{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-broadband-subscriptions","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-broadband-subscriptions","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-broadband-subscriptions/","title":"United States Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024)","description":"United States's Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People): 38.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024, +2.0% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","United States","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"1998/2024","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United States Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.BBND.P2?locations=US"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1998–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"27"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2024)","value":"38.9","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.0%","unit":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"27","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People)"}],"observation_count":27,"observations":[{"period":"1998","value":0.255913845},{"period":"1999","value":0.986557204},{"period":"2000","value":2.51164212166547},{"period":"2001","value":4.50008028890173},{"period":"2002","value":6.92533390658183},{"period":"2003","value":9.57004719771541},{"period":"2004","value":12.7576071681207},{"period":"2005","value":17.2991096639721},{"period":"2006","value":20.1645830201257},{"period":"2007","value":23.7552995298973},{"period":"2008","value":25.290984615215},{"period":"2009","value":25.9694510145971},{"period":"2010","value":27.1720060120338},{"period":"2011","value":28.117023946999},{"period":"2012","value":29.1736109719443},{"period":"2013","value":29.9996164764959},{"period":"2014","value":30.270920842},{"period":"2015","value":31.3412129772455},{"period":"2016","value":32.1144006365866},{"period":"2017","value":32.5702836317829},{"period":"2018","value":33.0559177307939},{"period":"2019","value":33.835216356436},{"period":"2020","value":35.7156999293054},{"period":"2021","value":37.0074278936277},{"period":"2022","value":37.4887954801437},{"period":"2023","value":38.0939254696383},{"period":"2024","value":38.8571729185246}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"38.9","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"38.1","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"37.5","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"37.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"35.7","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"33.8","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.6","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"32.1","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"31.3","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"30.3","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"30.0","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"29.2","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"28.1","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"27.2","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"26.0","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"25.3","yoyChange":"+6.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"+17.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"20.2","yoyChange":"+16.6%"},{"year":"2005","value":"17.3","yoyChange":"+35.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in United States from 1998 to present. Fixed broadband penetration measures high-speed connectivity infrastructure maturity and is a key input for digital service delivery economics. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1998–2024 (27 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 38.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.3 in 1998. The latest reading of 38.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.8."}]}