Fixed broadband subscriptions by country
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...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
669.83 million
China
Lowest
0
Chad
Median
433,692
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
5,314
What the numbers show
Fixed broadband subscriptions is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 669.83 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 433,692, and the mean is 7.60 million.
Over the past decade 186 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 26,843.4%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 100.0%).
Fixed broadband subscriptions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 669.83 million | 2024 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 134.22 million | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 51.05 million | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 48.05 million | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 45.71 million | 2024 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 39.29 million | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 38.56 million | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 32.56 million | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 29.15 million | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 28.44 million | 2024 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 24.72 million | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 23.95 million | 2024 | up 299.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 20.50 million | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 18.86 million | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 18.80 million | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 16.90 million | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 14.97 million | 2024 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 14.04 million | 2024 | up 353.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 13.95 million | 2024 | up 310.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 13.62 million | 2024 | up 344.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 12.63 million | 2024 | up 1,439.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Argentina | 11.93 million | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran | 11.04 million | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 10.67 million | 2024 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 9.77 million | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 9.74 million | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 9.11 million | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 8.27 million | 2024 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 8.20 million | 2024 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Iraq | 8.12 million | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 7.83 million | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 6.81 million | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 6.23 million | 2024 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Belgium | 5.19 million | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 4.82 million | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 4.72 million | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 4.69 million | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 4.50 million | 2024 | up 312.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 4.49 million | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 4.31 million | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 4.20 million | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 4.17 million | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 4.00 million | 2024 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3.68 million | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Venezuela | 3.68 million | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Hungary | 3.63 million | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | 3.42 million | 2024 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 3.28 million | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 3.15 million | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 3.13 million | 2024 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 2.99 million | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 2.98 million | 2024 | up 1,091.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Morocco | 2.83 million | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Austria | 2.75 million | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 55 | Israel | 2.74 million | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 56 | Denmark | 2.59 million | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 57 | Norway | 2.52 million | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 2.52 million | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 2.25 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 2.20 million | 2024 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 2.05 million | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 62 | New Zealand | 1.98 million | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 1.96 million | 2024 | up 244.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 1.86 million | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Tunisia | 1.84 million | 2024 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 1.72 million | 2024 | up 1,587.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Ireland | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 68 | Singapore | 1.62 million | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Syria | 1.62 million | 2023 | up 367.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 1.56 million | 2024 | up 4,650.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 767.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 1.28 million | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 1.19 million | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Georgia | 1.16 million | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Croatia | 1.15 million | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 76 | Uruguay | 1.12 million | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 982,517 | 2024 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 930,003 | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 907,465 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Moldova | 899,333 | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 881,769 | 2023 | up 463.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 810,782 | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | 808,557 | 2023 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Lithuania | 796,148 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 85 | El Salvador | 789,997 | 2024 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 784,326 | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Senegal | 747,163 | 2024 | up 622.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Cambodia | 731,245 | 2024 | up 1,006.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 725,299 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 694,635 | 2024 | up 234.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Armenia | 603,960 | 2024 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Cameroon | 588,198 | 2022 | up 4,148.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Oman | 582,900 | 2024 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 560,290 | 2024 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Mongolia | 548,570 | 2024 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 544,937 | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 511,437 | 2024 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Honduras | 495,725 | 2024 | up 214.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Yemen | 485,905 | 2022 | up 190.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Latvia | 482,087 | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Estonia | 480,990 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 102 | Jamaica | 453,746 | 2024 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Palestine | 448,515 | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | 418,869 | 2022 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 407,545 | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 399,493 | 2024 | up 258.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 377,207 | 2022 | up 26,843.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Cyprus | 363,006 | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Qatar | 360,248 | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 355,600 | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Cuba | 338,504 | 2024 | up 4,243.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Libya | 326,401 | 2022 | up 385.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 322,483 | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahrain | 273,063 | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 271,351 | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 240,162 | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Ghana | 228,849 | 2024 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Macao | 215,037 | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Laos | 208,504 | 2023 | up 2,210.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Montenegro | 206,263 | 2024 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 200,485 | 2024 | up 3,607.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 187,597 | 2024 | up 463.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Nigeria | 183,207 | 2024 | up 1,064.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Mali | 178,633 | 2022 | up 4,035.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Tanzania | 168,955 | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Zambia | 168,345 | 2024 | up 720.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 147,619 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 128 | Angola | 137,467 | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Togo | 134,677 | 2024 | up 968.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Somalia | 132,726 | 2023 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 131 | Gabon | 119,181 | 2024 | up 1,003.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | 118,971 | 2024 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 106,284 | 2022 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 105,825 | 2022 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 135 | Uganda | 103,838 | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | 103,707 | 2024 | up 422.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 102,229 | 2023 | up 1,662.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 101,396 | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 99,947 | 2023 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Brunei | 97,991 | 2024 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Namibia | 85,893 | 2024 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Rwanda | 84,919 | 2024 | up 2,811.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Congo | 78,398 | 2023 | up 17,799.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Curacao | 58,433 | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 55,624 | 2022 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Mozambique | 49,177 | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Kuwait | 49,049 | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritania | 48,929 | 2024 | up 511.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 43,593 | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Andorra | 42,899 | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 151 | Seychelles | 41,208 | 2024 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Cayman Islands | 40,349 | 2022 | up 108.8% | rising |
| 153 | Benin | 40,117 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | 39,282 | 2022 | up 293.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Madagascar | 38,835 | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Haiti | 35,292 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35,000 | 2024 | up 6,900.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 34,802 | 2022 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 33,200 | 2023 | up 2,113.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Bermuda | 33,160 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 161 | Eswatini | 31,152 | 2024 | up 510.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Niger | 30,080 | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Sudan | 29,847 | 2022 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29,642 | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 24,600 | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 24,264 | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 167 | Bhutan | 23,118 | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Gibraltar | 22,932 | 2022 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21,834 | 2022 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Monaco | 21,509 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 19,937 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 172 | Aruba | 18,847 | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 173 | Malawi | 18,707 | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Faroe Islands | 18,681 | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 175 | Greenland | 17,908 | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 176 | Djibouti | 16,972 | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Fiji | 16,719 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 178 | Liberia | 14,759 | 2022 | up 2,716.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Gambia | 14,312 | 2024 | up 421.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Dominica | 13,940 | 2022 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 181 | San Marino | 12,200 | 2022 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9,917 | 2022 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 9,833 | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 184 | Lesotho | 8,869 | 2024 | up 490.5% | volatile |
| 185 | United States Virgin Islands | 8,708 | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 186 | Tonga | 8,586 | 2022 | up 472.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau | 8,499 | 2024 | up 509.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7,052 | 2024 | up 541.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Micronesia (country) | 6,523 | 2022 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Eritrea | 5,639 | 2022 | up 2,948.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 3,788 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 3,299 | 2023 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Guam | 3,038 | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 194 | Burundi | 2,785 | 2023 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Samoa | 1,889 | 2022 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,816 | 2022 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Palau | 1,300 | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | 942 | 2022 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 199 | Guinea | 882 | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 200 | Solomon Islands | 836 | 2022 | down 60.8% | rising |
| 201 | Central African Republic | 820 | 2022 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 452 | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 203 | South Sudan | 200 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 204 | East Timor | 84 | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 205 | Kiribati | 47 | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Chad | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.65 billion
- IDA & IBRD total 1.18 billion
- IBRD only 1.12 billion
- Upper middle income 937.00 million
- Low & middle income 901.58 million
- Middle income 900.35 million
- East Asia & Pacific 875.00 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 773.00 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 773.00 million
- Late-demographic dividend 769.02 million
- High income 550.00 million
- OECD members 481.18 million
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.