Saudi Arabia Phone and Internet Statistics

Saudi Arabia Number of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual

2001 - 2017 | Yearly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual data was reported at 32.200 Unit mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.172 Unit mn for 2016. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual data is updated yearly, averaging 2.740 Unit mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.065 Unit mn in 2015 and a record low of 0.014 Unit mn in 2001. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics. Communications and Information Technology Commission has adopted the new methodology recommended by International Telecommunication Union in early 2011 for calculating the number of broadband subscriptions. This allows for inclusion of voice and data subscription SIMs at broadband speeds. As a result, the broadband subscriptions total for 2011 is substantially higher relative to those reported previously.

Last Frequency Range
29.70 2017 yearly 2001 - 2017

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Saudi Arabia Number of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed

2004 - 2017 | Yearly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed data was reported at 2.500 Unit mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.288 Unit mn for 2016. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed data is updated yearly, averaging 1.841 Unit mn from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.565 Unit mn in 2015 and a record low of 0.030 Unit mn in 2004. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
2.50 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017

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Saudi Arabia Number of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed: DSL

2003 - 2017 | Yearly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed: DSL data was reported at 1.400 Unit mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.619 Unit mn for 2016. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed: DSL data is updated yearly, averaging 1.383 Unit mn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.870 Unit mn in 2012 and a record low of 0.008 Unit mn in 2003. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Fixed: DSL data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
1.40 2017 yearly 2003 - 2017

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Saudi Arabia Number of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Mobile

2004 - 2016 | Yearly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Mobile data was reported at 29.700 Unit mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.885 Unit mn for 2016. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 7.018 Unit mn from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.500 Unit mn in 2015 and a record low of 0.000 Unit mn in 2006. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Annual: Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics. Communications and Information Technology Commission has adopted the new methodology recommended by International Telecommunication Union in early 2011 for calculating the number of broadband subscriptions. This allows for inclusion of voice and data subscription SIMs at broadband speeds. As a result, the broadband subscriptions total for 2011 is substantially higher relative to those reported previously.

Last Frequency Range
23.88 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016

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Saudi Arabia Number of Broadband Subscriptions: Fixed: DSL

2008 - 2018 | Quarterly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Broadband Subscriptions: Fixed: DSL data was reported at 1.170 Unit mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.250 Unit mn for Mar 2018. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Fixed: DSL data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.560 Unit mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.880 Unit mn in Sep 2012 and a record low of 1.000 Unit mn in Dec 2008. No of Broadband Subscriptions: Fixed: DSL data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
1.25 Mar 2018 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2018

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Saudi Arabia Number of Fixed Telephone Lines

2008 - 2018 | Quarterly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Fixed Telephone Lines data was reported at 3.290 Unit mn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.340 Unit mn for Jun 2018. No of Fixed Telephone Lines data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.148 Unit mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.802 Unit mn in Dec 2012 and a record low of 3.290 Unit mn in Sep 2018. No of Fixed Telephone Lines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
3.72 Mar 2018 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2018

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Saudi Arabia Number of Fixed Telephone Lines: Annual

1990 - 2017 | Yearly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Fixed Telephone Lines: Annual data was reported at 3.640 Unit mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.650 Unit mn for 2016. No of Fixed Telephone Lines: Annual data is updated yearly, averaging 3.546 Unit mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.802 Unit mn in 2012 and a record low of 1.296 Unit mn in 1990. No of Fixed Telephone Lines: Annual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
3.64 2017 yearly 1990 - 2017

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Number of Internet Users

2009 - 2017 | Quarterly | Person mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Internet Users data was reported at 26.100 Person mn in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.100 Person mn for Sep 2017. No of Internet Users data is updated quarterly, averaging 16.500 Person mn from Jun 2009 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.100 Person mn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 9.600 Person mn in Jun 2009. No of Internet Users data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
26.100 Dec 2017 quarterly Jun 2009 - Dec 2017

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Saudi Arabia Number of Internet Users: Annual

2001 - 2016 | Yearly | Person mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Internet Users: Annual data was reported at 26.100 Person mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.800 Person mn for 2016. No of Internet Users: Annual data is updated yearly, averaging 10.300 Person mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.100 Person mn in 2017 and a record low of 1.000 Person mn in 2001. No of Internet Users: Annual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
24.01 2016 yearly 2001 - 2016

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Number of Mobile Phone Subscriptions

2008 - 2022 | Quarterly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Mobile Phone Subscriptions data was reported at 54.960 Unit mn in Mar 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 53.550 Unit mn for Dec 2021. No of Mobile Phone Subscriptions data is updated quarterly, averaging 49.602 Unit mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to Mar 2022, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.100 Unit mn in Sep 2011 and a record low of 36.000 Unit mn in Dec 2008. No of Mobile Phone Subscriptions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
54.960 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2022

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Saudi Arabia Number of Mobile Phone Subscriptions: Annual

1995 - 2017 | Yearly | Unit mn | Communications and Information Technology Commission

No of Mobile Phone Subscriptions: Annual data was reported at 40.210 Unit mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 43.650 Unit mn for 2016. No of Mobile Phone Subscriptions: Annual data is updated yearly, averaging 19.700 Unit mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.705 Unit mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.200 Unit mn in 1996. No of Mobile Phone Subscriptions: Annual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Communications and Information Technology Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.TB001: Phone and Internet Statistics.

Last Frequency Range
40.21 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017

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