China vs United States: Landline Internet subscriptions

China

669.83 million

in 2024

United States

134.22 million

in 2024

China rank

1st

United States rank

2nd

Landline Internet subscriptions over time

China currently reports 669.83 million against 134.22 million in United States, a difference of 535.60 million.

That makes China's figure about 5.0 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

Indicator: Landline Internet subscriptions
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.