Indonesia's 5th Largest Mobile Broadband User in ASEAN in 2020

The internet has become a daily necessity for most Indonesians, especially in urban areas, used for everything from social media communication and information searching to work.

To connect to high-speed internet, people need wireless internet connection services. Wireless networks can be accessed via wireless modems or mobile phone tethering.

According to data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Indonesia had 243.63 million mobile broadband users in 2020. This equates to 89.07 users per 100 inhabitants; meaning 89 out of every 100 people in the country use mobile broadband.

This places Indonesia 5th among Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in terms of mobile broadband users. Indonesia ranks below Thailand (90.34 mobile broadband users per 100 inhabitants) and above Vietnam (80.23 per 100 inhabitants).

Singapore has the highest number of mobile broadband users in ASEAN, with 144.05 per 100 inhabitants. This is followed by Brunei Darussalam (120.19 per 100 inhabitants) and Malaysia (119.99 per 100 inhabitants). This indicates that each inhabitant uses more than one mobile broadband device.