SpaceX’s Starlink internet service has blown past another major milestone, announcing it now serves more than 9 million active customers worldwide—an astonishing leap from its last announced subscriber count, highlighting just how rapidly satellite broadband adoption is accelerating.
The latest update, shared directly by the company on Monday, confirms Starlink is now delivering high-speed internet to users across 155 countries and territories. That compares to the last public update on just over a month ago, when it surpassed 8 million subscribers.
In its post celebrating the new milestone, the company wrote: “Starlink is connecting more than 9M active customers with high-speed internet across 155 countries, territories and many other markets. Thank you to all our customers around the world!” The jump from 8 million subscribers in November to 9 million today took just 47 days.
What makes this milestone especially notable is the pace of growth. Since crossing the 8-million mark, Starlink has added an average of roughly 21,275 new customers every single day. That shatters its previous daily onboarding record of about 14,250 customers, representing a nearly 50% acceleration in growth compared to last month alone. In other words, Starlink isn’t just growing—it’s growing faster than ever.
This surge builds on an already steep adoption curve seen throughout 2025. Starlink reached 7 million subscribers in August, 8 million in November, and now 9 million before the year’s end. Each milestone has arrived sooner than the last, reinforcing Starlink’s position as the world’s largest satellite internet provider by a wide margin.
A major driver behind this momentum continues to be demand from rural, remote, and underserved regions where traditional broadband options remain limited or unreliable. In countries with vast geographies or challenging terrain, Starlink has increasingly become the default option for households, businesses, emergency services, and mobile users who simply cannot be served economically by fiber or cable networks.
Canada is a prime example. Despite several provincial governments pulling back from direct subsidy programs tied to Starlink, consumer adoption has remained strong—particularly in northern and Indigenous communities. The service has also gained additional appeal through partnerships such as satellite-based texting and emergency connectivity with Rogers, expanding Starlink’s relevance beyond home internet alone.
With its customer base expanding at record speed and major technology upgrades still ahead, Starlink’s trajectory shows little sign of slowing. If current trends continue, the service should easily cross the 10-million subscriber threshold in January 2026.
