List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions

Worldwide broadband subscriptions

	2007	2010	2014^a
World population[1]	6.6 billion	6.9 billion	7.2 billion
Fixed broadband	5%	8%	10%
Developing world	2%	4%	6%
Developed world	18%	24%	27%
Mobile broadband	4%	11%	32%
Developing world	1%	4%	21%
Developed world	19%	43%	84%
^a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[2]

Broadband subscriptions by region

Fixed subscriptions:	2007	2010	2014^a
Africa	0.1%	0.2%	0.4%
Americas	11%	14%	17%
Arab States	1%	2%	3%
Asia and Pacific	3%	6%	8%
Commonwealth of Independent States	2%	8%	14%
Europe	18%	24%	28%
Mobile subscriptions:	2007	2010	2014^a
Africa	0.2%	2%	19%
Americas	6%	23%	59%
Arab States	0.8%	5%	25%
Asia and Pacific	3%	7%	23%
Commonwealth of Independent States	0.2%	22%	49%
Europe	15%	29%	64%
^a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[2]

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.

List of countries

The list includes figures for both fixed wired broadband subscriptions and mobile cellular subscriptions:^[3]

• 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 subscriptions				Mobile-cellular subscriptions
Country or area	Number[4]	Rank	%[5]	Rank	Number[6]	Rank	%[7]	Rank
China	174,285,380	1	13.0	66	231,614,860	2	17.2	75
United States	87,974,583	2	28.0	24	234,412,672	1	74.7	9
Japan	35,556,075	3	27.9	25	144,077,507	3	113.1	2
Germany	27,674,074	4	34.0	13	33,336,214	11	41.0	40
France	24,780,180	5	37.8	8	34,233,625	10	52.2	27
United Kingdom	21,455,580	6	34.0	14	45,419,806	9	72.0	14
Russia	20,630,858	7	14.5	61	75,344,817	6	52.9	25
South Korea	18,354,447	8	37.6	9	51,810,697	8	106.0	4
Brazil	18,275,780	9	9.2	85	73,021,400	7	36.6	44
India[8]	16,600,000	10	1.2	137	104,280,000	4	7.6	98
Italy	13,548,539	11	22.1	45	31,710,663	12	51.8	28
Mexico	12,588,657	12	10.9	76	11,180,208	23	9.7	94
Spain	11,410,276	13	24.3	37	25,044,744	13	53.2	24
Canada	11,282,326	14	32.9	16	17,163,076	19	50.0	32
Turkey	8,411,176	15	10.5	80	13,017,505	21	16.3	79
Netherlands	6,598,394	16	39.4	6	10,202,005	26	61.0	20
Poland	6,388,846	17	16.6	54	18,921,448	16	49.3	33
Taiwan	5,548,270	18	23.9	38	10,715,720	25	46.1	34
Australia	5,516,663	19	25.1	34	21,184,928	15	96.2	6
Argentina	4,592,231	20	10.9	77	5,233,135	35	12.4	85
Vietnam	4,535,696	21	5.0	104	17,378,598	17	19.0	73
Thailand	4,182,458	22	6.2	97	95,940	119	0.1	145
Colombia	3,781,987	23	8.4	89	2,237,977	63	4.9	110
Ukraine	3,636,319	24	8.1	93	2,465,179	59	5.5	106
Belgium	3,560,000	25	34.1	12	3,520,543	47	33.7	48
Romania	3,473,257	26	15.9	57	5,179,188	48	23.7	63
Switzerland	3,317,304	27	41.9	3	3,281,402	50	41.4	39
Iran	3,208,379	28	4.1	110	—	—	—	—
Pakistan	3,200,000	28	0.5	150	27,866,371	13	73.33	11[9]
Indonesia	3,030,983	29	1.2	136	79,225,759	5	31.9	54
Sweden	2,929,963	30	32.2	18	9,219,679	26	101.3	5
Belarus	2,561,813	31	26.6	28	3,167,236	51	32.8	51
Greece	2,532,270	32	23.5	40	4,789,637	38	45.5	35
Malaysia	2,447,906	33	8.4	88	3,945,130	45	13.5	84
Portugal	2,409,117	34	22.3	43	3,500,632	48	32.5	52
Philippines	2,308,994	35	2.2	125	3,969,394	44	3.8	116
Hungary	2,283,075	36	22.9	41	2,299,506	61	23.1	64
Egypt	2,279,666	37	2.7	121	22,471,109	14	27.9	60
Hong Kong	2,257,221	38	31.6	20	5,256,334	34	73.5	10
Chile	2,122,498	39	12.4	70	4,771,695	39	29.0	57
Denmark	2,118,541	40	38.2	7	4,851,519	37	88.5	7
Austria	2,074,252	41	25.2	33	4,564,834	41	55.5	23
Venezuela	1,889,309	42	6.7	95	1,332,277	68	4.8	112
Saudi Arabia	1,817,083	43	6.8	94	11,351,726	23	42.8	37
Norway	1,736,182	44	36.9	10	3,983,527	42	84.6	8
Kazakhstan	1,702,964	45	9.7	84	7,356,441	29	42.0	38
Czech Republic	1,689,534	46	16.6	56	4,473,330	42	44.0	36
Israel	1,687,881	47	22.2	44	4,974,376	36	66.5	17
Finland	1,602,457	48	30.4	23	5,606,178	33	106.5	3
Peru	1,413,353	49	4.8	107	820,295	77	2.8	121
Singapore	1,396,352	50	26.1	29	6,600,483	30	123.3	1
Azerbaijan	1,310,022	51	13.8	63	3,160,514	53	33.3	50
Bulgaria	1,241,914	52	17.6	53	2,835,021	55	40.3	41
New Zealand	1,202,952	53	27.8	26	2,823,031	56	65.2	18
Algeria	1,137,832	54	3.0	116	—	—	—	—
Ireland	1,071,995	55	22.7	42	3,033,242	54	64.2	19
South Africa	1,065,044	56	2.2	126	12,698,521	22	26.0	62
Croatia	909,090	58	20.3	48	2,341,270	60	52.3	26
Ecuador	825,732	59	5.4	102	3,380,114	48	23.2	67
Slovakia	798,776	60	14.6	59	1,916,230	63	34.9	46
Serbia	740,467	61	10.2	81	2,922,357	54	40.2	42
Lithuania	688,475	62	19.5	49	301,488	106	8.6	97
Morocco	675,586	63	2.1	127	3,244,494	50	10.0	93
United Arab Emirates	624,007	64	11.7	72	2,704,509	57	50.9	30
Uruguay	550,643	65	16.6	55	1,060,462	69	32.0	53
Bangladesh	546,074	66	0.3	153	325,389	105	0.2	142
Tunisia	513,569	67	4.8	106	558,647	89	5.2	108
Slovenia	491,467	68	24.6	36	740,605	80	37.1	43
Lebanon	482,344	69	11.7	74	13,042	139	0.3	141
Latvia	471,847	70	21.5	47	1,122,768	68	51.2	29
Costa Rica	465,536	71	10.0	82	673,615	84	14.5	82
Dominican Republic	446,420	72	4.4	108	1,557,377	65	15.4	80
Moldova	433,482	73	11.9	71	185,439	111	5.1	109
Sri Lanka	428,338	74	2.0	128	953,986	73	4.4	114
Bosnia and Herzegovina	418,692	75	10.8	78	421,641	95	10.9	88
Georgia	416,366	76	9.1	86	1,023,112	71	22.4	66
Syria	403,300	77	1.8	129	415,918	96	1.8	126
Estonia	327,243	78	25.7	31	924,699	74	72.5	12
Macedonia	304,547	79	14.6	58	449,646	93	21.6	68
Panama	288,280	80	8.2	91	526,893	91	15.0	81
El Salvador	235,403	81	3.9	111	335,716	104	5.5	105
Cyprus	218,783	82	19.2	51	384,270	98	33.8	47
Uzbekistan	205,006	83	0.7	146	5,869,645	30	20.7	71
Armenia	197,181	84	6.6	96	820,272	78	27.6	58
Jordan	195,136	85	3.0	117	697,167	82	10.7	90
Trinidad and Tobago	166,948	86	13.6	65	18,028	132	1.5	131
Luxembourg	165,994	87	32.6	17	369,430	100	72.6	11
Yemen	162,008	88	0.7	147	46,571	126	0.2	143
Qatar	160,050	89	8.2	92	1,407,253	66	72.1	13
Bahrain	159,015	90	12.7	67	838,004	76	67.1	16
Albania	148,882	91	5.0	103	552,676	90	18.4	74
Macau	147,130	92	25.5	32	—	—	—	—
Kyrgyzstan	144,179	93	2.6	122	—	—	—	—
Mauritius	138,820	94	10.6	79	282,302	107	21.5	69
Malta	129,848	95	31.7	19	236,229	109	57.6	21
Jamaica	125,188	96	4.3	109	45,505	127	1.6	128
Nepal	119,563	97	0.4	151	—	—	—	—
Mongolia	115,561	98	3.6	114	848,391	75	26.7	61
Bolivia	111,029	99	1.1	139	690,768	83	6.7	102
Iceland	107,895	100	34.5	11	224,568	110	71.7	15
Laos	96,291	101	1.5	134	50,648	124	0.8	134
Nicaragua	95,023	102	1.7	131	58,365	123	1.0	133
Senegal	94,548	103	0.7	145	486,490	92	3.8	117
Oman	75,770	104	2.5	123	1,751,590	64	56.7	22
Paraguay	72,612	105	1.1	138	358,545	101	5.5	107
Zimbabwe	69,282	106	0.5	148	3,743,226	45	29.7	55
Barbados	68,547	107	23.8	39	104,810	116	36.4	45
Honduras	64,216	108	0.8	144	347,217	103	4.2	115
Ghana	62,124	109	0.3	156	8,209,743	27	33.3	49
Namibia	60,188	110	2.8	119	624,257	86	28.8	56
Libya	58,379	111	1.0	140	775,545	79	13.8	83
Montenegro	54,439	112	8.3	90	177,437	112	27.0	59
Ivory Coast	52,685	113	0.2	157	—	—	—	—
New Caledonia	48,165	114	18.5	52	6,033	141	2.3	123
Kenya	43,013	115	0.1	167	954,896	72	2.2	124
Kuwait	43,003	116	1.6	132	—	—	—	—
Ethiopia	40,126	117	0.0	176	402,173	97	0.4	138
French Polynesia	39,878	118	14.5	60	15,971	135	5.8	104
Uganda	36,332	119	0.1	165	2,542,911	58	7.6	100
Suriname	32,192	120	5.7	98	—	—	—	—
Cambodia	30,653	121	0.2	158	1,032,781	70	6.9	101
Liechtenstein	29,504	122	80.4	1	—	—	—	—
Guyana	28,593	123	3.9	112	—	—	—	—
Angola	27,987	124	0.2	162	278,966	108	1.5	129
Andorra	26,346	125	31.0	22	—	—	—	—
Saint Lucia	22,415	126	13.8	62	—	—	—	—
Maldives	21,718	127	5.5	101	84,700	122	21.5	70
Cape Verde	19,791	128	3.8	113	117,986	114	22.5	65
Mozambique	19,753	129	0.1	168	431,988	94	1.8	127
Brunei	19,650	130	4.8	105	31,080	130	7.6	99
Sudan	18,472	131	0.1	172	5,607,848	31	16.4	78
Chad	18,000	132	0.2	161	—	—	—	—
Cayman Islands	17,750	133	33.8	15	—	—	—	—
Botswana	16,407	134	0.8	143	348,124	102	16.6	76
Bhutan	16,015	135	2.2	124	17,851	133	2.5	122
Nigeria	15,311	136	0.0	185	17,339,012	18	10.2	91
Grenada	14,945	137	13.7	64	—	—	—	—
Zambia	14,785	138	0.1	166	90,643	121	0.7	137
Burkina Faso	14,166	139	0.1	169	—	—	—	—
Monaco	13,889	140	45.5	2	15,494	138	50.8	31
Saint Kitts and Nevis	13,792	141	27.2	27	—	—	—	—
Fiji	13,734	142	1.5	133	96,277	118	10.8	89
Djibouti	13,343	143	1.7	130	—	—	—	—
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	12,890	144	12.5	69	—	—	—	—
Gibraltar	11,879	145	40.9	4	2,954	143	10.2	92
Greenland	11,177	146	19.4	50	2,803	144	4.9	111
Seychelles	10,546	147	11.7	73	7,809	140	8.7	96
Belize	10,077	148	3.1	115	419	147	0.1	146
San Marino	9,962	149	31.0	21	3,521	142	11.0	87
Madagascar	9,242	150	0.0	177	—	—	—	—
Dominica	9,186	151	12.6	68	—	—	—	—
The Bahamas	8,730	152	2.8	120	—	—	—	—
Papua New Guinea	8,077	153	0.1	164	—	—	—	—
British Virgin Islands	7,785	154	25.0	35	—	—	—	—
Mauritania	6,013	155	0.2	160	108,434	115	3.2	120
Burma	6,004	156	0.0	184	15,830	136	0.0	147
Tajikistan	5,904	157	0.1	171	—	—	—	—
Togo	5,569	158	0.1	170	47,892	125	0.7	135
Benin	5,183	159	0.1	172	33,596	129	0.4	139
Gabon	5,147	160	0.3	154	—	—	—	—
Antigua and Barbuda	5,016	161	5.6	99	17,703	134	19.9	72
Cuba	4,984	162	0.0	175	—	—	—	—
Anguilla	3,974	163	25.8	30	—	—	—	—
Tanzania	3,753	164	0.0	187	698,531	81	1.5	130
Swaziland	3,717	165	0.3	155	166,485	113	12.0	86
Niger	3,596	166	0.0	182	—	—	—	—
Rwanda	2,806	167	0.0	181	379,331	99	3.2	119
Vanuatu	2,646	168	1.0	141	—	—	—	—
Lesotho	2,529	169	0.1	163	—	—	—	—
Solomon Islands	2,198	170	0.4	152	36,969	128	6.3	103
Mali	2,014	171	0.0	183	101,954	117	0.7	136
Saint Helena	1,683	172	21.8	46	—	—	—	—
Tonga	1,518	173	1.4	135	—	—	—	—
Equatorial Guinea	1,372	174	0.2	159	—	—	—	—
Turkmenistan	1,365	175	0.0	178	—	—	—	—
Wallis and Futuna	1,363	176	8.8	87	—	—	—	—
Malawi	1,306	177	0.0	187	565,267	88	3.5	118
Cook Islands	1,212	178	11.2	75	—	—	—	—
Falkland Islands[10]	1,187	179	40.5	5	—	—	—	—
Cameroon	1,006	180	0.0	190	—	—	—	—
Kiribati	993	181	1.0	142	—	—	—	—
São Tomé and Príncipe	960	182	0.5	149	—	—	—	—
Guinea	762	183	0.0	189	—	—	—	—
Palau	621	184	3.0	118	—	—	—	—
Tuvalu	592	185	5.6	100	—	—	—	—
East Timor	583	186	0.1	174	—	—	—	—
Montserrat	512	187	9.9	83	854	146	16.5	77
The Gambia	497	188	0.0	178	22,435	131	1.2	132
Burundi	422	189	0.0	191	—	—	—	—
Republic of the Congo	393	190	0.0	185	90,906	120	2.1	125
Comoros	192	191	0.0	180	—	—	—	—
Eritrea	122	192	0.0	192	—	—	—	—
Liberia	78	193	0.0	192	—	—	—	—
Guatemala	—	—	—	—	632,624	85	4.5	113
Haiti	—	—	—	—	15,781	137	0.2	144
Nauru	—	—	—	—	904	145	9.6	95

See also

• ITU statistics by geographic regions and by level of development
• List of cable Internet providers
• List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
• List of countries by number of fixed-telephone subscriptions
• List of countries by number of Internet users
• List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
• List of countries by smartphone penetration
• List of mobile network operators
• List of multiple-system operators
• List of telephone operating companies

References

1. "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050", International Programs Center for Demographic and Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
2. ICT Facts and Figures 2005, 2010, 2014, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 24 May 2015.
3. Definitions of World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators, March 2010, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 30 September 2011.
4. Fixed-broadband subscriptions 2000-2014, International Telecommunication Union official website
5. Fixed-broadband subscriptions 2000-2014, International Telecommunication Union official website
6. Mobile-cellular subscriptions 2000-2014, International Telecommunication Union official website
7. Mobile-cellular subscriptions 2000-2014, International Telecommunication Union official website
8. "Press Release on "Telecom Subscription Data as on 30th September, 2015"" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
9. {{http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/04/20/business/pakistans-broadband-subscriber-base-surpasses-30-million-for-the-first-time/}}
10. Population data from "Falkland Islands Census 2012: Headline Results", Falkland Islands Government Policy Unit, 12 September 2012, retrieved 26 June 2013

External links

• European broadband
• Corporate vs. Community Internet, AlterNet, June 14, 2005, - on the clash between US cities' attempts to expand municipal broadband and corporate attempts to defend their markets
• Broadband data, from Google public data
• US National Broadband Maps
• "Internet Monitor", a research project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University to evaluate, describe, and summarize the means, mechanisms, and extent of Internet access, content controls and activity around the world.
• Broadband in every Village: Nepal’s new Broadband Internet Policy address by recent FY Budget
• 3G-4G on rise in Pakistan