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South Africa: Fixed broadband subscriptions

5.35per 100 people · 2024+74.2% since 2014

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 South Africa from 2002 to 2024.

20022024

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
20245.348
20233.406
20223.123
20212.755
20202.152
20192.098
20181.889
20171.949
20162.01
20152.485
20143.069
20132.954
20122.059
20111.711
20101.419
20090.93
20080.833
20070.748
20060.67
20050.334
20040.122
20030.042
20020.006

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Telecommunication Union. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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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 2026-11-07.

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