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Japan: Fixed broadband subscriptions

38.63per 100 people · 2023+33.6% since 2013

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. Annual figures for Japan from 1998 to 2023.

19982023

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
202338.631
202236.841
202135.939
202034.837
201933.546
201832.697
201731.899
201631.304
201530.542
201429.641
201328.905
201228.244
201127.867
201026.604
200925.636
200823.501
200722.097
200620.656
200518.216
200415.301
200311.684
20027.371
20013.014
20000.673
19990.171
19980.025

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Telecommunication Union. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Fixed broadband subscriptions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-fixed-broadband-subscriptions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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