The time series illustrates the number of fixed broadband internet subscriptions worldwide from 2005 to 2017. In the most recently reported period, the number of wired broadband subscriptions is estimated to have reached 979 million connections worldwide. As of the most recently reported year, close to 3.5 billion people were using the internet.
2005 | 220 |
2006 | 284 |
2007 | 346 |
2008 | 411 |
2009 | 468 |
2010 | 526 |
2011 | 598 |
2012 | 649 |
2013 | 692 |
2014 | 731 |
2015 | 842 |
2016 | 917 |
2017 | 979 |