The number of subscribers to mobile and broadband services from Free has been increasing in France between 2009 and 2019. Above all, the number of mobile services subscribers has been increasing rapidly since the launching of Free mobile in 2012. It rose from 5.21 million subscribers in 2012 to 13.44 million in 2018.
Number of Free Mobile's subscribers to broadband services in France from 2009 to 2019
(in million)
* The source adds the following information: "Before it launched its Free Mobile service in early 2012, the Group's operations were split into the Broadband and Traditional Telephony segments. Following Free Mobile, the Group redefined its business segments with the creation of the Retail Telecom segment."
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Orange. (November 5, 2019). Number of Free Mobile's subscribers to broadband services in France from 2009 to 2019 (in million) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183971/free-broadband-services-subscribers-france/
Orange. "Number of Free Mobile's subscribers to broadband services in France from 2009 to 2019 (in million)." Chart. November 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183971/free-broadband-services-subscribers-france/
Orange. (2019). Number of Free Mobile's subscribers to broadband services in France from 2009 to 2019 (in million). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183971/free-broadband-services-subscribers-france/
Orange. "Number of Free Mobile's Subscribers to Broadband Services in France from 2009 to 2019 (in Million)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183971/free-broadband-services-subscribers-france/
Orange, Number of Free Mobile's subscribers to broadband services in France from 2009 to 2019 (in million) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183971/free-broadband-services-subscribers-france/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Number of Free Mobile's subscribers to broadband services in France from 2009 to 2019 (in million) [Graph], Orange, November 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183971/free-broadband-services-subscribers-france/
