25 Percent of Global Households Have Wi-Fi in 2014 — Strategy Analytics

Wi-Fi Penetration in Fixed-Line Broadband Households Reaches 65 Percent

Boston — Over 450 million households worldwide currently have Wi-Fi networks set up in 2014, a 5 percent increase from 2013 according to the Strategy Analytics report, “Global Broadband and WLAN (Wi-Fi) Networked Households Forecast 2009-2018.”

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The Netherlands, South Korea, and Norway lead the world in terms of the share of households with Wi-Fi networks, chiefly due to high fixed-line broadband penetration in these countries.

The United States ranks 11th globally due to slower adoption of Wi-Fi routers and relatively low broadband penetration compared to other developed markets.

Regarding total Wi-Fi households, China leads the world with 108 million, followed by the United States at 72 million, and Japan at 30 million.

Total Household Wi-Fi Penetration Ranking (%) 2014

1 Netherlands            80.4%

2 Korea                        76.4%

3 Norway                    76.2%

4 United Kingdom   72.1%

5 Belgium                    69.8%

6 Denmark                  67.8%

7 France                      67.5%

8 Sweden                     65.0%

9 Japan                        63.2%

10 Canada                  61.0%

11 United States       57.8%

Source: Strategy Analytics

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