List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
| 2007 | 2010 | 2014a | |
| World population | 6.6 billion | 6.9 billion | 7.2 billion |
| Fixed broadband | 5% | 8% | 10% |
| Developing world | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Developed world | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| Mobile broadband | 4% | 11% | 32% |
| Developing world | 1% | 4% | 21% |
| Developed world | 19% | 43% | 84% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union. |
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| Fixed subscriptions: | 2007 | 2010 | 2014a |
| Africa | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Americas | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| Arab States | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Asia and Pacific | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Commonwealth of Independent States |
2% |
8% |
14% |
| Europe | 18% | 24% | 28% |
| Mobile subscriptions: | 2007 | 2010 | 2014a |
| Africa | 0.2% | 2% | 19% |
| Americas | 6% | 23% | 59% |
| Arab States | 0.8% | 5% | 25% |
| Asia and Pacific | 3% | 7% | 23% |
| Commonwealth of Independent States |
0.2% |
22% |
49% |
| Europe | 15% | 29% | 64% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union. |
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This article contains a sortable list of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions and penetration rates, using data compiled by the International Telecommunication Union.
The list includes figures for both fixed wired broadband subscriptions and mobile cellular subscriptions:
Penetration rate is the percentage (%) of a country's population that are subscribers. A dash (—) is shown when data for 2012 is not available. Non-country and disputed areas are shown in italics. Taiwan is listed as a sovereign country.
Note: Because a single Internet subscription may be shared by many people and a single person my have more than one subscription, the penetration rate will not reflect the actual level of access to broadband Internet of the population and penetration rates larger than 100% are possible.
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