What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions between France and United Kingdom?

3.41 million, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United Kingdom: Fixed broadband subscriptions

France

32.56 million

in 2024

United Kingdom

29.15 million

in 2024

France rank

8th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

France currently reports 32.56 million against 29.15 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.41 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 206 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.82 million	8.47 million	351,473	France
2010s	26.09 million	23.78 million	2.30 million	France
2020s	31.80 million	28.18 million	3.61 million	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, France or United Kingdom?: France, at 32.56 million against 29.15 million in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions between France and United Kingdom?: 3.41 million, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions?: France ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs United Kingdom: Fixed broadband subscriptions. Statizoid, drawing on World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-broadband-subscriptions/france/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-broadband-subscriptions/france/united-kingdom/">France vs United Kingdom: Fixed broadband subscriptions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.