Fixed broadband subscriptions in China
China: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 47.19 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in China, 2000–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
China recorded 47.19 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 226.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in China peaked at 47.19 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 per 100 people, in 2000.
China ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.87 per 100 people | 0.0018 per 100 people | 7.74 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.28 per 100 people | 9.35 per 100 people | 31.56 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.95 per 100 people | 33.91 per 100 people | 47.19 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 6 Liechtenstein 50.01 per 100 people compare
- 7 France 48.93 per 100 people compare
- 8 South Korea 47.8 per 100 people compare
- 10 Switzerland 47.02 per 100 people compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.74 per 100 people compare
- 12 Germany 45.61 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 619.22 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4.91 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 26,170 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,813 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,992 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in China?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in China was 47.19 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 47.19 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does China rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- China ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.