The number of internet users in Iran has increased to 41 million, Merh News reported, citing figures from the Ministry of Communications. The statistics indicate that there are 30.59 million landlines, 156.01 million SIMs and 93.24 million active SIMs. Since President Rouhani took office in 2013, the government has been emphasising ICT development.
SIM card penetration was 46.8 percent in 2007, but after ten years, the rate has reached 95 percent. Fixed line phone penetration has reached 38.61 percent and mobile phone penetration has reached 104.13 percent. Active mobile phone users have jumped to 104 percent from 39.5 percent in 2007.
Source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/iran-mobile-internet-users-grow-to-41-mln--1210676