$1.7tr
$XXX.Xbn
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35,844
$XXX.Xbn
Internet service providers have enjoyed growth over the current period. Consumers increasingly demanding faster internet speed in developed economies have boosted ISPs' performance amid sluggish subscriber growth. While rising mobile data subscriptions have constrained growth for ISPs in some developing regions, fixed broadband expansion in developing countries like China and India has bolstered growth. The emergence of powerful personal and business internet applications has transformed how businesses and consumers operate and has also presented opportunities for ISPs to offer additional high-margin services, benefitting profit. Overall, industry-wide revenue has been increasing at a CAGR of 6.5% over the past five years and is expected to total $1.7 trillion in 2024, when revenue will climb by an estimated 2.1%.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 6.5 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.7tr in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T Inc. | 40,393.7 | N/A | N/A | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | 40,393.7 | N/A | N/A | |
Comcast Corporation | 33,469.1 | N/A | N/A |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including DSL internet services, Cable internet services and Fiber to the premises (FTTP). DSL internet services is the largest segment of the Global Internet Service Providers.
Digital subscriber line (DSL) has fallen to newer internet delivery systems
Industry operators provide internet access via wired networks. Some internet service providers (ISPs) offer extra services such as online hosting, online page designing and connectivity consulting. ISPs may provide local or national coverage to retail clients and deliver backbone services to other ISPs. This industry excludes wireless internet services provided by wireless carriers (refer to IBISWorld report I5111-GL).
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The market size of the Global Internet Service Providers industry in Global is $1.7tr in 2024.
There are 35,844 businesses in the Global Internet Service Providers industry in Global, which has grown at a CAGR of 7.9 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Global Internet Service Providers industry in Global has been growing at a CAGR of 6.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Global Internet Service Providers industry in Global is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Global Internet Service Providers market in Global are AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Comcast Corporation
Dial-up internet access services and Broadband internet access services are part of the Global Internet Service Providers industry.
The company holding the most market share in Global is AT&T Inc..
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Global Internet Service Providers industry in Global.