List of countries by broadband users

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These are two lists of broadband Internet subscribers by country for June 2006. The first list is sorted by total subscribers per country, the second list is sorted by subscribers per 100 inhabitants. A broadband subscription does not necessarily represent one person, as multiple users can potentially share one broadband connection. Data is compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Total broadband subscribers

Broadband subscribers per capita

Rank	Country	Subscribers
1	United States	56,502,351
2	Japan	24,217,012
3	South Korea	12,770,911
4	Germany	12,444,600
5	United Kingdom	11,622,929
6	France	11,105,000
7	Italy	7,697,249
8	Canada	7,161,872
9	Spain	5,917,082
10	Netherlands	4,705,829
11	Australia	3,518,100
12	Mexico	2,950,988^[1]
13	Turkey	2,128,600
14	India	2,150,000 ^[2]
15	Sweden	2,046,222^[1]
16	Poland	2,032,700
17	Belgium	2,025,112
18	Switzerland	1,945,358
19	Denmark	1,590,539
20	Austria	1,460,000
21	Portugal	1,355,602
22	Finland	1,309,800
23	Norway	1,137,697
24	Czech Republic	962,000 ^[3]
25	Hungary	791,555
26	New Zealand	479,000
27	Ireland	372,300
28	Greece	298,222
29	Slovakia	155,659
30	Luxembourg	81,303
31	Iceland	80,672

Rank	Country	Subscribers per capita
1	Denmark	29.3%
2	Netherlands	28.8%
3	Iceland	27.3%
4	South Korea	26.4%
5	Switzerland	26.2%
6	Finland	25.0%
7	Norway	24.6%
8	Sweden	22.7%^[1]
9	Canada	22.4%
10	United Kingdom	19.4%
11	Belgium	19.3%
12	United States	19.2%
13	Japan	19.0%
14	Luxembourg	17.9%
15	Austria	17.7%
16	France	17.7%
17	Australia	17.4%
18	Germany	15.1%
19	Spain	13.6%
20	Italy	13.2%
21	Portugal	12.9%
22	New Zealand	11.7%
23	Czech Republic	9.4%^[3]
24	Ireland	9.2%
25	Hungary	7.8%
26	Poland	5.3%
27	Turkey	3.0%
28	Slovakia	2.9%
29	Mexico	2.8%^[1]
30	Greece	2.7%
31	India	0.19% ^[2]

OECD Broadband statistics

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Data for Mexico and Sweden are preliminary estimates
^ ^a ^b Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (2007-02-15). "Press Release: Monthly Subscribers Growth". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
^ ^a ^b The OECD statistics for the "Other Broadband" category of the Czech Republic include a large number of fixed wireless broadband connections provided over mobile networks. Broadband subscriptions over 3G networks are not included for other countries but an exception was made for the Czech Republic because the connections make use of "fixed" equipment in a home and offer speeds greater than 256 kbit/s to individual users. The Czech market is particular due to the high number of these wireless broadband connections as a percentage of total connectivity. It is important to note that there is continuing debate in international circles as to whether this type of wireless connection (numbering 188 000 in CZ) should be included in international broadband comparisons.

Broadband Internet access worldwide

BBC News article

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