* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 people, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 37 countries was 18.49 percent. The highest value was in South Korea: 47.8 percent and the lowest value was in Pakistan: 1.47 percent. The indicator is available from 1998 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The International Telecommunication Union
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Countries Internet subscribers, per 100 people, 2024 Global rank Available data
South Korea 47.8 1 1998 - 2024
China 47.19 2 2000 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 44.07 3 2001 - 2024
UA Emirates 40.84 4 1999 - 2024
Hong Kong 40.27 5 1998 - 2024
Uzbekistan 34.74 6 2003 - 2024
Georgia 30.42 7 2001 - 2024
Macao 29.86 8 2000 - 2024
Israel 29.18 9 2001 - 2024
Singapore 27.81 10 1998 - 2024
Vietnam 23.71 11 2002 - 2024
Azerbaijan 21.75 12 2002 - 2024
Brunei 21.18 13 2001 - 2024
Armenia 20.31 14 2001 - 2024
Maldives 19.65 15 2002 - 2024
Iraq 17.63 16 2006 - 2024
Bahrain 16.99 17 2001 - 2024
Mongolia 15.78 18 2001 - 2024
Kazakhstan 15.32 19 2003 - 2024
Thailand 14.89 20 2001 - 2024
Malaysia 13.55 21 2001 - 2024
Iran 12.06 22 2000 - 2024
Qatar 11.82 23 2002 - 2024
Oman 11.06 24 2002 - 2024
Nepal 10.07 25 2006 - 2024
Sri Lanka 8.47 26 2001 - 2024
Palestine 8.16 27 2004 - 2024
Bangladesh 8.09 28 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 7.8 29 2002 - 2024
Philippines 7.14 30 2001 - 2024
Jordan 7.02 31 2001 - 2024
Indonesia 4.92 32 2000 - 2024
Cambodia 4.15 33 2002 - 2024
India 3.15 34 2001 - 2024
Bhutan 2.92 35 2008 - 2024
Burma 2.87 36 2005 - 2024
Pakistan 1.47 37 2005 - 2024


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Definition: 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.

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