Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions was 35.91 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 35.91 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 143.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 35.91 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 per 100 people, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0018 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0221 per 100 people | +1126.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1985 per 100 people | +797.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6413 per 100 people | +223.1% |
| 2004 | 1.42 per 100 people | +121.2% |
| 2005 | 2.08 per 100 people | +46.6% |
| 2006 | 2.84 per 100 people | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 3.76 per 100 people | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 4.71 per 100 people | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 5.94 per 100 people | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 7.41 per 100 people | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7 per 100 people | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 9.94 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 10.65 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 11.24 per 100 people | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 14.78 per 100 people | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 17.06 per 100 people | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 20.62 per 100 people | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 21.49 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.62 per 100 people | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 25.05 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 27.78 per 100 people | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 30.38 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 32.48 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 34.15 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 35.91 per 100 people | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.16 per 100 people | 0.0018 per 100 people | 5.94 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.55 per 100 people | 7.41 per 100 people | 23.62 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.96 per 100 people | 25.05 per 100 people | 35.91 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 186.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0868 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 186.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 35.91 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.91 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.