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Which Country Has the Most Internet Broadband Subscribers?

Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers (mil), 2021 or latest
Telcos & Hi-Tech | February 1, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 175 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in fixed broadband internet subscribers with 536 mil followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Chad with < 0.001 mil, East Timor with < 0.001 mil and South Sudan with < 0.001 mil.

Total fixed broadband internet subscribers reached 1,287 mil in 2021 in the World according to World Bank. This is 4.46 % more than in the previous year and 53.5 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total fixed broadband internet subscribers reached an all time high of 1,287 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.03 mil in 1998. The average annual growth amounted to 38.3 % since 1998.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 41.6 % of fixed broadband internet subscribers in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 55.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 72.3 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers indicator page.

Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Brazil mil 25.5 26.9 28.9 31.2 32.9
Canada mil 13.1 13.4 13.9 14.4 15.1
China mil 277 323 394 407 449
France mil 26.9 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.8 ...
Germany mil 30.7 31.9 33.2 34.2 35.2
India mil 16.9 18.7 17.9 18.2 19.2
Italy mil 14.9 15.6 16.6 17.2 17.5
Japan mil 38.9 39.8 40.5 41.5 42.5
Mexico mil 14.8 15.9 17.0 18.4 19.4
Russia mil ... 26.9 27.5 31.1 32.1 32.9
South Korea mil 20.0 20.6 21.2 21.3 21.8
Turkey mil 9.50 10.5 11.9 13.4 14.2
USA mil 102 106 108 111 114
United Kingdom mil 24.7 25.5 26.0 26.6 26.9
Vietnam mil ... 7.66 9.10 11.3 13.0 14.8