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Historical Values
Year Value
2000 236,000 (1998)
2001 236,000 (1998)
2002 236,000 (1998)
2003 236,000 (1998)
2004 4.2 million (2002)
2005 4.2 million (2002)
2006 17.214 million (2005)
2007 49.076 million (2006)
2008 55.24 million (2007)
2009 55.695 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 19
2010 55.333 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 20
2011 53.929 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 23
2012 55.576 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 23
2013 59.344 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 22
2014 59.344 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 22
2015 total: 61.2 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 136 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25
2016 total: 60.72 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 137 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25
2017 total: 56,717,856 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 128 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25
2018 total subscriptions: 55,714,733 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 127 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 55,714,733 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 127 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 57,431,439 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130.63 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 53,977,690 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 129.3 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 54,842,900 (2019) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130.63 (2019)
2023 total subscriptions: 56 million (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 140 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 49.304 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 135 (2021 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 50.3 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 135 (2021 est.)