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United States: Fixed broadband subscriptions

38.86per 100 people · 2024+28.4% 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 States from 1998 to 2024.

19982024

Every year

YearValue (per 100 people)Note
202438.857
202338.094
202237.489
202137.007
202035.716
201933.835
201833.056
201732.57
201632.114
201531.341
201430.271
201330
201229.174
201128.117
201027.172
200925.969
200825.291
200723.755
200620.165
200517.299
200412.758
20039.57
20026.925
20014.5
20002.512
19990.987
19980.256

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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