Bangladesh ended December 2021 with 181.32 million mobile phone subscribers, down from 181.32 million in October 2021, according to data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Grameenphone’s customer base decreased to 83.46 million in December from 84.12 million in October, while Robi Axiata ended December with 53.67 million, up from 53.54 million in October. Banglalink had 37.22 million mobile customers in December, up from 37.17 million in October, while Teletalk ended 2021 with 6.67 million mobile customers, up from 6.49 million in October.
The report also shows that there were 123.73 million internet subscribers at end-October, down from 129.46 million internet subscribers at end-October. The fixed-line internet user base slightly increased to 10.09 million in December from 10.07 million in October, while mobile internet users totaled 113.73 million in December, down from 119.11 million in October. Internet subscribers are defined as people who have used the internet at least once in the past 90 days.