Fixed broadband subscriptions in China
China: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 47.19 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in China, 2000–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
China recorded 47.19 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 226.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in China peaked at 47.19 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 per 100 people, in 2000.
China ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in China, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0018 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0263 per 100 people | +1373.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2563 per 100 people | +874.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8667 per 100 people | +238.1% |
| 2004 | 1.92 per 100 people | +121.0% |
| 2005 | 2.85 per 100 people | +48.9% |
| 2006 | 3.86 per 100 people | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 5.01 per 100 people | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 6.21 per 100 people | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 7.74 per 100 people | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 9.35 per 100 people | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 11.5 per 100 people | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 12.79 per 100 people | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 13.7 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 14.44 per 100 people | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 19.84 per 100 people | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 22.98 per 100 people | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 27.91 per 100 people | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 28.71 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 31.56 per 100 people | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 33.91 per 100 people | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 37.56 per 100 people | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 41.37 per 100 people | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 44.73 per 100 people | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 47.19 per 100 people | +5.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 47.19 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.1 per 100 people, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 47.19 per 100 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.33 per 100 people, 6.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1373.4% | 0.0018 per 100 people | 0.0263 per 100 people |
| 2002 | +874.7% | 0.0263 per 100 people | 0.2563 per 100 people |
| 2003 | +238.1% | 0.2563 per 100 people | 0.8667 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.87 per 100 people | 0.0018 per 100 people | 7.74 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.28 per 100 people | 9.35 per 100 people | 31.56 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.95 per 100 people | 33.91 per 100 people | 47.19 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 6 Liechtenstein 50.01 per 100 people compare
- 7 France 48.93 per 100 people compare
- 8 South Korea 47.8 per 100 people compare
- 10 Switzerland 47.02 per 100 people compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.74 per 100 people compare
- 12 Germany 45.61 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in China?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in China was 47.19 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 47.19 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does China rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- China ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.