Based on a comparison of 175 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in fixed broadband internet subscribers with 449 mil followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Chad with < 0.001 mil, South Sudan with < 0.001 mil and Central African Republic with < 0.001 mil.
Total fixed broadband internet subscribers reached 1,134 mil in 2019 in the World according to World Bank. This is 5.52 % less than in the previous year and 61.4 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total fixed broadband internet subscribers reached an all time high of 1,134 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 1.03 mil in 1998. The average annual growth amounted to 41.6 % since 1998.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 41.8 % of fixed broadband internet subscribers in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 56.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 74.7 % in 2019.
Data for more countries are available at Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers indicator page.
Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Brazil | mil | 21.4 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 26.8 | 28.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | mil | 12.1 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
China | mil | ... | 189 | 200 | 277 | 323 | 394 | |||||||||||||||
France | mil | 24.9 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 28.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | mil | ... | 28.6 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 32.0 | 33.2 | |||||||||||||||
India | mil | ... | ... | 14.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||
Italy | mil | ... | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||||
Japan | mil | 36.9 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 39.8 | 40.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | mil | ... | 12.7 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||
Russia | mil | ... | ... | ... | 23.7 | 25.0 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 31.1 | |||||||||||||
South Korea | mil | 18.7 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 21.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | mil | ... | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | |||||||||||||||
USA | mil | 96.0 | 97.8 | 102 | 106 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | mil | ... | 23.0 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.1 | |||||||||||||||
Vietnam | mil | ... | ... | ... | 5.15 | 6.00 | 7.66 | 9.09 | 11.3 |