Digital Landscape in Taiwan

PROSPECTS

Taiwan trails developed world in mobile connectivity

Some 84% of Taiwan’s population used the internet in 2018, translating to around 19 million internet users. Taiwan trails behind the most advanced markets, notably Japan, South Korea and Singapore, in terms of mobile and fixed broadband coverage in Asia Pacific.

Broadband penetration needs improvement

The fixed broadband service penetration rate in Taiwan declined marginally, according to the United Nation (UN) Information and Communications Technology Development Index 2017 using data collected in 2016. Taiwan is the only country to observe such decline in fixed broadband penetration.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

The state of mobile networks

Internet speed in Taiwan is one of the fastest globally, with 4G networks widespread and 5G internet service set to be rolled out in 2020. Taiwan ranked 11th globally for mobile network speed with an overall speed of 20.

Line social messaging app sees robust growth

In Taiwan, Naver’s messaging app Line is dominant as its number of monthly active users is reaching towards saturation, with some 18 million as of February 2018. It is expected to reach 19 million by end of 2018, translating to almost 100% penetration rate - the proportion of internet users with Line accounts.

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