Germany vs Japan: Landline Internet subscriptions

Germany

38.56 million

in 2024

Japan

48.05 million

in 2023

Germany rank

7th

Japan rank

4th

Landline Internet subscriptions over time

Japan currently reports 48.05 million against 38.56 million in Germany, a difference of 9.48 million.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th 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.