Japan vs Russia: Landline Internet subscriptions

Japan

48.05 million

in 2023

Russia

39.29 million

in 2024

Japan rank

4th

Russia rank

6th

Landline Internet subscriptions over time

Japan currently reports 48.05 million against 39.29 million in Russia, a difference of 8.75 million.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Russia ranks 6th 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.