United Kingdom FactbookDraft
November 2026 Edition
United Kingdom Factbook · National chapter / GBR
Communications
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Last updated: November 5, 2026
Sections in Communications
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines:147
total subscriptions:26.627 million (2023 est.)¶
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:39 (2023 est.)¶
Telephones - mobile cellular:148
total subscriptions:84.3 million (2023 est.)¶
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:121 (2022 est.)¶
Broadcast media:149
public-service British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting company in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV; mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of international TV stations; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; large number of commercial and satellite radio stations available (2018)¶
Internet country code:150
.uk¶
Internet users:151
percent of population:96% (2023 est.)¶
Broadband - fixed subscriptions:152
total:28.2 million (2023 est.)¶
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:41 (2023 est.)¶
Notes & sources
- Telephones - fixed lines. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-04 13:07:35 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
- Telephones - mobile cellular. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-04 13:07:35 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
- Broadcast media. Reference edition; observation: 2018. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-04 13:07:35 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
- Internet country code. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-04 13:07:35 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
- Internet users. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-04 13:07:35 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
- Broadband - fixed subscriptions. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-04 13:07:35 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩