List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions

This article contains a sortable list of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions and penetration rates, using data compiled by the International Telecommunication Union.

Worldwide broadband subscriptions
  2007 2010 2016 2019a
World population[1] 6.6 billion 6.9 billion 7.3 billion 7.75 billion
Fixed broadband 5% 8% 11.9% 14.5%
Developing world 2% 4% 8.2% 11.2%
Developed world 18% 24% 30.1% 33.6%
Mobile broadband 4% 11% 49.4% 83%
Developing world 1% 4% 40.9% 75.2%
Developed world 19% 43% 90.3% 121.7%
a Estimate.
Source: International Telecommunication Union.[2]
Broadband subscriptions by region
  Fixed subscriptions:    2007 2010 2014 2019a  
Africa 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Americas 11% 14% 17% 22%
Arab States 1% 2% 3% 8.1%
Asia and Pacific 3% 6% 8% 14.4%
Commonwealth of
Independent States
 
2%
 
8%
 
14%
 
19.8%
Europe 18% 24% 28% 31.9%
  Mobile subscriptions:    2007 2010 2014 2019a  
Africa 0.2% 2% 19% 34%
Americas 6% 23% 59% 104.4%
Arab States 0.8% 5% 25% 67.3%
Asia and Pacific 3% 7% 23% 89%
Commonwealth of
Independent States
 
0.2%
 
22%
 
49%
 
85.4%
Europe 15% 29% 64% 97.4%
a Estimate.
Source: International Telecommunications Union.[3]

List

The list includes figures for both fixed wired broadband subscriptions and mobile cellular subscriptions:[4]

  • Fixed-broadband access refers to high-speed fixed (wired) access to the public Internet at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes satellite Internet access, cable modem, DSL, fibre-to-the-home/building, and other fixed (wired) broadband subscriptions. The totals are measured irrespective of the method of payment.
  • Mobile-cellular access refers to high-speed mobile access to the public Internet at advertised data speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. To be counted, a mobile subscription must allow access to the greater Internet via HTTP and must have been used to make a data connection using the Internet Protocol in the previous three months. SMS and MMS messaging do not count as an active Internet data connection even if they are delivered via IP.

Penetration rate is the percentage (%) of a country's population that are subscribers. A dash () is shown when data for 2012 is not available. Non-country and disputed areas are shown in italics. Taiwan is listed as a sovereign country.

Note: Because a single Internet subscription may be shared by many people and a single person my have more than one subscription, the penetration rate will not reflect the actual level of access to broadband Internet of the population and penetration rates larger than 100% are possible.

 Fixed-broadband subscriptionsMobile-cellular subscriptions
Country or areaNumber[5]RankSubscriptions per 100 Individuals [6]RankNumber[7]RankSubscriptions per 100 Individuals [8]Rank
 China378,540,000126.86431,474,097,0001104.58105
 United States109,838,000233.8524395,881,0004122.0165
 Japan40,390,640331.6828170,128,4997133.4536
 Germany33,217,000440.4510106,000,00015129.0945
 Russian Federation30,872,788521.4454227,341,8736157.8912
 Brazil28,670,016613.7074236,488,5485113.0090
 France28,429,000743.75569,017,00022106.2199
 United Kingdom26,015,818839.311379,173,65820119.6374
 South Korea21,195,918941.58963,658,68823124.8655
 India17,856,024101.331261,186,902,277287.28128
 Mexico17,131,8201113.2675114,326,8421488.51126
 Italy16,586,3761227.943983,871,54319141.2926
 Spain14,473,8881331.223052,484,65528113.2289
 Canada13,922,5041438.011531,458,6004385.90131
 Turkey11,924,9051514.777077,800,1702196.35116
 Viet Nam11,269,9361611.8081120,016,18112125.6253
 Iran10,057,7691712.397987,106,50818107.3296
 Thailand8,208,0001811.8980121,530,00011176.036
 Australia7,923,0001932.402727,553,00047112.6991
 Argentina7,870,2222017.786461,897,37926139.8128
 Bangladesh7,296,000214.43106145,113,669888.12127
 Netherlands7,210,8002242.33720,532,00055120.5272
 Poland7,053,3332318.486149,828,59630130.5443
 Colombia6,318,9362412.887662,222,01125126.8149
 Indonesia6,044,712252.29121458,923,2023173.847
 Taiwan5,713,5682624.184928,777,40844121.8067
 Ukraine5,239,7432712.557855,714,73327133.4935
 Egypt5,223,311285.35105102,958,19416105.54102
 Romania4,780,0002924.294822,550,00054114.5985
 Belgium4,378,9733038.311411,961,08974104.65104
  Switzerland3,850,0003145.42311,292,00078133.2237
 Greece3,778,2633233.862312,937,10670115.9384
 Sweden3,735,8843337.701612,435,70972125.4854
 Portugal3,574,0473434.602211,764,10676113.8987
 Philippines3,399,291353.24113173,200,00013159.4093
 Uzbekistan3,320,2103610.408424,265,4605176.04148
 Algeria3,166,907377.669549,873,38929120.7170
 Belarus3,163,2863833.412611,415,14177120.5671
 Czech Republic3,060,5973928.823612,634,93771118.9978
 Chile3,058,9794016.946723,013,14753127.4647
 Hungary2,956,5854130.413312,030,94073123.7659
 Malaysia2,687,800428.509042,338,50034133.8834
 Hong Kong, China2,645,7524335.922018,340,34760249.021
 Venezuela2,610,118448.169424,493,6875076.60146
 Kazakhstan2,573,5004514.147326,473,00048145.4222
 Austria2,511,2004628.753714,924,34064170.858
 Saudi Arabia2,498,692477.599640,210,96535122.0864
 Denmark2,475,3824843.1766,978,34899121.7168
 Israel2,342,0004928.143810,540,00080126.6650
 Peru2,310,217507.1810038,915,38637120.9869
 Norway2,134,1055140.23115,721,255107107.8495
 Tanzania1,848,167523.2211439,953,8603669.72153
 Pakistan1,829,673530.93128144,525,6371073.36150
 Azerbaijan1,805,2145418.376210,127,00081103.05108
 Bulgaria1,764,7825524.91478,532,90890120.4473
 Finland1,709,4005630.95317,307,80097132.3138
 South Africa1,698,360572.9911591,878,27517161.9910
 Ecuador1,683,7835810.138513,881,5626783.50137
 New Zealand1,582,0005933.62256,400,000102136.0032
 Serbia1,474,9706021.21558,626,90389124.0658
 Singapore1,470,4006125.76468,462,80091148.2418
 Slovakia1,404,7516225.79457,117,75398130.6642
 Ireland1,401,3566329.43344,898,872111102.88110
 Morocco1,378,867643.8610943,916,06632122.8862
 Sri Lanka1,220,504655.8510428,199,08346135.0733
 Syrian Arab Republic1,154,909666.3210315,650,0006385.66132
 Croatia1,095,8816726.16444,315,580114103.01109
 Uruguay949,9746827.48415,097,569109147.4719
 Tunisia801,785696.9510114,334,08065124.3056
 Lithuania798,7697027.64404,361,329113150.9014
 Dominican Republic786,458717.30998,769,1278781.44141
 Georgia770,1137219.69575,730,625106146.4920
 Costa Rica744,0597315.17698,840,34283180.204
 Bosnia and Herzegovina663,6707418.92593,440,08512398.09115
 Puerto Rico660,1007518.02633,389,40212492.53119
 Slovenia601,8217628.93352,443,172130117.4682
 Moldova584,3307714.42713,662,96812090.42122
 Ethiopia580,120780.5513862,617,0002459.66156
 Latvia525,6797926.96422,464,122129126.3951
 Panama446,0768010.88825,977,641104145.8521
 El Salvador442,727816.941029,982,18682156.5113
 Myanmar404,932820.7613147,951,2283189.85123
 Estonia404,6828330.90321,904,425135145.4223
 North Macedonia386,7188418.56602,121,805133101.86111
 Palestine371,299857.55974,135,36311584.04136
 Bolivia358,680863.2511210,963,2247999.20113
 Oman348,926877.53986,943,910100149.7715
 Trinidad and Tobago326,7768823.87502,030,637134148.3216
 Armenia315,3198910.76833,488,524122119.0477
 Cyprus295,6869034.79211,176,801140138.4830
 Albania293,6239110.02863,497,950121119.3875
 Kenya288,303920.5813742,815,1093386.15130
 Mongolia285,093939.27893,886,167118126.3552
 Paraguay278,169944.081087,468,27595109.6594
 Kyrgyzstan258,013954.271077,369,92796121.9266
 Qatar256,094969.70873,913,809117148.2917
 Mauritius246,0009719.44581,839,500136145.4024
 Jamaica239,120988.27923,091,222126106.9597
 Honduras232,990992.511208,233,4999288.87125
 Bahrain213,63310014.31722,364,477132158.4211
 Luxembourg212,90010136.4919794,000145136.0931
 Nicaragua210,1241023.381118,179,87693131.5639
 Zimbabwe187,3101031.1312714,092,1046685.25133
 Malta181,31810442.098560,010149129.9844
 Uganda145,7651050.3414024,948,8784958.21158
 Côte d'Ivoire142,8251060.5913631,747,23342130.6841
 Montenegro137,42610721.85531,044,674141166.109
 Iceland133,57410839.8712410,662153122.5863
 Cambodia129,6501090.8113018,572,97359116.0483
 Kuwait113,4271102.741165,136,384108124.1757
 Senegal111,7951110.7113415,758,3666299.42112
 Angola96,9191120.3314113,323,9526944.73162
 Barbados89,34011331.2729337,791156118.2280
 Bahamas86,86811421.9752353,54015589.42124
 Nigeria74,0041150.04162144,920,170975.92149
 Suriname71,21711612.6477795,871144141.2627
 Guyana64,8891178.3491643,21014782.69138
 Namibia63,8941182.521192,647,853128104.50106
 Ghana56,8101190.2014936,751,76138127.4646
 Botswana48,9011202.131223,240,589125141.4125
 Togo45,7561210.591356,219,98110379.77142
 Cameroon42,1171220.1815319,706,0275881.93140
 Mozambique41,6531230.1415411,875,5067540.03167
 Brunei Darussalam41,2091249.6188544,732150127.0748
 Maldives36,0011258.2593900,120143206.293
 Zambia35,9121260.2114813,438,5396878.61143
 Andorra34,28412744.54480,337164104.38107
 Cuba33,5361280.291434,613,78211240.17166
 Saint Lucia31,78112917.7765176,69415898.80114
 Sudan31,0821300.0815628,644,1394570.67152
 Haiti29,9001310.271446,486,54910159.07157
 Benin28,8331320.261468,773,0448678.50144
 Laos27,2171330.401393,711,81311954.12161
 Madagascar25,0621340.101558,730,4998834.14170
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines24,50713522.3051116,161162105.70101
 Djibouti24,3891362.55118373,05215438.98169
 Bermuda22,80813737.181864,997166105.95100
 Grenada22,23513820.6256113,177163104.96103
 Rwanda21,7801390.181528,819,2178472.24151
 Monaco19,25814049.77232,97817185.23134
 Gibraltar17,37314150.25141,035169118.7079
 Afghanistan16,8101420.0516123,929,7135267.35154
 Bhutan16,7071432.07124730,62314690.47121
 Seychelles15,22114416.0768167,282160176.585
 Gabon14,9671450.741322,663,243127131.5140
 Cabo Verde14,4931462.65117612,259148112.0692
 Burkina Faso14,0671470.0715917,946,3756193.50118
 Mauritania12,6371480.291424,074,15711692.17120
 San Marino12,50014937.431738,000170113.7788
 Fiji12,1351501.341251,033,915142114.1886
 Chad10,4701510.07158
 Malawi9,2201520.051607,772,5039441.74164
 Niger8,6501530.041638,778,8848540.88165
 Vanuatu5,8411542.11123228,01615782.54139
 British Virgin Islands5,52415517.7166
 Lesotho4,9841560.221472,380,804131106.6098
 Burundi3,9141570.041645,920,61210554.50160
 Micronesia3,7761583.5811023,11417221.90171
 Timor-Leste3,3461590.261451,546,624137119.3176
 Samoa1,6921600.86129124,21116163.23155
 Comoros1,6441610.20150446,86815254.90159
 Sao Tome and Principe1,4791620.72133173,64615984.98135
 Solomon Islands1,1661630.19151465,33115176.12147
 Democratic Republic of the Congo1,0001640.0016635,270,1564043.36163
 Guinea-Bissau6291650.031651,434,82213977.09145
 Kiribati761660.0715746,12316839.63168
 American Samoa
 Anguilla
 Antigua and Barbuda
 Aruba
 Ascension
 Belize
 Cayman Islands
 Central African Republic
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 Republic of the Congo5,056,00011096.11117
 North Korea
 Dominica
 Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea
 Eswatini
 Falkland Islands
 Faroe Islands
 French Polynesia
 Gambia
 Greenland
 Guam
 Guatemala19,986,48256118.1781
 Guernsey
 Guinea
 Iraq33,335,3164187.10129
 Jersey
 Jordan
 Lebanon
 Liberia
 Libya
 Liechtenstein46,625167122.9561
 Macao
 Mali
 Marshall Islands
 Mayotte
 Montserrat
 Nauru
   Nepal36,096,39639123.1760
 Netherlands Antilles
 New Caledonia
 Niue
 Norfolk Island
 Northern Marianas
 Palau
 Papua New Guinea
 Saint Kitts and Nevis76,878165138.9129
 Sierra Leone
 Somalia
 South Sudan1,511,52913812.02172
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Tajikistan
 Tokelau
 Tonga
 Turkmenistan
 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Tuvalu
 United Arab Emirates19,826,22457210.912
  Vatican
 US Virgin Islands
 Wallis and Futuna
 Yemen

See also

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