Adoption of communication technologies, World

19802011198519901995200020052 billionLandline phone subscriptions

Data source: International Telecommunication Union (via World Bank) (2025); HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024)Learn more about this data

Note: Landline Internet subscriptions are defined as a fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.Internet users are people who have accessed the Internet from any location in the last three months.

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