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United Kingdom: Fixed broadband subscriptions

42.16per 100 people · 2024+15.3% 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 United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
202442.165
202341.437
202241.287
202141.113
202040.578
201940.023
201839.829
201739.249
201638.659
201537.721
201436.583
201335.782
201233.905
201132.419
201030.396
200928.601
200827.907
200725.361
200621.315
200516.335
200410.178
20035.205
20022.278
20010.558
20000.09

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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