Top Internet Service Providers in the United States by the Number of Subscribers
The United states was ranked 28th out of 211 developed countries for access to high-speed internet. The last large scale survey of Internet usage and access for the US occurred in 2012, but that data continues to be relevant. Ongoing progress reports, the latest of which was published in 2015, continue to show the need for high-speed internet services in many areas. Currently, access to internet that meets the governments standard of 25Mbps download speed and 3Mbps upload speed, varies widely from state-to-state.
The following data displays the leading Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) in the United States, sorted by the number of subscribers at the end of Q3 2016.
| Provider | End Of Q3 Subscribers | Technology | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast | 24,316,000 | Cable Internet | Up to 250 Mbps |
| Charter | 22,202,000 | Cable Internet | Up to 100 Mbps |
| AT&T | 15,618,000 | DSL Internet and Fiber Optic | Up to 18 Mbps DSL. Up to 1Gbit/s Fiber |
| Verizon | 7,038,000 | DSL Internet and Fiber Optic | Up to 15 Mbps DSL. Up to 1Gbit/s Fiber |
| CenturyLink | 5,950,000 | DSL Internet | Up to 40 Mbps |
| Cox | 4,765,000 | Cable Internet and Fiber Optic | Up to 300 Mbps Cable. Up to 1Gbit/s Fiber |
| Frontier | 4,404,000 | DSL Internet and Fiber Optic | Up to 12 Mbps DSL. Up to 10Gbit/s Fiber |
| Altice USA | 4,122,000 | Cable Internet | Up to 101 Mbps |
| Mediacom | 1,145,000 | Cable Internet | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Windstream | 1,063,000 | DSL Internet and Fiber Optic | Up to 12 Mbps DSL. Up to 1Gbit/s Fiber |
| DISH Network | 613,000 | Satellite Internet and Cable Internet | Up to 15 Mbps Satellite. Up to 40Mbs cable |
