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Telecommunications, Annual

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: INFO-COMMUNCATIONS MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Data Last Updated: 28/08/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: With effect from 1 Oct 2016, the Infocomm Development Authority and the Media Development Authority were restructured to form the Info-communications Media Development Authority and the Government Technology Agency of Singapore. Please refer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Metadata (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata) for more information on SDG 9.c.1.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M650241

Data from Jan 1985 to Dec 2025

Last updated 10 hours ago

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TelecommunicationsAnnual.csv (25 rows, 8 KB)

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(Null)0.0%
(Null)92.0%
1654.0%
9454.0%
(Null)92.0%
1314.0%
8974.0%
(Null)92.0%
1044.0%
8514.0%
(Null)92.0%
844.0%
8184.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)8.0%
(Null)8.0%
(Null)20.0%
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(Null)20.0%
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(Null)20.0%
(Null)12.0%
(Null)24.0%
(Null)24.0%
(Null)32.0%
(Null)36.0%
(Null)36.0%
(Null)44.0%
(Null)44.0%
(Null)56.0%
(Null)60.0%
(Null)60.0%
(Null)60.0%
(Null)64.0%
(Null)84.0%
30744.0%
385.84.0%
1896.64.0%
3477.14.0%
(Null)84.0%
230.24.0%
1933.74.0%
2829.84.0%
3244.84.0%
(Null)88.0%
1948.54.0%
2561.44.0%
2858.84.0%
(Null)88.0%
1047.74.0%
1935.94.0%
2442.14.0%
(Null)88.0%
858.84.0%
1471.34.0%
1850.74.0%
(Null)88.0%
790.94.0%
1020.24.0%
1751.54.0%
(Null)88.0%
6974.0%
7434.0%
16564.0%
(Null)88.0%
5794.0%
15314.0%
404.14.0%
(Null)88.0%
2924.0%
5504.0%
14004.0%
(Null)88.0%
2224.0%
4514.0%
13104.0%
(Null)88.0%
1624.0%
3744.0%
12274.0%
(Null)88.0%
1104.0%
3244.0%
11544.0%
(Null)88.0%
754.0%
2844.0%
10864.0%
(Null)88.0%
464.0%
2404.0%
10404.0%
(Null)88.0%
204.0%
2044.0%
9824.0%
Total Mobile Phone Subscriptions, At End Of Periodnananana9831.510015.79589.69152.48348.58231.28985.183548452.88398.88211.48093.38420.780637755.27288.66857.26340.25619.24637.74256.83860.63477.13244.82858.82442.11471.31020.2743404.1292222162110754620
Total Post-Paid Subscriptions (2G), At End Of Periodnanananananananananananana30.949.289.8117.8152.7204.5289.8456.2791.61318.11960.12565.12613.8nanananananananananananananana
Total Pre-Paid Subscriptions (2G), At End Of Periodnanananananananananananana101.4172.4213.1993.71429.71795.32294.43240.7307526001793.71516.91246.9nanananananananananananananana
Total Subscriptions (3G), At End Of Periodnananananana64.9542.2690.1769.61651.11787.523493412.13913.54608.85258.36480.65755.44704.53160.32473.61701884174.8nananananananananananananananana
Total Post-Paid Subscriptions (3G), At End Of Periodnananananana2441.280.396.5467540.5650855.71163.41674.42393.94113.23825.33472.72989.4nananananananananananananananananananana
Total Pre-Paid Subscriptions (3G), At End Of Periodnananananana40.9501609.8673.11184.1124716992556.42750.12934.42864.42367.41930.11231.8170.9nananananananananananananananananananana
Total Subscriptions (4G), At End Of Periodnananana66677688.57650.67367.67658.47461.67334.16566.56103.94854.44076.33181.62050.8nananananananananananananananananananananananana
Total Post-Paid Subscriptions (4G), At End Of Periodnananana5386.55464.45565.45627.76227.95914.25580.14812.24439.54084.33628.62924nanananananananananananananananananananananananana
Total Pre-Paid Subscriptions (4G), At End Of Periodnananana1280.52224.12085.21739.91430.51547.417541754.31664.4770.1447.7257.6nanananananananananananananananananananananananana
Total Subscriptions (5G), At End Of Periodnananana3164.52327.21874.11242.6nanananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Telecommunications, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0a5834b2eb7df2d8b75234b0ec566911/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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