| Rank | Country | | Telephones - main lines in use |
| World | 1,263,367,600 | |
1 | China | 368,000,000 | |
| European Union | 238,000,000 | |
2 | United States | 172,000,000 | |
3 | Japan | 55,155,000 | |
4 | Germany | 54,200,000 | |
5 | India | 49,750,000 | |
6 | Russia | 40,100,000 | |
7 | Brazil | 38,800,000 | |
8 | France | 34,630,000 | |
9 | United Kingdom | 33,602,000 | |
10 | Korea, South | 26,866,000 | |
11 | Italy | 25,049,000 | |
12 | Iran | 21,981,000 | |
13 | Canada | 21,000,000 | |
14 | Mexico | 19,861,000 | |
15 | Turkey | 18,978,000 | |
16 | Spain | 18,385,000 | |
17 | Indonesia | 14,821,000 | |
18 | Taiwan | 14,497,000 | |
19 | Ukraine | 12,341,000 | |
20 | Poland | 11,475,000 | |
21 | Egypt | 10,808,000 | |
22 | Vietnam | 10,800,000 | |
23 | Australia | 9,940,000 | |
24 | Argentina | 9,460,000 | |
25 | Colombia | 7,865,000 | |
26 | Netherlands | 7,600,000 | |
27 | Thailand | 7,073,000 | |
28 | Sweden | 6,379,000 | |
29 | Greece | 6,185,000 | |
30 | Pakistan | 5,240,000 | |
31 | Switzerland | 5,040,000 | |
32 | South Africa | 4,729,000 | |
33 | Belgium | 4,719,000 | |
34 | Saudi Arabia | 4,500,000 | |
35 | Malaysia | 4,342,000 | |
36 | Portugal | 4,231,000 | |
37 | Romania | 4,231,000 | |
38 | Venezuela | 4,217,000 | |
39 | Hong Kong | 3,870,000 | |
40 | Philippines | 3,633,000 | |
41 | Austria | 3,564,000 | |
42 | Belarus | 3,368,000 | |
43 | Hungary | 3,350,000 | |
44 | Chile | 3,326,000 | |
45 | Syria | 3,243,000 | |
46 | Denmark | 3,098,000 | |
47 | Israel | 3,005,000 | |
48 | Kazakhstan | 2,928,000 | |
49 | Czech Republic | 2,888,000 | |
50 | Algeria | 2,841,000 | |
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