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Study: With 2.7 Million Subscribers, Starlink is a Top 10 U.S. ISP

The low-Earth orbit satellite provider doubled its global subscriber base in 2025.

Abby Larkin

Abby Larkin

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Study: With 2.7 Million Subscribers, Starlink is a Top 10 U.S. ISP
Photo of Elon Musk, arriving at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, by Godofredo A. Vásquez / AP.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2026 – Elon Musk’s Starlink is expanding the broadband market by serving rural communities.

New Street Research found that Starlink has 10 million subscribers globally, with 2.7 million of them in the U.S. The company has become a Top 10 U.S. Internet Service Provider.

The study found that cable has 60% of the U.S. broadband market, and only 20% of Starlink subscribers were former cable subscribers, meaning that very few are switching from cable to Starlink.

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