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Brazil

Brazil Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Average cost of local call 0.04 2000 25th out of 31
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 4,003 1998 2nd out of 56
Broadcast media state-run Radiobras operates a radio and a TV network; more than 1,000 radio stations and more than 100 TV channels operating - mostly privately owned; private media ownership highly concentrated 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 880 2006 9th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 99 2011 14th out of 82
Cinema attendance 80 million 2003 13th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.44 2003 50th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 70 million 1999 10th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.407 1999 40th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.008 per 1,000 people 1999 34th out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 35.55 2004 55th out of 77
Films produced 81 2003 13th out of 50
Films produced per million 0.446 2003 39th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 587.17 per 1,000 people 2004 71st out of 176
Households with television 90.9% 2004 28th out of 37
How I Met Your Mother > International broadcasters > Series Premiere January 11 2006 2006
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $73.05 billion 2009 9th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.07 billion min. 2001 16th out of 129
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 17.75 2005 57th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18.19 million 2012 9th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 91.55 2012 77th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 9.57 million 2008 9th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 49.92 2008 58th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 236.11 2014 94th out of 233
Internet > ISP 50 2000 12th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 27,449 Mbps 2004 18th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 149.25 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 55th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 149.17 Mbps 2004 55th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 50 2003 22nd out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 49.8% 2013 86th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 99.36 million 2013 5th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 49.85 2012 82nd out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 494.29 2013 85th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 49.85% 2012 81st out of 200
Internet > Users 50 million 2007 4th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 263.14 per 1,000 people 2007 66th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 263.16 2007 66th out of 149
Internet users 75.98 million 2009 4th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 37.52 2008 58th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 86.21 million 2005 6th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 462.49 per 1,000 people 2005 72nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 463.14 2005 70th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Agencia Brasil - state-owned

Agencia Estado - private, Sao Paulo-based

Agencia Globo - private


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2012
Newspaper circulation 7.16 million 2003 5th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 39.41 2003 29th out of 50
Newspapers 372 2003 4th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 532 2004 5th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 6.55 million 2004 11th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

O Dia - Rio de Janeiro daily

O Correio Brazilense - influential daily

O Globo - Globo-owned Rio de Janeiro daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 45.34 per 1,000 people 2000 43th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 45.17 2000 43th out of 57
Newspapers per million 2.05 2003 42nd out of 66
Number of PCs per million 105.16 2004 64th out of 162
Personal computers 19.35 million 2004 9th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 105.21 per 1,000 people 2004 62nd out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 105.16 2004 61st out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Nacional - FM and mediumwave (AM) networks operated by state-run EBC

Globo Radio - commercial networks operated by Globo

Radio Bandeirantes - network operated by Grupo Bandeirantes


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) 1999
Radio receivers 71 million 1997 7th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.427 per capita 1997 69th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 425.34 1997 66th out of 179
Radios 71 million 2003 7th out of 221
Radios per 1000 390.64 2003 85th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 44.31 million 2012 5th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 22.3 2012 72nd out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 271.1 million 2014 4th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 248.32 million 2012 6th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 248.32 million 2012 6th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 125.19 2012 52nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,250.02 2012 54th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 44.31 million 2012 5th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 223.03 2012 71st out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$ 2003 103th out of 115
Telephone mainlines per 1000 230.32 2004 68th out of 173
Telephone system > General assessment good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Americas-1, Americas-2, Atlantis-2, GlobeNet, South America-1, South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus, and UNISUR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 43.03 million 2011 6th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 207.36 per 1,000 people 2007 58th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 214.46 2009 73th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 244.36 million 2011 5th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 636.7 per 1,000 people 2007 80th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 899.06 2009 85th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

TV Band - commercial network operated by Grupo Bandeirantes

Rede Globo - market leader, operated by Globo

Sistema Brasileiro de Televisao (SBT) - major commercial network


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2012
Television broadcast stations 138 1997 5th out of 89
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.83 per 1 million people 1997 51st out of 67
Television receivers 36.5 million 1997 7th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 219.48 per 1,000 people 1997 73th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 218.66 1997 71st out of 176
Televisions 36.5 million 2003 7th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 200.82 2003 84th out of 191

SOURCES: 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. 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; Wikipedia: How I Met Your Mother; 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.

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