SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has officially surpassed 8 million active customers globally, the company announced this week.
In a post shared on Wednesday, Starlink said it’s now connecting people, businesses, and organizations across more than 150 countries and territories, reaching every continent and even serving users at sea.
“Starlink is connecting more than 8M active customers with high-speed internet across more than 150 countries, territories, and many other markets,” the company said, thanking customers “around the world.”
Launched just over five years ago, Starlink has quickly expanded to provide service to over 2.8 billion people in areas with coverage. The company’s 2024 progress report highlights how the network has helped remote and rural communities access reliable broadband for the first time, including schools, tribal governments, and local health providers.
One user from Iqaluit, Canada, shared how the service has been transformative, as part of a featured story on the Starlink website: “We are what we call Nunataligaarjuk, close to the little islands out in the sea ice. Starlink has changed our lives out on the land. Where we are from, we are so isolated and Starlink has helped us connect to our family back home when we’re out hunting for days at a time,” said Syola. “It’s very easy to use. You just bring it out, hook it up, and it works.”
As of July, Starlink had over 500,000 users in Canada, making it one of the service’s largest markets outside the United States.
Starlink continues to grow rapidly as SpaceX adds more satellites and launches plans aimed at ships, airplanes, and rural households, bringing high-speed connectivity to some of the hardest-to-reach regions on the planet.
Right now, Starlink is offering up $0 hardware rental in Canada for select addresses, for a startup kit that normally would cost $500.
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