China vs United States: Fixed broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscriptions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 669.83 million against 134.22 million in United States, a difference of 535.60 million.
That makes China's figure about 5.0 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Globally, China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.