Fixed broadband subscriptions

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.

Publisher
World Bank
Unit
Cadence
Annual
Series
208
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Updated
2026-09-06

Provenance

Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.

  1. Produced by

    International Telecommunication Union

    World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

    declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization

  2. Read from

    World Bank

    World Development Indicators

    declared by worldbank in source

Latest observations

CountryPeriodValueUnit
Albania202424.88per 100 people
Algeria202413.32per 100 people
Andorra202452.36per 100 people
Angola20240.36per 100 people
Argentina202426.10per 100 people
Armenia202420.31per 100 people
Australia202436.48per 100 people
Austria202430.13per 100 people
Azerbaijan202421.75per 100 people
Bahamas202425.27per 100 people

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