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Singapore

Singapore Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 72,500 2014 36th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 83th out of 104
Broadcast media state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available 2013
Cinema > Number of cinemas 27 2006 45th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 15 2011 51st out of 82
Cinema attendance 17 million 2003 24th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 4.13 2003 5th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 17 million 1997 20th out of 62
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.48 1997 3rd out of 61
Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people 1995 34th out of 49
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 360.78 2004 7th out of 77
Films produced 8 2003 47th out of 50
Films produced per million 1.94 2003 22nd out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,434.66 per 1,000 people 2005 22nd out of 140
Households with television 98.6% 2002 10th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $12.19 billion 2009 35th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.01 billion min. 2001 12th out of 129
Internet > Average Download Speed 61.36 Mbit/s 2013 2nd out of 10
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 156.01 2005 17th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.37 million 2012 49th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 258.08 2012 28th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 837,559 2008 39th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 173.07 2008 34th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,068.38 2014 34th out of 233
Internet > ISP 9 2000 65th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 24,704 Mbps 2004 19th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,826 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 14th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,928.91 Mbps 2004 13th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 9 2003 89th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 74.2% 2013 38th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 3.97 million 2013 70th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 74.18 2012 36th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 727.31 2013 40th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 74.18% 2012 33th out of 200
Internet > Users 3.1 million 2007 50th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 681.97 per 1,000 people 2007 14th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 676.68 2007 14th out of 149
Internet users 3.23 million 2009 64th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 69.64 2008 20th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 4.38 million 2005 60th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,009.86 per 1,000 people 2005 16th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,027.85 2005 14th out of 167
Mobile phones 79.14 per 100 people 2002 16th out of 43
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 11 2004 66th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.54 million 2004 30th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals

The Straits Times - published by SPH

Business Times - published by SPH


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 272.79 per 1,000 people 2000 13th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 272.1 2000 13th out of 57
Number of PCs per million 621.6 2004 9th out of 162
Personal computers 2.59 million 2002 29th out of 163
Personal computers > Per capita 620.91 per 1,000 people 2002 3rd out of 161
Personal computers per 1000 620.21 2002 4th out of 161
Radio > List of radio stations

MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services

SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Hot FM and Kiss 92, Mandarin station UFM

2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 2003
Radio receivers 2.55 million 1997 83th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.672 per capita 1997 40th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 671.76 1997 40th out of 179
Radios 2.6 million 2003 82nd out of 221
Radios per 1000 631.87 2003 45th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.99 million 2012 57th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 37.48 2012 40th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 7.29 million 2014 55th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 8.07 million 2012 91st out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.06 million 2012 91st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 153.4 2012 24th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,517.77 2012 26th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.99 million 2012 57th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 374.5 2012 42nd out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.69$ 2004 95th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 432.37 2005 22nd out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment excellent service 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 2.02 million 2011 58th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 408.3 per 1,000 people 2007 25th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 371.32 2009 39th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 7.79 million 2011 86th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,234.13 per 1,000 people 2007 13th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,333.71 2009 26th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U

Channel NewsAsia - news TV operated by MediaCorp

2013
Television broadcast stations 1 2006 31st out of 38
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.228 per 1 million people 2006 34th out of 36
Television receivers 1.33 million 1997 71st out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 350.55 per 1,000 people 1997 42nd out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 350.37 1997 41st out of 176
Televisions 1.33 million 2003 71st out of 214
Televisions per 1000 323.22 2003 52nd out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); 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; 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.; Wikipedia: Speedtest.net (Top 10 Countries: Download Speed) ("Net Index by Ookla - Household Download Index - All Countries" . Netindex.com. August 19, 2013 . Retrieved August 20, 2013 .); 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; International Telecommunication Union; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; 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

  • Singapore ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • Singapore ranked #4 for internet > fixed broadband internet subscribers per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2012.

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