1%
2022 28.15M +328,000 +1.18%
2021 27.82M +491,282 +1.8%
2020 27.33M +470,054 +1.75%
2019 26.86M +272,554 +1.03%
2018 26.59M +543,679 +2.09%
2017 26.04M +569,812 +2.24%
2016 25.47M +810,510 +3.29%
2015 24.66M +933,309 +3.93%
2014 23.73M +689,997 +2.99%
2013 23.04M +1.35M +6.24%
2012 21.69M +1.1M +5.33%
2011 20.59M +1.44M +7.51%
2010 19.15M +1.27M +7.13%
2009 17.88M +567,200 +3.28%
2008 17.31M +1.7M +10.92%
2007 15.61M +2.59M +19.93%
2006 13.01M +3.11M +31.46%
2005 9.9M +3.77M +61.64%
2004 6.12M +3.01M +96.68%
2003 3.11M +1.76M +129.54%
2002 1.36M +1.03M +309.86%
2001 330,960 +278,070 +525.75%
2000 52,890

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.