Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United States

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in the United States in 2024 — 134,223,000 subs. Ranked 2 in the world out of 151. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 18,911.8%.

2024 134M subs +2.58% vs 2023
World rank 2of 151
Period maximum 134M subs2024
Period minimum 706,000 subs1998

Trend over time

1998–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United States, 1998–2024050M100M150M19982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 706,000 subs1999: 2,750,000 subs2000: 7,069,874 subs2001: 12,792,812 subs2002: 19,881,549 subs2003: 27,744,342 subs2004: 37,352,520 subs2005: 51,156,350 subs2006: 60,237,701 subs2007: 71,704,000 subs2008: 77,130,000 subs2009: 79,992,000 subs2010: 84,522,000 subs2011: 88,317,000 subs2012: 92,514,000 subs2013: 96,032,000 subs2014: 97,810,000 subs2015: 102,212,000 subs2016: 105,714,000 subs2017: 108,200,000 subs2018: 110,756,000 subs2019: 114,292,000 subs2020: 121,232,000 subs2021: 125,885,000 subs2022: 128,037,000 subs2023: 130,844,000 subs2024: 134,223,000 subs
Change over the period: +134M (+18,911.76%) Average annual rate: 22.36 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United States 134M subs
World 1.58B subs
North America 151M subs
Northern America computed 151M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 134M +3.38M +2.58%
2023 131M +2.81M +2.19%
2022 128M +2.15M +1.71%
2021 126M +4.65M +3.84%
2020 121M +6.94M +6.07%
2019 114M +3.54M +3.19%
2018 111M +2.56M +2.36%
2017 108M +2.49M +2.35%
2016 106M +3.5M +3.43%
2015 102M +4.4M +4.5%
2014 97.81M +1.78M +1.85%
2013 96.03M +3.52M +3.8%
2012 92.51M +4.2M +4.75%
2011 88.32M +3.8M +4.49%
2010 84.52M +4.53M +5.66%
2009 79.99M +2.86M +3.71%
2008 77.13M +5.43M +7.57%
2007 71.7M +11.47M +19.04%
2006 60.24M +9.08M +17.75%
2005 51.16M +13.8M +36.96%
2004 37.35M +9.61M +34.63%
2003 27.74M +7.86M +39.55%
2002 19.88M +7.09M +55.41%
2001 12.79M +5.72M +80.95%
2000 7.07M +4.32M +157.09%
1999 2.75M +2.04M +289.52%
1998 706,000

Northern America, 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.