List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions

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Worldwide broadband subscriptions [1]
Users2007201020162019 [2]
World population [3] 6.6 billion6.9 billion7.3 billion7.75 billion
Fixed broadband5%8%11.9%14.5%
Developing world2%4%8.2%11.2%
Developed world18%24%30.1%33.6%
Mobile broadband4%11%49.4%83%
Developing world1%4%40.9%75.2%
Developed world19%43%90.3%121.7%
Broadband subscriptions by region [4]
SubscriptionPlace2007201020142019 [5]
FixedAfrica0.1%0.2%0.4%0.4%
Americas11%14%17%22%
Arab States1%2%3%8.1%
Asia and Pacific3%6%8%14.4%
Commonwealth of
Independent States
2%8%14%19.8%
Europe18%24%28%31.9%
MobileAfrica0.2%2%19%34%
Americas6%23%59%104.4%
Arab States0.8%5%25%67.3%
Asia and Pacific3%7%23%89%
Commonwealth of
Independent States
0.2%22%49%85.4%
Europe15%29%64%97.4%

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.

Contents

List

The list includes figures for both fixed wired broadband subscriptions and mobile cellular subscriptions: [6]

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 [7] RankSubscriptions per 100 individuals [8] RankNumber [9] RankSubscriptions per 100 individuals [10] Rank
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 378,540,000126.86431,474,097,0001104.58105
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 109,838,000233.8524395,881,0004122.0165
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 40,390,640331.6828170,128,4997133.4536
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 33,217,000440.4510106,000,00015129.0945
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Federation 30,872,788521.4454227,341,8736157.8912
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 28,670,016613.7074236,488,5485113.0090
Flag of France.svg  France 28,429,000743.75569,017,00022106.2199
Flag of India.svg  India 29,470,000 [11] 101.33126776,810,000 [12] 255.21158
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 26,015,818839.311379,173,65820119.6374
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21,195,918941.58963,658,68823124.8655
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 17,131,8201113.2675114,326,8421488.51126
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16,586,3761227.943983,871,54319141.2926
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 14,473,8881331.223052,484,65528113.2289
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13,922,5041438.011531,458,6004385.90131
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 11,924,9051514.777077,800,1702196.35116
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 11,269,9361611.8081120,016,18112125.6253
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 10,057,7691712.397987,106,50818107.3296
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 8,208,0001811.8980121,530,00011176.036
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7,923,0001932.402727,553,00047112.6991
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7,870,2222017.786461,897,37926139.8128
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 7,296,000214.43106145,113,669888.12127
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7,210,8002242.33720,532,00055120.5272
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7,053,3332318.486149,828,59630130.5443
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 6,318,9362412.887662,222,01125126.8149
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 6,044,712252.29121458,923,2023173.847
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 5,713,5682624.184928,777,40844121.8067
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5,239,7432712.557855,714,73327133.4935
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5,223,311285.35105102,958,19416105.54102
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4,780,0002924.294822,550,00054114.5985
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4,378,9733038.311411,961,08974104.65104
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 3,850,0003145.42311,292,00078133.2237
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3,778,2633233.862312,937,10670115.9384
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3,735,8843337.701612,435,70972125.4854
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3,574,0473434.602211,764,10676113.8987
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3,399,291353.24113173,200,00013159.4093
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3,320,2103610.408424,265,4605176.04148
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3,166,907377.669549,873,38929120.7170
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3,163,2863833.412611,415,14177120.5671
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3,060,5973928.823612,634,93771118.9978
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3,058,9794016.946723,013,14753127.4647
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2,956,5854130.413312,030,94073123.7659
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2,687,800428.509042,338,50034133.8834
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong, China 2,645,7524335.922018,340,34760249.021
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2,610,118448.169424,493,6875076.60146
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2,573,5004514.147326,473,00048145.4222
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2,511,2004628.753714,924,34064170.858
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2,498,692477.599640,210,96535122.0864
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2,475,3824843.1766,978,34899121.7168
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2,342,0004928.143810,540,00080126.6650
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2,310,217507.1810038,915,38637120.9869
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2,134,1055140.23115,721,255107107.8495
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1,848,167523.2211439,953,8603669.72153
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1,829,673530.93128144,525,6371073.36150
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1,805,2145418.376210,127,00081103.05108
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1,764,7825524.91478,532,90890120.4473
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1,709,4005630.95317,307,80097132.3138
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1,698,360572.9911591,878,27517161.9910
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1,683,7835810.138513,881,5626783.50137
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1,582,0005933.62256,400,000102136.0032
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1,474,9706021.21558,626,90389124.0658
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,470,4006125.76468,462,80091148.2418
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1,404,7516225.79457,117,75398130.6642
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1,401,3566329.43344,898,872111102.88110
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1,378,867643.8610943,916,06632122.8862
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1,220,504655.8510428,199,08346135.0733
Flag of Syria.svg  Syrian Arab Republic 1,154,909666.3210315,650,0006385.66132
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1,095,8816726.16444,315,580114103.01109
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 949,9746827.48415,097,569109147.4719
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 801,785696.9510114,334,08065124.3056
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 798,7697027.64404,361,329113150.9014
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 786,458717.30998,769,1278781.44141
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 770,1137219.69575,730,625106146.4920
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 744,0597315.17698,840,34283180.204
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 663,6707418.92593,440,08512398.09115
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 660,1007518.02633,389,40212492.53119
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 601,8217628.93352,443,172130117.4682
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 584,3307714.42713,662,96812090.42122
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 580,120780.5513862,617,0002459.66156
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 525,6797926.96422,464,122129126.3951
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 446,0768010.88825,977,641104145.8521
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 442,727816.941029,982,18682156.5113
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 404,932820.7613147,951,2283189.85123
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 404,6828330.90321,904,425135145.4223
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 386,7188418.56602,121,805133101.86111
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 371,299857.55974,135,36311584.04136
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 358,680863.2511210,963,2247999.20113
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 348,926877.53986,943,910100149.7715
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 326,7768823.87502,030,637134148.3216
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 315,3198910.76833,488,524122119.0477
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 295,6869034.79211,176,801140138.4830
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 293,6239110.02863,497,950121119.3875
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 288,303920.5813742,815,1093386.15130
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 285,093939.27893,886,167118126.3552
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 278,169944.081087,468,27595109.6594
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 258,013954.271077,369,92796121.9266
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 256,094969.70873,913,809117148.2917
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 246,0009719.44581,839,500136145.4024
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 239,120988.27923,091,222126106.9597
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 232,990992.511208,233,4999288.87125
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 213,63310014.31722,364,477132158.4211
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 212,90010136.4919794,000145136.0931
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 210,1241023.381118,179,87693131.5639
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 187,3101031.1312714,092,1046685.25133
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 181,31810442.098560,010149129.9844
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 145,7651050.3414024,948,8784958.21158
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 142,8251060.5913631,747,23342130.6841
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 137,42610721.85531,044,674141166.109
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 133,57410839.8712410,662153122.5863
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 129,6501090.8113018,572,97359116.0483
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 113,4271102.741165,136,384108124.1757
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 111,7951110.7113415,758,3666299.42112
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 96,9191120.3314113,323,9526944.73162
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 89,34011331.2729337,791156118.2280
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 86,86811421.9752353,54015589.42124
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 74,0041150.04162144,920,170975.92149
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 71,21711612.6477795,871144141.2627
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 64,8891178.3491643,21014782.69138
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 63,8941182.521192,647,853128104.50106
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 56,8101190.2014936,751,76138127.4646
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 48,9011202.131223,240,589125141.4125
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 45,7561210.591356,219,98110379.77142
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 42,1171220.1815319,706,0275881.93140
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 41,6531230.1415411,875,5067540.03167
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Darussalam 41,2091249.6188544,732150127.0748
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 36,0011258.2593900,120143206.293
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 35,9121260.2114813,438,5396878.61143
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 34,28412744.54480,337164104.38107
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 33,5361280.291434,613,78211240.17166
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 31,78112917.7765176,69415898.80114
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 31,0821300.0815628,644,1394570.67152
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 29,9001310.271446,486,54910159.07157
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 28,8331320.261468,773,0448678.50144
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 27,2171330.401393,711,81311954.12161
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 25,0621340.101558,730,4998834.14170
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24,50713522.3051116,161162105.70101
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 24,3891362.55118373,05215438.98169
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 22,80813737.181864,997166105.95100
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 22,23513820.6256113,177163104.96103
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 21,7801390.181528,819,2178472.24151
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 19,25814049.77232,97817185.23134
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 17,37314150.25141,035169118.7079
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 16,8101420.0516123,929,7135267.35154
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 16,7071432.07124730,62314690.47121
Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 15,22114416.0768167,282160176.585
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 14,9671450.741322,663,243127131.5140
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde 14,4931462.65117612,259148112.0692
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 14,0671470.0715917,946,3756193.50118
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 12,6371480.291424,074,15711692.17120
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 12,50014937.431738,000170113.7788
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 12,1351501.341251,033,915142114.1886
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 10,4701510.07158
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 9,2201520.051607,772,5039441.74164
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 8,6501530.041638,778,8848540.88165
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5,8411542.11123228,01615782.54139
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 5,52415517.7166
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 4,9841560.221472,380,804131106.6098
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3,9141570.041645,920,61210554.50160
Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 3,7761583.5811023,11417221.90171
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 3,3461590.261451,546,624137119.3176
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1,6921600.86129124,21116163.23155
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1,6441610.20150446,86815254.90159
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe 1,4791620.72133173,64615984.98135
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1,1661630.19151465,33115176.12147
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,0001640.0016635,270,1564043.36163
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 6291650.031651,434,82213977.09145
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 761660.0715746,12316839.63168
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
The Flag of Ascension Island.svg  Ascension
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 5,056,00011096.11117
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 19,986,48256118.1781
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 33,335,3164187.10129
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 46,625167122.9561
Flag of Macau.svg  Macao
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
Flag of France.svg  Mayotte
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 36,096,39639123.1760
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Marianas
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 76,878165138.9129
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 1,511,52913812.02172
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Flag of France.svg  Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 19,826,22457210.912
Flag of the Vatican City.svg   Vatican
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  US Virgin Islands
Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen

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