France vs Germany: Landline Internet subscriptions

France

32.56 million

in 2024

Germany

38.56 million

in 2024

France rank

8th

Germany rank

7th

Landline Internet subscriptions over time

Germany currently reports 38.56 million against 32.56 million in France, a difference of 6.00 million.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times France's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 7th 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.