Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 1.18 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total, 2002–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 1.18 billion for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 144.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.18 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.21 million, in 2002.
IDA & IBRD total 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.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.21 million | — |
| 2003 | 15.10 million | +189.8% |
| 2004 | 34.46 million | +128.2% |
| 2005 | 54.27 million | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 81.29 million | +49.8% |
| 2007 | 115.53 million | +42.1% |
| 2008 | 153.91 million | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 196.46 million | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 237.36 million | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 289.21 million | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 327.45 million | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 358.22 million | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 385.56 million | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 480.50 million | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 545.00 million | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 641.30 million | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 675.80 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 735.70 million | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 806.00 million | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 893.00 million | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 974.00 million | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.04 billion | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 1.11 billion | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 1.18 billion | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +189.8% | 5.21 million | 15.10 million |
| 2004 | +128.2% | 15.10 million | 34.46 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.03 million | 5.21 million | 196.46 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 467.61 million | 237.36 million | 735.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 999.67 million | 806.00 million | 1.18 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 443.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 443.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in IDA & IBRD total was 1.18 billion in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 million in 2002.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions. 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.