United States vs World: Fixed broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscriptions over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 1.65 billion against 134.22 million in United States, a difference of 1.52 billion.
That makes World's figure about 12.3 times United States's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.
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About this data
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.