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India

India Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 1.32 million 2014 1st out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 89th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,150 1998 7th out of 56
Broadcast media India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; large number of privately-owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations are permitted but limited to broadcasting entertainment and educational content 2007
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1,255 2011 1st out of 82
Cinema attendance 2.86 billion 2003 1st out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 2.61 2003 13th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 2.86 billion 1998 1st out of 60
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.84 1998 10th out of 59
Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people 1997 32nd out of 59
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 70.94 2004 42nd out of 77
Films produced 946 2003 1st out of 50
Films produced per million 0.865 2003 32nd out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people 2005 112th out of 140
Households with television 32% 2002 98th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $52.35 billion 2009 11th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min. 2002 8th out of 120
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15 2005 86th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million 2012 10th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57 2012 128th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million 2008 24th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3 2008 110th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78 2014 162nd out of 233
Internet > ISP 43 2000 16th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 20,000 Mbps 2005 8th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 59th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 17.74 Mbps 2005 59th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 43 2003 27th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 12.6% 2013 162nd out of 209
Internet > Internet users 151.6 million 2013 3rd out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58 2012 155th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18 2013 159th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 12.58% 2012 153th out of 200
Internet > Users 80 million 2007 3rd out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people 2007 115th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 69.02 2007 111th out of 149
Internet users 61.34 million 2009 6th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54 2008 145th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 90 million 2005 5th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people 2005 129th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85 2005 131st out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Press Trust of India (PTI) - non-profit, owned by newspaper titles

Asian News International (ANI) - commercial, privately-owned multimedia news agency

Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) - privately-owned newswire

2013
Newspaper circulation 59.02 million 2003 1st out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 53.96 2003 27th out of 50
Newspapers 5,221 2003 1st out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874 2004 1st out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million 2004 2nd out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The Times of India - Mumbai-based daily

The Hindu - Chennai-based daily

The Hindustan Times - New Delhi-based daily


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 60.09 per 1,000 people 1998 42nd out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 58.57 1998 44th out of 88
Newspapers per million 4.77 2003 24th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 11.73 2004 129th out of 162
Personal computers 17 million 2005 4th out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 15.53 per 1,000 people 2005 48th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 15.08 2005 48th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks

Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities

Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 1998
Radio receivers 116 million 1997 4th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita 1997 147th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12 1997 148th out of 179
Radios 116 million 2003 4th out of 221
Radios per 1000 106.05 2003 164th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million 2012 10th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51 2012 156th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 904.48 million 2014 2nd out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million 2012 2nd out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million 2012 2nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72 2012 152nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22 2012 148th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million 2012 10th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13 2012 157th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$ 2004 66th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14 2005 103th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million 2011 10th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people 2005 122nd out of 171
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67 2010 4th out of 5
Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million 2011 2nd out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people 2008 4th out of 6
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73 2010 4th out of 5
Television > List of TV stations

Doordarshan - public TV; operates national, regional, local and satellite services

CNN-IBN - 24-hour news channel in English, partially owned by CNN's parent, Turner International

New Delhi TV (NDTV) - operates NDTV 24x7 and NDTV-India news channels in English and Hindi


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2013
Television broadcast stations 562 1997 2nd out of 89
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people 1997 56th out of 67
Television receivers 63 million 1997 4th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people 1997 113th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 63.61 1997 112th out of 176
Televisions 63 million 2003 4th out of 214
Televisions > Households with TV 60.65 million 2001 1st out of 4
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 57.24 2001 3rd out of 4
Televisions per 1000 57.6 2003 133th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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  • India ranked first for televisions amongst Hot countries in 2003.
  • India ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Former British colonies in 2012.

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