WASHINGTON, August 28, 2025 – Elon Musk’s global influence continues to expand as his satellite internet service Starlink now connects more than 7 million people to the internet.
According to an announcement on X, the platform Musk also owns, Wednesday evening, “Starlink is connecting more than 7 million people with reliable high-speed internet across ~150 countries, territories and many other markets.”
Since launching its first satellites in 2019, Starlink has grown rapidly. According to its website, between July 2024 and July 2025 alone Starlink began offering service in 42 new countries and territories and added more than 2.7 million new customers. At the end of 2024, Starlink had 4.6 million global subscribers.
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