Fixed broadband subscriptions in North America
North America: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 39.96 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in North America, 1998–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
North America recorded 39.96 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in North America peaked at 39.96 per 100 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2765 per 100 people, in 1998.
North America ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6771 per 100 people | 0.2765 per 100 people | 1.08 per 100 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.25 per 100 people | 2.71 per 100 people | 26.4 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3 per 100 people | 27.63 per 100 people | 34.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.24 per 100 people | 36.23 per 100 people | 39.96 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More infrastructure data for North America
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.03 billion (2023)
- Air transport, freight 44,799 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10.35 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5,668 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 15,198 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 95.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in North America?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in North America was 39.96 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 39.96 per 100 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2765 per 100 people in 1998.
- How does North America rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.