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Peru’s Internet Access Reaches 96% of Households, Driven by Mobile

Mobile connectivity now serves as Peru’s main digital gateway.

Overview

  • Erestel 2025, the national telecom survey commissioned by OSIPTEL, reports internet in 96% of homes in 2025, or about 10.34 million households.
  • Rural access hit 85.8% in 2025 after years of rapid buildout, lifted by mobile internet reaching 83.4% of rural homes.
  • Mobile phone service now covers 99.6% of households, while fixed-line telephones fell to 3.9% as users drop landlines.
  • Access surged in lower-income homes, with segments D and E rising from 64.5% in 2019 to 93.7% in 2025.
  • Most families can get online via a phone, with mobile devices in 97.2% of homes and smartphones in 95.4%.