Forecast: Fixed Broadband Data Usage in Germany

Fixed broadband data usage in Germany has seen significant growth from 2013 to 2023, rising from 9.8 billion gigabytes to 29.8 billion gigabytes. The growth trajectory shows a variety of trends, with early years displaying high variations such as 2015 with a 47.41% year-on-year increase and a CAGR of 32.55% over five years between 2013 and 2016. The growth rate stabilized post-2017, with recent year-on-year variations around 4.2% in 2023 and a five-year CAGR of approximately 4.95% from 2018 to 2023.

Moving forward, the forecast data from 2024 to 2028 suggests a continued but moderate increase, with an anticipated average annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 2.81% over the next five years, totaling a 14.84% growth in this period. Future trends to watch for include the impact of new technologies like 5G and fiber optics contributing to potential surges in data consumption and the evolving dynamics of internet use within households and businesses leading to shifts in fixed broadband data patterns.