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Russia

Russia Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 766,000 2013 1st out of 1
Average cost of local call 0.01 1999 7th out of 7
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 984 1996 13th out of 72
Broadcast media 6 m 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,510 2007 1st out of 3
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 140 2011 12th out of 82
Cinema attendance 19.05 million 2003 21st out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.132 2003 64th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 19.1 million 1999 14th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.131 1999 45th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.01 per 1,000 people 1999 33th out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 91.78 2004 36th out of 77
Films produced 120 2003 10th out of 50
Films produced per million 0.83 2003 33th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,118.69 per 1,000 people 2005 42nd out of 140
Households with television 98.03% 2002 13th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $50.05 billion 2009 12th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.22 billion min. 2002 12th out of 120
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 11.1 2005 62nd out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 20.66 million 2012 7th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 143.93 2012 54th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 4.82 million 2008 14th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 33.97 2008 63th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 309.69 2014 83th out of 233
Internet > ISP 300 2000 2nd out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 14,365 Mbps 2004 25th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 99.86 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 65th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 99.86 Mbps 2004 64th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 300 2003 5th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 53.3% 2013 81st out of 209
Internet > Internet users 75.93 million 2013 6th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 53.27 2012 77th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 532.81 2013 78th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 53.27% 2012 76th out of 200
Internet > Users 30 million 2007 9th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 212.2 per 1,000 people 2007 80th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 211.12 2007 78th out of 149
Internet penetration 42.8 2010 37th out of 45
Internet users 59.7 million 2010 2nd out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 31.88 2008 70th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 120 million 2005 3rd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 838.5 per 1,000 people 2005 37th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 838.28 2005 35th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Itar-Tass - state-owned news agency, pages in English

RIA-Novosti - state-owned news agency, pages in English

Interfax - private news agency, pages in English


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2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 250 2004 8th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 13.28 million 2004 7th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Komsomolskaya Pravda - mass circulation, left-leaning daily, controlled by energy group YeSN

Kommersant - daily, business-orientated, controlled by steel tycoon Alisher Usmanov

Moskovsky Komsomolets - popular privately-owned Moscow daily


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2013
Number of PCs per million 132.15 2004 54th out of 162
Personal computers 17.4 million 2005 3rd out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 121.58 per 1,000 people 2005 19th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 121.55 2005 19th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Russia - national network run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)

Ekho Moskvy - editorially-independent station, majority owned by state-run Gazprom

Radio Mayak - state-run national network


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 2004
Radio receivers 61.5 million 1997 8th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.418 per capita 1997 72nd out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 417.5 1997 69th out of 179
Radios 61.5 million 2003 8th out of 221
Radios per 1000 425.31 2003 80th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 42.9 million 2012 6th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 30.14 2012 52nd out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 256.12 million 2014 5th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 261.89 million 2012 5th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 261.89 million 2012 5th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 183.52 2012 8th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,824.57 2012 6th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 42.9 million 2012 6th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 298.9 2012 54th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.03$ 2004 40th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 280.13 2005 45th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to more than 235 million in 2011; fixed line service has improved but a large demand remains 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 7; Russia is connected internationally by undersea fiber optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 44.15 million 2011 5th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 308.36 per 1,000 people 2006 41st out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 315.71 2009 48th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 236.7 million 2011 6th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,202.45 per 1,000 people 2007 16th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,624.27 2009 4th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Russia One - national network, run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)

Channel One - national network, 51% owned by state, 49% by private shareholders

NTV - national network, owned by state-run Gazprom


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2013
Television broadcast stations 7,306 1998 1st out of 11
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 49.73 per 1 million people 1998 1st out of 9
Television receivers 60.5 million 1997 5th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 410.71 per 1,000 people 1997 32nd out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 410.72 1997 32nd out of 176
Televisions 60.5 million 2003 5th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 418.4 2003 36th 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. 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.

Citation

  • Russia ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Europe in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for televisions amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2003.
  • Russia ranked first for internet > internet service providers amongst Emerging markets in 2003.

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