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Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Upper-middle-income countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in upper-middle-income countries in 2024 — 866,384,972 subs. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 6,312.3%.

2024 866M subs +5.06% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 866M subs2024
Period minimum 13.51M subs2003

Trend over time

2003–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Upper-middle-income countries, 2003–20240250M500M750M1B200320062009201220152018202120242003: 13,511,240 subs2004: 31,372,926 subs2005: 47,649,056 subs2006: 67,557,563 subs2007: 93,794,008 subs2008: 120,889,522 subs2009: 151,341,092 subs2010: 183,152,816 subs2011: 223,908,840 subs2012: 251,240,428 subs2013: 273,180,168 subs2014: 290,582,224 subs2015: 375,220,595 subs2016: 428,531,602 subs2017: 513,703,261 subs2018: 537,174,893 subs2019: 588,422,663 subs2020: 639,616,674 subs2021: 707,572,248 subs2022: 771,788,040 subs2023: 824,621,608 subs2024: 866,384,972 subs
Change over the period: +853M (+6,312.33%) Average annual rate: 21.91 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 866M subs
World 1.58B subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 866M +41.76M +5.06%
2023 825M +52.83M +6.85%
2022 772M +64.22M +9.08%
2021 708M +67.96M +10.62%
2020 640M +51.19M +8.7%
2019 588M +51.25M +9.54%
2018 537M +23.47M +4.57%
2017 514M +85.17M +19.88%
2016 429M +53.31M +14.21%
2015 375M +84.64M +29.13%
2014 291M +17.4M +6.37%
2013 273M +21.94M +8.73%
2012 251M +27.33M +12.21%
2011 224M +40.76M +22.25%
2010 183M +31.81M +21.02%
2009 151M +30.45M +25.19%
2008 121M +27.1M +28.89%
2007 93.79M +26.24M +38.84%
2006 67.56M +19.91M +41.78%
2005 47.65M +16.28M +51.88%
2004 31.37M +17.86M +132.2%
2003 13.51M — —

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.

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