#5 Russia

2012

Number of users: 71 million

Total devices: 360 million

Population: 147 million

2017

Number of users: 124 million

Total devices: 605 million

Population: 147 million

Currently Internet access in Russia is available to businesses and home users in various forms, including dial-up, cable, DSL, FTTH, mobile, wireless and satellite. In September 2011, Russia overtook Germany on the European market with the highest number of unique visitors online. In March 2013 it was announced that Russian is now the second most used language on the web. Internet in Russia is also sometimes called Runet by the government, although the term mostly refers to the Russian-language Internet.

#4 Japan

2012

Number of users: 113 million

Total devices: 382 million

Population: 130 million

2017

Number of users: 129 million

Total devices: 626 million

Population: 131 million

Softbank, a major Nippon ISP, launched its DSL service in 2001 "Yahoo! Broadband" and massively invested in DSL technology to become the largest DSL operator by 2003 before the incumbent.

In 2004, 52.1 percent of households had internet access, with more than half of these using broadband.

In March 2005, DSL had more than 13.6 million customers. The concurrence of FTTH was stronger and stronger, with the arrival of operators like TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company), allied to KDDI and NTT. Three million customers were wired with FTTH in March 2005 and it could supplant DSL in 2007 according to Yano Research.

The Japanese model of optical fiber deployment is difficult to compare to other markets. The last kilometre is often done on Lattice Towers, shared between operators, even cable operators. This distribution technique reduces the vulnerability to earthquakes and lowers costs dramatically.

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